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Welcome to AfricaGEO

26/08/2011

The Conference Proceedings are avaiblable for download

Papers and Presentations from the conference can be found here

Thank you to all 700 participants, exhibitors and sponsors for making AfricaGEO 2011 such a success.

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Click on the albums below to see photos from the conference

Gala Dinner

Presentations

Exhibition Area

Conference High Profile Speakers

	Professor Orhan Altan President of the International Society for Photogrammetery and Remote Sensing		Professor Chris Rizos Incoming president of the International Association of Geodesy
	Professor William Cartwright President of the International Cartographic Association		Professor Stig Enemark Past President of the International Federation of Surveyors
	Clarissa Augustinus Chief of the Land and Tenure Section at UNHabitat		Ed Parsons Geospatial Technologist for Google
	Bryn Fosburgh Senior Vice President Trimble		Mr Mmuso Riba Chief Surveyor General South Africa

From CONSAS to AfricaGEO

Building on the proud tradition of Conference of Southern African Surveyors (CONSAS) the organising committee is proud to announce that the 1st AfricaGEO Conference that will be held in Cape Town at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from the 30th May to 2nd June 2011. AfricaGEO is being organized by the South African Geomatics Associations, and enjoys the full support of, PLATO, GISSA, Hydrographic Society of South Africa, Institute of Mining Surveyors of South Africa, the Association of Aircraft Operating Companies and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

The first CONSAS conference was held in Durban in 1961. The momentum and success of CONSAS ensured that it was held at least every four years since its inception. The last CONSAS, branded “Geomatics Steps into the Third Millennium” was also held in Cape Town in March 2001. Due to capacity problems no CONSAS took place since 2001 and eventually SAGI Western Cape (and affiliated associations) elected to take up the challenge.

It was decided to rebrand to AfricaGEO, which will be a continuation of CONSAS with a domination of presentations and papers but it will have a great exhibition and stamp its claim as the Geomatics exhibition on the continent. Although not intended to an annual conference, it may turn out to be bi-annual. This would be appropriate seeing that Africa is in all likelihood entering a century of high growth and infrastructural development. The profits of the conference will be used for promoting the Geomatics profession and industry.

AfricaGEO theme

The theme of the AfricaGEO 2011 is “Developing Geomatics for Africa”, with an emphasis on the development of Geomatics (as an industry / technology) in the African context. This brings up technological development, as well as social development of the industry to suit the needs of, and that is appropriate to Africa.