Call for Presentations!Get ready for an inspiring experience at the 2025 Annual General Meeting in-person event, BeInspired, happening on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, in Burlington! This is your chance to inspire your fellow BeSpatial members by sharing your professional achievements, best practices and challenges in navigating the expected and unexpected in geospatial implementations. Our members can leverage these technological advancements and trends to enhance their work, embrace new skills, and adapt to the ever-evolving work environment.
Submit Your Intent to Present! Don't miss out! Email your intent to present to Programs before the end of the year. In your email, please include:
Selected presenters will receive one complimentary registration for the 2025 conference. We can't wait to see your submissions and look forward to another inspiring event! |
The following awards will be presented at BeSpatial'25:
See below for details on each!
Data Architecture and Coding Competition We are excited to announce the launch of the Annual Data Architecture and Coding Competition - a joint initiative by BeSpatial Ontario and Canopy Mapping Co. We are seeking groundbreaking solutions - models, scripts, schemes, and applications. Share your problem-solving journey and contribute to our industry's growth. The winner will be announced at BeSpatial'25 and will take home a $500 cash prize and a prestigious trophy. |
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BeSpatial Best Challenge Awards The Geospatial and Information Community wants to recognize you for your hard work, creativity and dedication by giving you an opportunity to apply for one of our Best Challenge Awards (BCA). The 2025 winners will be announced at BeSpatial'25 on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025. Best Challenge Awards Categories · Best Public Sector GIS · Best Innovation in GIS · Small Organization GIS · Open Source GIS or Open Data Learn More Here! | BeSpatial MApps Awards Have you worked hard to create a map or application for your organization? This is your chance to show it off to other GIS professionals and colleagues from around the province at the annual BeSpatial event! The 2025 awards will be announced at BeSpatial'25 on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, during the Awards Ceremony. Learn More Here! | BeSpatial Student Bursary The Nathan Adams Student Bursary is an annual award that recognizes the contributions of students studying at Ontario post-secondary institutions to the geospatial and information community. This is a great opportunity for students to promote themselves and get recognition for their hard work by participating in industry events. Learn more about the bursary here! |
About us: A geospatial and information-focused association that is recognized as the premier non-profit organization for the community in Ontario promoting information sharing and interoperability with other relevant professional organizations, government organizations, private industry and educational institutions.
Participating Geospatial and Information Community organizations are a cross-section of public, private and educational sectors.
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Geospatial has a strong future. Your participation is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase how your organization has been dealing with business challenges by using the location of anything, which is increasingly becoming everything. The BeSpatial'25 conference provides an opportunity for geospatial professionals to showcase their achievements, best practices and challenges preparing for and adapting to the predicted and unpredicted changes in future. The presentation speakers will help your fellow geospatial community members and other participants to look into the glimpses of the geospatial future including creative strategies, geospatial intelligence, technological trends, legal issues, open data and stewardship. Our conference is designed to help geospatial and information professionals to:
We would love to hear from you. Please e-mail: BeSpatial with any questions! |