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Geospatial communities

The geospatial ecosystem is vast, dynamic, and constantly evolving. Across the globe, professionals, enthusiasts, researchers, and organizations come together to explore, develop, and advance geospatial technologies. From GIS and cartography to earth observation, spatial data science, and humanitarian mapping, the diversity of topics and participants reflects the growing impact of geospatial technologies in countless industries.

This openly available, community-driven spreadsheet compiles geospatial communities, including conferences, meetups, competitions, hackathons, and more.

What's Inside?​

  • Diverse topics – Communities span across GIS, mapping, spatial data, software development, health, humanitarian efforts, public engagement, and more.
  • Global reach – Whether local, regional, or global, events and organizations come in various formats: online, in-person, or hybrid.
  • Different types – Conferences, meetups, mapathons, hackathons, and umbrella organizations that bring people together.
  • Current status – We keeo track of active and inactive communities.

Why share this?​

  • Help people find relevant events and groups to join.
  • Increase visibility of the geospatial community.
  • Encourage contributions to expand and refine the dataset.

This resource is released under a CC BY 4.0 license because I believe in openness, collaboration, and shared knowledge. By making it free to use and adapt, I hope more people will find value in it, share it, and contribute to keeping it complete and up to date.

Communities listing​

Help grow the list​

Do you know of a geospatial event, meetup, or organization that’s missing? Contribute to this evolving resource!