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A bid is being made to host the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing\u2019s Congress in Sydney in 2030.<\/p>\n
The effort is being spearheaded by well-known local geospatial experts Petra Helmholz and Sisi Zlatanova, with the Locus Alliance<\/a>, headed by Rachel Greenwood, acting as host organisation.<\/p>\n The vote on which city will be awarded the honour of hosting the 2030 event will be taken in July at this year\u2019s ISPRS Congress in Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n The theme for Sydney\u2019s bid is \u2018Caring for Earth and People: Past Wisdom, Future Vision,\u2019 which is intended to evoke a vision of a \u201cglobal forum where geospatial science contributes meaningfully to sustainability, disaster resilience and improved human wellbeing\u201d.<\/p>\n The bid\u2019s logo is entitled nakiliko malang, which means \u2018see together\u2019. The bid states that the design represents Sydney as \u201ca global gathering place where knowledge, ideas and purpose come together, grounded in Country. The patterns draw on both aerial observation and ancient ways of reading land, while flowing pathways connect sky, land and water. Circular forms symbolise collaboration and global community, and layered elements highlight different ways of seeing the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Building on Australia\u2019s strengths<\/p>\n \u201cWhat makes an ISPRS Congress special is the depth of science, the strong links between research and practice, and a genuinely global community coming together around shared challenges and opportunities,\u201d said Petra Helmholz, A\/Prof Photogrammetry at Curtin University.<\/p>\n \u201cAustralia has been an active part of this story for decades. Across photogrammetry, LiDAR, Earth observation analytics, GeoAI, and digital twins, Australian researchers and industry partners are not only advancing methods but also deploying them at scale,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n \u201cExamples include Digital Earth Australia, which delivers decades of analysis-ready satellite data for national environmental monitoring and disaster response, and the NSW Spatial Digital Twin, which integrates 3D and 4D geospatial data to support infrastructure planning, emergency management and urban resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n Helmholz says that hosting the ISPRS Congress in Sydney \u201cwould build directly on this strength\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would give the global ISPRS community access to a highly connected research ecosystem in the Indo-Pacific region, while creating space for deeper conversations about applied innovation, capacity building and long-term impact,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Other ISPRS events<\/p>\n The Congress was last held in Australia in 2012, in Melbourne, under the theme of \u2018Imaging a sustainable future\u2019. Those interested can still access the proceedings on the ISPRS website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The most recent ISPRS event in Australia was the Technical Commission IV (Spatial Information Science) Symposium held in Fremantle in October 2024.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ISPRS-bid-logo_500.jpg\"){kind=logo}
The Sydney bid logo is entitled Nakiliko malang \u2013 \u2018See together\u2019.<\/p>\n