Report: The IX international exhibition and scientific congress INTEREXPO GEO-SIBERIA-2013

“Advanced Geospatial and Surveying Technologies for Environmental Management and Sustainable Territorial Development”

Novo Siberia, Russian Federation 16 - 18 April 2013

The IX international geo-forum “Interexpo GEO-Siberia-2013” finished its work on April 26, 2013.

The official support for all events within “Interexpo GEO-Siberia-2013” was rendered by public authorities, Administration of Novosibirsk Region, specialized associations, unions, and companies.

The participants and guests of the exhibition and forum were welcomed on the official ceremony by Vasily A. Yurchenko, Governor of Novosibirsk Region, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl-Friedrich Thöne, President of DVW, Germany, and Prof. Dr. Alexander P. Karpik, Rector of Siberian State Academy of Geodesy

Speakers have expressed thanks to organizers for their great contribution to the development of international geodetic community’s activity and wished success, fruitful work and new business contacts to exhibitors and participants.

The diversity of topics and wide geography of participants once again confirmed the high level of “Interexpo GEO-Siberia” forum as one of leading events in geo-industry.

For the leading foreign and Russian companies “Interexpo GEO-Siberia” has become as a traditional platform for exhibiting new state-of-the-art surveying instruments, navigation equipment, software, GIS technologies for engineering surveys, field works, different municipal services used for natural ecosystems condition monitoring, information and navigation complexes, etc.

More than 91 companies from 26 cities of the Russian Federation, as well as near and far abroad countries demonstrated a wide range of their products. Among them were the following companies: Geostroyiziskaniya, Topcon, Sokkia, Geo-Alliance, SCANEX R&D Center, Research Centre for Earth Operative Monitoring, Ural Optical Mechanics Plant, Regio Infra, Racurs, Jena Instrument, GeoCad Plus, KB Panorama, SATEL OY, Sovzond, ArtGeo, PC-Soft GmbH, GEOkomm, navXperience GmbH, KOLIDA, Kassandana, Zapsiblesproject, Inter-Geo, Institutes of SB RAS, GISware Integro, Michael Dreesmann Consultancy, RUIDE SURVEYING INSTRUMENT C O., LTD , AULETRIS, s.r.o., Barthauer Software, Innoter, GPScom, GNSS Plus, Scientific and Research Centre of Space Hydrometeorology “Planeta”, Credo-Dialogue, National Research Irkutsk State Technical University, Tomsk Polytechnic University, and other companies. The Czech delegation exhibited for the first time.

About 2,000 Russian and foreign professionals researchers, lecturers, administrative structures from 235 companies and organizations, 55 cities of Russia, countries near and far abroad - Austria, England, Alaska, Germany, Israel, Kazakhstan, Canada, China, Mongolia, Norway, Nigeria, the Netherlands, ОАЕ, Saxony, the USA, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan have taken part in the extensive business program of the forum, and made acquainted with an exhibition exposition.

Siberian State Academy of Geodesy has published the technical programme and congress proceedings in 22 volumes.

The international workshop on “The Risk and Emergency Management Circle: How to Support it by Cartography, Geoinformatics, GPS and Remote Sensing?” was one of remarkable events within “Interexpo Geo-Siberia-2013” which was held on April 25, 2013. The workshop was organized by the ICA Working Group on Cartography on Early Warning and Crisis Management, the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE), and Siberian State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA). The first ISPRS Working Group IV/2 workshop on “Global Geospatial Information” was the second remarkable event.

The various round-table discussions have covered the most actual topics on applications of advanced technologies and techniques of geodetic measurements in various industries and managing: “Geoinformation Technologies as Current Tools for Municipal Administration”, “Contemporary Challenges in Surveying and Mine Surveying for Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Industries. Exploration and Prospecting of Mineral Resources”, “3D Objects and Territories Modeling and Design”, “Up-to-Date Forest Fund Data Acquisition and Interpretation Technologies and Their Role in Increasing the Efficiency of Forest Conservation”, “Worldwide Trends in Near-Earth Space Investigations. The Role of Planetariums for the Promotion of Astronomy”, “The Formation of State-of-the-Art Education Models within Global Education”, etc.

The exhibition and forum “Interexpo Geo-Siberia-2013” were traditionally finished by congratulations of the best winners according to the results of “The Gold Medal of “Interexpo Geo-Siberia” Contest.

Organizers:
Siberian State Academy of Geodesy
LLC “Interexpo GeoSiberia”
General sponsors:
Geostroyiziskaniya, CJSC, Moscow, Russia
Sponsors:
ArtGeo, Ltd., Moscow, Russia
Rakurs, JCSC, Moscow, Russia

Additional information: www.geosiberia.ssga.ru

28 May 2013