Map Asia provides a plat form for the Asian Geo-Informat ics community to realise, recognise, and reveal the stages of disseminat ion of Geospat ial Informat ion. It is an internat ional init iat ive aimed at encouraging the convergence, sharing and use of Geospat ial Technologies. Held cont inuously from the year 2002 when it was founded, Map Asia is the largest Annual Internat ional Conference and Exhibit ion on Geospat ial Informat ion, Technology and Applicat ions in the region and offers a unique branding, networking and market ing opportunity to the stakeholders of local and internat ional Geospatial Industry.

International Symposium and Exhibition on Geoinformation (ISG) (http://isg.org.my/) is the premier educat ional event for professionals involved in geoinformat ion technologies, including geographic informat ion systems (GIS), GPS, remote sensing, automated mapping/ facilit ies management (AM/ FM), supervisory cont rol and data acquisit ion (SCADA), and related geospat ial technologies. ISG brings together scient ists from academia, indust ry and government to analyze progress and to explore new research direct ions. It focuses on emerging topics and basic research findings across all sectors in the field of geoinformat ion technologies. The ISG Steering Commit tee is chaired by Y.Bhg. Dato’ Prof. Sr Dr. Abdul Kadir Taib, the past president of ISM and currently Director General, Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia (JUPEM). Other commit tee members are representat ives from ISM, UTM, UPM, UiTM, USM, KLIUC and MaCGDI. This year’s event is also supported by JUPEM.