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Media Release: 10th Digital Earth Summit + Locate26: 24 – 26 November 2026, Melbourne

Thursday 02, Apr 2026

MEDIA RELEASE: 10th Digital Earth Summit + Locate26: 24 – 26 November 2026, Melbourne

Surveyors Australia is pleased to be supporting Locate26.  We are excited to progress the Surveying Stream and encourage you, our members, to submit an abstract now and attend at the end of the year.  

We look forward to hosting the 2026 EISSI Awards in conjunction with Locate on 25th November.

Call for Abstracts Now Open

The 10th Digital Earth Summit + Locate26 are excited to announce our call for abstracts to celebrate and showcase the talent, advancements, and achievements from across our industry.

You are encouraged to put forward your best ideas for the enjoyment of our diverse range of delegates including geospatial professionals, industry and government representatives, our research community, and those within education and training.

Submissions are open to all industries and welcomes the ongoing discussion of how technology developed within the spatial, surveying and digital earth communities can be used to improve the way we work, live and play in smarter societies. If you have the idea, we have the stage for you.

Topics for submission are:

Digital Earth Summit stream

Digital Earth Theories and Platforms, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, GeoAI, Spatial Data Infrastructure, Digital Twins, Geospatial Analytics, 3D/4D Mapping, Modeling and Visualization, Applied Digital Earth Systems in Society, Geospatial Big Data, Smart Cities, Climate Monitoring, Environmental Sustainability, Disaster Risk Reduction, BIM–GIS Integration, UAV Mapping, Interoperability Standards, IoT Sensing Networks, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Earth System Modelling, Geospatial Digital Transformation, Spatial-Temporal Analysis and Modeling, Urban Studies and Planning, Location Based Service, Geospatial Governance, Geospatial Data and Analysis, Citizen Science, Global Geospatial Ecosystems, Big Earth Data for SDGs.

Locate stream

  • Land surveying
  • Engineering surveying
  • Hydrography
  • GIS and data
  • Remote sensing and photogrammetry
  • Positioning/geodesy
  • Business
  • Collective
ASIERA Research
  • Geospatial Foundations & Data Systems
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Environment, Climate & Resilience
  • Urban Futures
  • Society, Governance & Geospatial Education

SUBMISSIONS WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY 1ST JUNE

For more information and to submit abstract:

Click Here to Submit

Questions? Call +61 2 4319 8519 or email info@locateconference.com.au

Sponsorship Opportunities Available

The Digital Earth Summit + Locate26 will have more than 700 spatial professionals, 50 industry exhibitors and Australian and International delegates from government, academia, commercial and not-for-profit sectors. If you're interested in partnering, contact sponsorship@locateconfererence.com.au for more information.

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