3rd floor, Conference Room, State Institution for Geodesy and Cartography “Goscartographia” Kiev st. 107, Bishkek
Date
19 November 2025
Time
9:00-16:30
Format: Hybrid
Language: Russian
Geographic Information System (GIS) is a powerful tool that capture, store, analyze, and visualize spatial and geographic data, and have become indispensable tools in addressing some of the most pressing challenges of our time. Their applications span across numerous fields, enabling data-driven decision-making and spatial understanding of complex issues, in sectors from climate change and disaster risk reduction to sustainable development and environmental conservation. Since its origin in 1960s, GIS use has seen exponential growth, fueled by advent of computers and advancement of space science. It has become an integral part of everything we do, also in our daily life.
International GIS Day is celebrated every year on the third Wednesday of November to recognize and promote the importance of GIS in understanding our world and solving real-world problems. The event is a convergence of GIS Specialists, aspirants, practitioners and policy makers, to share and learn about the transformative power of GIS technology. This year, the International GIS Day falls on 19th November 2025, and it is themed “Geo-Generalist Era: Where Spatial Meets Everything” to impress the fact that spatial thinking is no longer confined to a discipline, but is embedded across sectors, professions, and everyday decision-making.
This year, the University of Central Asia (UCA), in collaboration with the State Institution for Geodesy and Cartography “Goskartografia” under the State Agency for Land Resources, Cadastre, Geodesy, and Cartography of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, is organizing a one-day event aimed at sharing experiences and learning through the demonstration of thematic cases from various GIS user communities.
Tentative programme
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Time |
Activity |
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09:00-09:30 |
Registration and welcome coffee |
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09:30-09:45 |
Opening session Narynbek Isabekov, State Institution for Geodesy and Cartography (State Cartography) Christopher Gerry, UCA |
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09:45-10:45 |
Technical Session I
National Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Kyrgyz Republic: Integration, Management, and Access via the Geoportal Zhibek Solpieva, Head of the Web Cartography Division
High-Mountain Territories of Kyrgyzstan: Spatial and Social Analysis Altynai Akylbek kyzy, Lead Specialist of the Web Cartography Division
Reprojection of Topographic Maps from Local Coordinate System 1942 (СS 42) to WGS84 with Subsequent Field Verification Tatiana Golubenko, Head of the Geospatial Data Processing Division
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10:45-11:15 |
Break |
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11:15-12:15 |
Technical Session II Application of GIS in food security issues in the WFP Evgenii Shibkov, World Food Programme Creating a healthy environment in the city of Naryn through work with the services responsible for improvement Dinara Birimkulova, GIS expert, UCA |
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12:15-12:30 |
Closing Session |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-16:30 |
Workshop Visualisation of health-related data Dinara Birimkulova, GIS expert, UCA |