2026-09-03 –, Himawari
A practical look at how the Pacific Community is shifting from short‑term geospatial projects to sustainable, open data products through shared standards, regional governance, and coordinated stewardship.
Across the Pacific, geospatial data is often produced through short‑term projects, managed in silos, and delivered via platforms whose lifespan ends with funding. This creates duplication, inconsistent metadata, limited re‑use, and fragile services. This presentation shares lessons from the Pacific Community (SPC) on shifting from project outputs to durable geospatial data products by operating open geospatial infrastructure as a regional public good.
Drawing on experience from the Pacific Data Hub, the talk explores how shared metadata standards, coordinated stewardship, and regional governance can improve discoverability, interoperability, and long‑term sustainability of geospatial data across sectors. The session is delivered as a joint narrative: SPC frames the regional operating and governance challenges, while a co‑presenter from a member country or SPC programme grounds the discussion in real implementation experience.
Participants will gain practical insights into reducing portal proliferation, improving metadata quality at scale, and designing open geospatial services that remain usable beyond project cycles - particularly in small‑island and resource‑constrained contexts.
Geonode, Geoserver
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I manage geospatial platforms for the Pacific, promoting collaboration, good data practices, and sustainable systems to create meaningful data products that support decision‑making.