Sponsors and Partners

Strategic Sponsor

Esri

Esri, the global leader in GIS software and location intelligence, helps customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations globally and in over 200,000 institutions in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits, and universities. Esri has regional offices, international distributors, and partners providing local support in over 100 countries on six continents. Esri engineers the most innovative solutions for digital transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics.

Knowledge Partners

CLAWS

The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi, is an independent strategic think tank operating under the aegis of the Indian Army. Established to advance research in national security and land warfare, CLAWS focuses on defence strategy, emerging technologies, cyber and information warfare, regional security, and military leadership. Recognised globally for its contributions to strategic studies, CLAWS collaborates with national and international institutions through seminars, research projects, and policy dialogues. The organisation publishes journals, issue briefs, and strategic papers while also hosting the Indian Army's flagship international seminar, the Chanakya Defence Dialogue, fostering informed discourse on global security challenges.

Corps of Engineers

The Corps of Engineers is one of the oldest and most distinguished arms of the Indian Army, with origins tracing back to 1780. Formed through the merger of the Madras, Bengal, and Bombay Sappers in 1932, the Corps has played a vital role in both war and peace. Its key constituents include Combat Engineers, Military Engineering Services (MES), Border Roads Organisation (BRO), and Military Survey. Renowned for operational excellence, the Corps provides critical mobility support, infrastructure development, border connectivity, and humanitarian assistance. Guided by its motto "SARVATRA" (Everywhere), the Corps continues to contribute significantly to national security, nation-building, and disaster relief operations across India and abroad.

Director General Information Systems (DGIS)

DGIS stands for Directorate General of Information Systems, an organization within the Indian Army responsible for managing information systems and technology. It oversees the procurement, deployment, and maintenance of various communication and information systems utilized by the Indian Army. These systems play a crucial role in enhancing the operational effectiveness and communication capabilities of the Indian Army across various terrains and scenarios.

National Maritime Foundation

India's sole think-tank that concentrates, with unwavering focus, upon the entire gamut of subjects and disciplines relevant to the maritime domain. As a serious think-tank, the NMF undertakes intellectual, academic and interactive activities related to research, advocacy, and convening. It also has a vibrant and growing university-outreach programme that seeks to enhance maritime awareness amongst the youth and identify and further schemes and disciplines leading to skill-development and job-creation within the maritime domain.

Associate Sponsor

Octave

Octave is a leader in enterprise software, turning vast data into decisive action for diverse customers around the world. Our adaptive solutions unleash intelligence at scale -enabling smarter decisions, sharpening performance, elevating efficiency and amplifying our customers' results at every step. Octave draws on decades of proven experience to solve customer problems of any scope and scale. From improving the resilience of critical services and infrastructure, to empowering businesses to design, construct and operate more profitable facilities, our portfolio of solutions is deep and our expertise is vast. If you've got a problem, we've got the insights, team and capabilities to help you take it on.

Co-Sponsors

Aetosky

Aetosky builds intelligence systems that integrate data from multiple sources, including satellite imagery, sensors, and operational systems, and turn it into actionable outcomes using advanced AI.

The company enables governments and organizations to deploy AI models, fuse intelligence across systems, and support real-time decision-making. This enhances situational awareness and closes the loop between data, insight, and action across headquarters and field operations.

Built for mission-critical environments, Aetosky delivers end-to-end, sovereign systems deployable on-premise or within national infrastructure.

AI-InfraSolutions

AI-InfraSolutions is on a mission to make geo-intelligence accessible to all -empowering professionals worldwide to improve outdoor spaces, making them safer and more sustainable. By collecting large-scale reality data and enriching it with advanced AI, the company delivers seamless workflows that turn complexity into clarity. In collaboration with international partners, AI-InfraSolutions is now building a global network of local pioneers - a movement united under its nextgeneration platform, Spatiall.

BlackSky

BlackSky is a real-time, space-based intelligence company that delivers on-demand, high-frequency imagery, analytics and monitoring of the most critical and strategic locations, economic assets and events in the world.

BlackSky owns and operates one of the industry's most advanced, purpose-built, commercial real-time intelligence systems that combines the power of the BlackSky Spectra® tasking and analytics software platform with our proprietary low earth orbit satellite constellation.

With BlackSky, customers can see, understand and anticipate change for a decisive strategic advantage at the tactical edge so they can act not just fast, but first.

Garudalytics

Garudalytics is a global product and solutions company specializing in geospatial intelligence. they develop cutting-edge platforms and solutions that harness geospatial science, artificial intelligence, IoT, and blockchain to solve complex spatial challenges. With a team of experienced GIS professionals and data scientists, they deliver industry-proven, technology-driven products that empower businesses, governments, and enterprises worldwide. Their expertise spans advanced geospatial data processing, application development, and cloud-based solutions (SaaS, PaaS). As innovators in location intelligence, we are committed to transforming data into actionable insights, driving informed decision-making, and shaping the future of geospatial technology on a global scale.

Roter

Roter is a leading innovator in the surveying and geospatial industry, delivering advanced mapping solutions such as Total Stations, GNSS systems, LiDAR scanners, mobile mapping, photogrammetry, and 3D modelling technologies. The company is a pioneer in manufacturing field-proven unmanned systems for diverse mapping payloads. In 2018, Roter launched India's first fixed-wing eVTOL drone with indigenous autopilot and firmware, certified by DGCA. The platform supports LiDAR, multispectral sensors, and high-resolution cameras. Roter has further expanded its portfolio with India's first helicopter drone, versatile multi-copter systems, and AI-driven autonomous drone technologies. Roter's drones support major mapping missions across India, including SVAMITVA, NAKSHA, Smart City Digital Twin projects, mining surveys, military mapping, and 3D modelling like Trichy Airport reconstruction. Its Ken River project with WII Dehradun was specially recognized by the Prime Minister in Mann Ki Baat.

Synspective

Synspective provides one-stop solutions using satellite observation data to steadily move the world forward. Applying the results of the ImPACT program (led by the Government of Japan, Cabinet Office), Synspective is building a constellation of 30 high-frequency, high-resolution SAR satellites to provide data and solutions to government and commercial outfits.

Vantor

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence to unlock a more autonomous, interoperable world. Building a unified intelligence picture is harder than ever. Too many sensors. Data overload. Siloed insights.

We're on a mission to help our customers solve this problem and make sense of all the sensor data they collect across space, air, and ground. We bring together our satellite tasking, 3D foundation and spatial intelligence platform capabilities together to deliver fit-for-mission solutions designed for the modern warfighter and intelligence analyst.

Media Partner

Indian Aerospace & Defence

Indian Aerospace & Defence stands as India's premier print publication and digital bulletin, commanding unparalleled credibility in the specialized realm of Aerospace and Defence. Renowned for exclusive cover interviews with key decision-makers, whether from Indian or foreign institutions, it consistently delivers high-impact content with extensive reach. With a broad subscriber base spanning the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, its advertisers benefit from targeted exposure. Pioneering collaborations include the innovative DRDO DECK platform, showcasing Defence Research and Development Organisation innovations, and an official partnership with the British government to promote the India-UK Roadmap 2030.

Produced By

Geospatial World

Following its mission of "Making a Difference through Geospatial Knowledge in the World Economy and Society", Geospatial World is an open, diverse, inclusive, collaborative and humane organization that has pursued thought leadership, policy advocacy, technology evangelism for the past 27 years. An integral part of the geospatial ecosystem, Geospatial World will continue to work as a knowledge organization, advancing knowledge for sustainability.