Industry–Academia Committee Report Webinar
The people gap is now the industry’s growth gap.
The Global Geospatial Workforce — State of the Workforce, the Skills Gap, and a Roadmap to 2030
Built on the WGIC Industry–Academia Committee report (Committee Review Draft v3, August 2026), this webinar presents the most complete picture yet of the global geospatial workforce — and a practical, measurable roadmap for closing the skills gap by 2030.
60-minute report webinar + live Q&A · Registration open
What the webinar covers
From diagnosis to roadmap.
The session moves from evidence to action: the state of the workforce, the gap that’s holding the industry back, and the commitments needed from every part of the ecosystem.
The state of the workforce
A data-driven picture of the global geospatial workforce today — its size, shape, demographics and distribution across sectors and regions.
The skills gap, quantified
Where demand is outstripping supply: GeoAI and machine learning, cloud-native geospatial, data engineering, and the hybrid roles nobody’s job board was built for.
The education–industry divide
Why curricula lag practice, what employers actually hire for, and how industry–academia partnership can close the loop.
A roadmap to 2030
Concrete recommendations for employers, educators, professional bodies and policymakers — with milestones the industry can be measured against.
Who should attend
Built for everyone who builds the workforce.
Whether you hire geospatial talent, teach it, accredit it or policy-make around it — this session gives you the shared evidence base and the shared language to act.
- Executives and hiring leaders competing for geospatial talent
- HR and workforce-planning teams in geospatial and adjacent industries
- University faculty, program directors and curriculum designers
- Professional bodies, accreditation organizations and training providers
- Policymakers working on skills, education and digital-infrastructure agendas
- Early-career professionals charting a path into the industry
Industry–Academia
The Global Geospatial Workforce
State of the Workforce, the Skills Gap, and a Roadmap to 2030
Committee Review Draft v3 · Aug 2026
The report behind the webinar
Committee Review Draft v3 — August 2026
The Industry–Academia Committee’s flagship report maps the global geospatial workforce, quantifies the skills gap across roles and regions, and sets out a decade-scale roadmap. Webinar registrants receive the report brief and are invited to contribute feedback during the committee review period.
The industry’s next decade depends on its people.
Join the session, get the evidence, and help shape the roadmap to 2030.