Geo enabled Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a mainstay national initiative. The Center of Excellence in Geoinformatics at I²IT is an initiative aimed at promoting education, research and support services for Information Communication Technology (ICT) enablement of Geospatial applications using open source solutions. Inaugurated by Prof Venkatesh Raghavan, who is one of the founding members of Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) the Center is focused to various facets of Geoinformation technology and systems in the form of research, outreach and consultancy. The research activities in the center are in the form of community development projects and sponsored projects by national & international funding agencies. Faculty members form all departments of the institute such as Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Engineering and Information Technology are associated with the center for the promotion of interdisciplinary research for sustainable development.

Key Resource Persons for the International Workshop:
Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan, Ex-President, OSGeo Foundation, Osaka City University, Japan
Mr. Gerald Fenoy, Founder & CEO, GeoLabs SARL, France
Mr. Ravi Kumar Vundavalli, Secretary, OSGeo India
Prof. Natraj Vaddadi, Principal Consultant, U Vee Infosystems, India
Mr. Vivek Saxena, DTRL, DRDO, India
Mr. Harish Solanki, (National Institute of Rural Development) NIRD, India