Indonesia

Chapter status (2026)

OSGeo Indonesia is being revived. The chapter was founded in 2007 and went inactive after the passing of its former President. In 2026 the community restarted activities and submitted an expression of interest to the Board to restore it as an official local chapter.

• Website: https://osgeo.id (English / Bahasa Indonesia)
• Mailing list: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/indonesia
• Telegram: https://t.me/osgeoid
• Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/osgeoid
• Proposed official representative: Dr. Firman Hadi (Department of Geodetic Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro)

Recent activities

• 2026-09 — Participation and Academic Track paper at FOSS4G 2026, Hiroshima; met OSGeo Board members about reviving the chapter (report)
• 2019-10-04 — Joint meetup with OSM Indonesia
• 2007-10 — ToT FOSSGIS 07, Training of Trainers, PDII-LIPI Jakarta

Upcoming

• 2026-10-27 — Mergin Maps workshop at FIT ISI & GEODETA 2026, Semarang
• 2026-11-21 — QGIS Workshop, Semarang

There is an Indonesian language mailing list at the OSGeo. Feel free to subscribe.

Additionally it would be helpful to add people to a list of members who actively contribute to this emerging Local Chapters. Feel free to add anything that is of matter to this page.

Interested Members

• Firman Hadi
• Dany Laksono
• Benny Istanto
• Andy Prasetya
• Ismail Sunni

Projects in Region

Screenshot of FOSSGIS application in Indonesia

Link to BAKOSURTANAL - Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional (National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping). The project displays aerial photography related to the Tsunami catastrophy using MapServer and Mapbender. The frame is a prototype only, but the data is there. Login as guest/guest at http://www.webgis.nad.go.id/mapbender/frames/login.php or load the WMS Capabilties.

Training

ToT FOSSGIS 07 - Training of Trainers conducted in PDII-LIPI Jakarta, Indonesia, 22-26 October 2007.

Conferences

1st Indonesian Geospatial Technolgy Exhibition

In the framework of overcoming the challenge of global rapid development in mapping and geo-spatial technology, the National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL), in cooperation with PT Mediatama Binakreasi, will organize “The 1st Indonesian Geospatial Technology Exhibition, on August 23 - 27, 2006, at Assembly Hall, Jakarta Convention Center.

Christoph Baudson will be there and will take OSGeo Flyer to the conference.