The Earth Observation for Official Statistics and policy indicators reporting Conference (StatEO26) will take place from 5 to 7 May 2026 at ESA-ESRIN, in Frascati (Italy). The conference is co-organised with DG ESTAT, DG JRC, DG DEFIS, DG ENV, EARSC, EEA, OECD, UNSD,...

The Lars H. Backer Prize 2025 in memoriam of Mr. Lars H. Backer was awarded to Rina Tammisto (Statistics Finland) due to her many significant contributions to the integration of geospatial data and statistics over the past 20 years. Rina was always there, connecting...

The EFGS 2025, held in Oslo (Norway), being hosted and organised by Statistics Norway, was a special event as this edition included pre-conference activities related to training on the day before the conference (23rd September). The pre-conference day included 10...

The Lars H. Backer Prize in memoriam of Mr. Lars H. Backer will be awarded for major contributions to the development of a geospatial foundation for official statistics or for significantly improving the relevance of geospatial statistics for evidence-based decision...

With still 11 weeks to conference start we are happy to share news that more than 30 abstracts for the main conference have been submitted, with more than 60 registrations. For the preconference workshop day, we have registered a lot of interest and are closing in on...

The European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS) is pleased to invite you to this year’s conference that will be held in Oslo, Norway. The conference is organized by Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Mapping Authority. The main event will take place 24th –...