The 8th Greater China GIS Conference was held from 7th to 9th January 2015 at the University of Hong Kong.

This Conference is a joint Conference of the GIS associations in the Mainland, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong. The first Conference was held in 1998 and thereafter it is organized once every two years by rotation. The Hong Kong Geographic Information System Association (HKGISA) organized this Conference and co-organized by the China Association for Geographic Information Service, Taiwan Geographic Information Society and the Cartography and Cadastre Bureau of the Macau SAR Government. The conference is sponsored by the Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning of the University of Hong Kong. The main objective of this Conference is to provide an interactive platform for the GIS academics and practitioners from the Mainland, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong to exchange views and ideas about the latest developments in GIS research and application.

The Conference was participated by over 180 participants and seven exhibitors from both the public and private sector set up booths to display their GIS products and services.