1Spatial World Tour 2026
Got You Covered!
This year’s theme, “Got You Covered,” reflects the organisation’s mission to help customers achieve complete confidence in their geospatial ecosystems — from data quality and compliance to automation and real‑time validation.
The World Tour will explore practical strategies and emerging innovations designed to ensure no dataset is overlooked and no workflow is left exposed. Much like an umbrella protecting against unpredictable weather, 1Spatial’s technologies and expertise give organisations the foundation to operate smoothly, accurately and efficiently.
A major focus of the 2026 tour will be showcasing the latest improvements already released in FME 2026.1, along with a look at what’s coming next under Safe Software’s new quarterly release model. Recent updates include expanded format support such as Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse, PMTiles, HDF5 Raster, Esri File Geodatabase (OpenFile Geodb), and the technology preview of CityGML 3 — enhancements that strengthen enterprise integration, cloud workflows and 3D capabilities.
Whether you're just starting out or have years of experience, this event is designed for new, beginner, and advanced users of FME, offering value at every skill level.
For technical professionals, we’ll deep-dive into enhanced data transformation capabilities, improved engine efficiency, and expanded support for real-time processing. Explore how FME ensures data integrity across complex environments through robust translation, validation, and automation tools. Whether working with spatial, non-spatial, or unstructured data, you'll learn how to streamline workflows, minimise disruption, and maintain accuracy at scale.
What to Expect at the Event
- Live demos of FME 2026’s newest capabilities
- 1Spatial Techology and its latest updates
- Customer success stories and real-world applications
- Lightning talks from users across industries
- Q & A sessions with our technical team
- Networking Opportunities with peers and product specialists
- Exciting giveaways swag, training vouchers, plus a chance to win tickets to Locate26 and The Peak of Data & AI 2027 in London!*
We’re also inviting community members to present! If you’ve got a project, workflow, or creative use of FME you’d like to share, we’d love to hear from you. From first-time users to FME gurus—everyone’s story adds value.
Not an FME user? You're still more than welcome!
This event is not just for those who are using FME, but anyone who is handling spatial and non-spatial data and looking to drive value from that data whilst creating efficiencies and cost savings in their operations through automating manual processes. At the event you'll see how others are using FME to automate data integration and data management processes, and have the opportunity to meet our team of FME experts who can help you come up with ideas on how to improve your data management operations.
Abstract submissions are now open for the 1Spatial World Tour 2026!
From beginner‑level talks to advanced technical deep dives, we welcome a diverse range of perspectives and projects. Don’t be shy—this is your chance to join the conversation, showcase your brilliant work, and inspire the geospatial community. If you’ve built something clever, solved a problem in a new way, or delivered real‑world impact with geospatial data, we’d love you to share it. Submit your abstract today and be part of the 1Spatial World Tour 2026 program.
Submit your abstract nowConnect with our FME Certified experts at the events, ready to tackle your toughest challenges!
Simon Laird, Services Lead at 1Spatial
FME Certified Trainer since: 2019
Profile: Simon is a Spatial Consultant who has experience in creating, analysing and producing bespoke outputs using spatial systems. Simon has a wide range of experiences in automation development, spatial analysis, large scale data creation, translation and data management and the support of large data capture projects. He has experience in the creation of automation tools to support a variety of business requirements, including enable the translation of utility GIS data into Sincal, a power system modelling package. He has a passion for integrating and fully utilising existing data and enabling organisations via the use of new technology.
Certifications:
- FME Certified Professional, 2019
- FME Certified Server Professional, 2019
- FME Certified Business Professional 2022
- FME Desktop Advanced, 2012
Priyantha Pallegama, Senior Consultant | Support Manager at 1Spatial
FME Certified Trainer since: 2013
Profile: Encompassing over 7 years of hands-on experience as a GIS Consultant who has worked with a wide range of systems and spatial data types. Pri's areas of expertise include demographic analysis and spatial data manipulation with FME. Primarily responsible for providing all first-line customer support to 1Spatial’s Customers. Ensures effective responses and resolutions to support requests and high quality and timely services are delivered to 1Spatial’s customers.
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Flow Professional
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Sam McDonald, Senior Consultant at 1Spatial
FME Certified Trainer since: 2022
Started using FME in: 2017
Profile: Sam is a senior consultant in 1Spatial Australia's services team as well as the FME training manager. With a background in Electronic Engineering, Sam has always been inspired by innovation in the technology space and since joining the Geospatial industry in 2016, has applied that drive to delivering effective solutions for geospatial requirements. Sam specialises in data integration and transformation processes, especially with FME and ETL processes, having applied his expertise to various disciplines, including Meteorology, Flight Management Systems, Park & Wildlife Management and many more. With experience in lecturing, Sam additionally delivers a large portion of the FME training offered by 1Spatial and maintains the related material to ensure it remains relevant and up to date.
Certifications:
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FME Certified Professional
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FME Flow Certified Professional
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FME Certified Trainer
Ashish Manandhar, Senior Consultant/Project Manager at 1Spatial
Started using FME in: 2017
Profile: Ashish is a Senior Consultant at 1Spatial Australia, bringing a robust background in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering. Before transitioning to the spatial industry in 2017, he worked as a Radio and Access Network Engineer. Since then, Ashish has been instrumental in numerous GIS, data translation, data validation, and automation projects, with a particular focus on utility, land registry, and council data.
Ashish is dedicated to understanding client needs and crafting tailored solutions using a variety of GIS tools, including FME, 1Integrate, 1DataGateway, GISCloud, QGIS, and ArcGIS. In addition to his consultancy services, he also delivers FME training courses offered by 1Spatial.
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
Anthony Hesling, Senior Consultant at 1Spatial
Profile: Anthony has over 30 years of experience in the spatial industry, working in Defence and Commercial sectors. He specializes in data management, supply chain management, and validation processes. His career includes Project Management and Technical roles, developing Defence products, creating automated systems, and serving as a Senior Geospatial Consultant. Anthony has worked with technologies like Esri and photogrammetry toolsets and more recently, 1Spatial’s 1Integrate software and Safe Software’s FME toolset. He has held positions from Cartographer to Senior GIS Analyst, Validation and Testing roles, and Production Manager with companies like BAE Systems and Geoscape.
Certifications:
- Certified FME Flow Professional, 2022
- Certified FME Professional, 2022
- Certified FME Trainer, 2005
Sam Cortero, Consultant at 1Spatial
Started using FME in: 2023
Profile: Sam is a Spatial Consultant and Support Manager for 1Spatial Australia. He's been working on different geospatial analytics-related projects since 2019 and worked on different consultancy projects involving FME processes when finally exposed to the software. He now focuses on providing technical support for our clients.
Certifications:
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FME Certified Professional
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FME Flow Certified Professional
