The goal of the work in ISPRS Technical Commission VI is to support, promote, and stimulate education and training, technology transfer, development and provision of computer - assisted teaching training and distance learning methods and materials, joint activities with regional organizations, ISPRS student consortium activities and regional capacity development activities. The Mid-Term Symposium ISPRS Commission VI - Data, Information, and Knowledge Sharing for Geo-Education was held in Wuhan, China on 19-21 May 2014. The symposium addressed diverse topics related to methodologies and technologies to support education and training, stimulate technology and knowledge transfer, and promote regional capacity development. The symposium was co-organized with the International Cartographic Association (ICA) Commission on Education and Training. A diverse range of papers related to Geo-Education in ISPRS and ICA areas of interests were submitted to the symposium for publication. The abstracts submitted were evaluated by the Technical Commissions Presidents, Working Group Chairs, and ICA Commission members, according to content, significance, originality, relevance, and clearness of presentation. Altogether there are 24 contributed papers included in the ISPRS Archive, and 3 contributed papers included in the ISPRS Annals. These, together with the oral and poster presentations, serve to demonstrate the importance of data, information, and knowledge sharing for Geo-Education in a truly international community.
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