Ukrainian Association of Geoinformatics was created for the development of information processes in the Earth sciences, to mobilize domestic and foreign intellectual, industrial and technical and financial capacity to optimize the use of geoinformatics in Ukraine. To date, the association has over 500 members throughout Ukraine. The Association publishes the journal Geoinformatics, organises annual conferences since 2002. The conference "Geoinformatics: Theoretical and Applied Aspects" will be organised in 2010 together with the EAGE.