The idea to establish this
association came from Ponciano
da Costa de Jesus list as first
person start this idea when Timor
Leste was affected by significant
cyclones in 2020 and 2021. This
inspiration stemmed from research
conducted by the Department of
Geology and Petroleum UNTL,
funded by the Japan International
Cooperation
Agency
(JICA)
related to this flood in the Dili
area. However, the presentation
of this idea to colleagues did not proceed due to the ongoing COVID-19
situation in Timor-Leste at that time.
2022 - 2023
On March 14, 2022, six founding
members, Ponciano, Isabel, Noenio,
Henny,
Bendito,
and Feliza,
convened an official meeting at the
Polytechnic in Hera to formally
establish
the
Group.
This
Geology Study
association
was
founded to disseminate information
and advance knowledge in the
fields of geological sciences and
natural disaster management in
Timor-Leste.
2023
At the beginning of 2023,
six
additional
members
Julmira, Evaristo, Baltazar,
Januario,
Junaida,
and
Bendita joined as Co
Founders to facilitate the
official establishment and
legal registration of the
association
through
Notary
Department
Registration
under
the
of
the
Ministry of Justice. During
the registration process, the
association made changes to its name, transitioning to the Geographic
Information System Group Association. This shift reflected a broader focus,
not only on geoscience and natural disasters but also on the development
of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology in the field of
geoscience.