Education & Careers
LiDAR Workshop held at UNB
On the morning of the 25th of January, I headed down to the Forestry complex at the University of New Brunswick(UNB) to attend a LiDAR workshop that I had been looking forward to all week. […]
Month: February 2019
Technology
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for February 18th: Markham Smart City pilot; Condor drone; Space Flight Laboratory; Canada’s Surface Combatant ships; goodwoodglobes; International Boundary Commission
Smart city technology will monitor Markham infrastructure Bell Canada and IBM Canada will be testing a new generation of systems for monitoring problems like storm flooding in Markham, Ontario. This pilot project is focusing on […]
Education & Careers
Younger Geospatial Professional of the Year Award for 2019
LiDAR News and SPAR 3D are excited to announce that they will be hosting the inaugural Younger Geospatial Professional of the Year Award for 2019! The YGP of the Year Award is a unique opportunity […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
Fresh Food Mapathon: Put fresh, local food on the map!
Date: March 2, 2019 Time: 8:30am-6:00pm Location: MakerLab at Venture13 Address: 739 D’Arcy Street, Cobourg About the Event Venture 13 is hosting a Fresh Food Mapathon on Saturday, March 2nd from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm. A […]
Education & Careers
Canada’s Best and Brightest: Teams Announced for 2019 National Geomatics Competition in Calgary
It’s that time of year once again: time for the National Geomatics Competition! The National Geomatics Competition (NGC) is Canada’s student-led geomatics competition. The NGC was created to increase the visibility of the geomatics profession, […]
3D data
LiDAR changes the cost structure for utility distribution vegetation management
Vegetation is a significant source of outages for many utilities. In some regions from one quarter to one half of all outages can be ascribed to vegetation. Vegetation encroachment initiated the massive North American northeastern […]
Community
GeoIgnite 2019 Conference Interview with Jonathan Murphy
You may have heard that GoGeomatics Canada is hosting a National Conference called GeoIgnite in Ottawa, from June 18th to 19th. This inaugural event will bring together senior members of the government, business executives, and […]
Technology
Your Global Geospatial Briefing for February 12th: Data61; earth observation in the UK; supply chain data; AI in food delivery
When GIS is everywhere, what is it? As GIS becomes mainstream, it is aided by a proliferation of open-source, easily accessible platforms. The expansion of software development is making an entirely new business model: the […]