Current data-driven and computing intensive research on climate-change, ecosystem modeling, and environmental and natural resources monitoring is based on the collection, management, analysis, and dissemination of geospatial data. Currently, the acquisition and analysis of satellite […]
New online master’s degree in spatial data science Pennsylvania State University has launched a new online master’s degree in spatial data science. Starting January 2021, the program is designed to arm students with skills to […]
The Géoclip observatories are web applications for statistical mapping to promote the analysis of territorial data sets. A Géoclip observatory is where territories, geographical data, statistical results and metadata meet. The purpose of such an […]
Registration for GeoIgnite closes July 20th so claim your ticket now. This year’s GeoIgnite features two panel discussions on key topics for the future of the geospatial industry both in Canada and internationally. The first […]
Canada’s geospatial community is gathering next week for GeoIgnite 2020. The second annual conference is being held online this year from the 22nd to the 24th of July. The theme for 2020 is: Leadership in […]
Using Data Visualization to Quickly Forecast Avalanches and Enhance Public Safety Avalanche prediction requires location and elevation specific weather data that is most often only available from multiple sources and in multiple formats. This makes […]
Facebook buys start-up in latest push to take on Apple and Google at street-level mapping To take on Apple and Google at mapping the world, Facebook has acquired a Swedish start-up, Mapillary. The seven-year-old start-up […]
The summer of 2017 marked one of the worst fire seasons in British Columbia’s history. By October, wildfires had covered approximately 1.2 million hectares, prompting the province to spend $649 million in fire suppression costs […]