The Country You Cannot Watch from the Ground In March 2026, the Canadian government announced a $200 million investment in core infrastructure for a Canadian-owned spaceport, along with other major new space-related capabilities and initiatives. […]
This is the fourth article in an ongoing series on the modernization of Canada’s spatial reference system. The series traces the transition from NAD83(CSRS) and CGVD28 to NATRF2022 and CGVD2013 v1, from foundational concepts through […]
In the first and the second articles of this series, we explored what CSRS modernization is and why reference systems eventually need to change. The rationale for modernization was that measurement technology improves, systems age, […]
The Quiet Infrastructure That Sovereign Nations Cannot Afford to Ignore It is easy to assume that location is settled. Not because it is simple, but because it is reliable. Coordinates align. Elevations are trusted. Datasets […]
This article is the second piece in a series on reference system modernization. If you have not read the first article, you can find it here. How Reference Systems Age Reference systems are built to […]
“I’ve got to get this right.” It is a thought that surfaces again and again in geospatial work. A surveyor checks a control point one more time. A hydrographer reviews depth measurements knowing a small […]
If you work with geospatial data in Canada, you have likely heard the phrase “CSRS modernization” more often over the past few years. Sometimes it comes up in discussions about reference frames, sometimes in relation […]
Summerside’s city council has voted against a proposed bylaw change that would have designated parts of the community as flood plain and coastal overlay zones. The decision followed a well-attended council meeting that drew about […]