FOSS4G is the largest annual conference focused on open source geospatial software. In 2020 it will come to Canada. FOSS4G is hosted in various cities across the world and gathers developers, users, decision-makers, and observers […]
Using Maps to Visualize Gerrymandering in the age of Trump The ACLU’s “What the District?!” map allows users to trace the changing lines of democracy by tracking how local Congressional districts have been drawn, redrawn, […]
Tracking climate change with LiDAR Donna Kirkwood, the chief scientist at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), marked the 100-year anniversary of the Petawawa Research Forest with a demonstration of Contour, a 3-D laser scanner. Contour uses […]
If you are new to GoGeomatics, you make have noticed our “GoGeomatics Canada News Briefing” and “Global Location Technology Digest” posts. These are what would on some websites be called a ‘News Roundup’: posts where […]
The launch of the Canadian Earth observation satellites (known collectively as the RADARSAT Constellation) has been delayed until February 2019. SpaceX originally planned to send the satellites up for ship location and Arctic observation in […]
MDA, a Maxar Technologies company announced announced the company’s LaunchPad program, which will serve as an entry point for innovative small and medium-sized Canadian companies and academic research groups seeking to collaborate with MDA on […]
GIS is transforming key industries The geospatial data market is expected to grow to $73.9 billion by 2021, benefitting seven key industries in the process: Agriculture, transportation, energy, retail, defence and intelligence, the federal government, […]
Join #Don’tLetGoCanada to preserve our space legacy! Canada has long been a leader in space robotics and science, Earth observation, and satellite communications—but that status is in danger of serious decline. Canadian contributions to space […]