Join the Canadian geospatial community as we welcome new and returning students to our sector! This year we are proud to announce that 15 groups are hosting Back to School Events from coast to coast; since […]
CCMEO has published a Report outlining Canada’s efforts to develop geospatial capacity at the UN https://twitter.com/AustraliaUN/status/1025474344947015680 Ahead of the Eighth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management, the Canadian […]
$150 million Russian satellite to launch by 2025 Russia’s Research and Production Association of Machine-Building has won a contract with Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos to build a new Earth’s remote sensing satellite based of […]
Thai Cave rescue aided by Calgary geomatics company Intermap Technologies provided crucial data that helped rescuers reach the 12 children and soccer coach trapped in an underwater cave in Thailand. Using sensors and data sets which […]
The European Commission to spend $18.6B on space program The Galileo and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) satellite navigation systems and the Copernicus Earth-observation program will receive funds in an attempt to “up the […]
Why is Red River College closing its GIS program? “Low Industry and labour market demand and difficulty attracting students” as well as budget costs to post-secondary schools in Manitoba have been cited as causes in […]
Will a new Geospatial Analysis tool from Uber challenge traditional GIS software? Kepler.gl is Uber’s new “data-agnostic, high-performance web-based application for visual exploration of large-scale geolocation data set”. With no need for coding, Kepler.gl is […]
Drone Delivery Canada chosen for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Pilot Project Drone Delivery Canada has been selected to participate in Transport Canada’s Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Pilot Project. The Pilot Project will further the DDC’s capabilities in Moosonee and […]