Prashant Shukle is the Director General of the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, one of the Government of Canada’s lead organizations in the area of Earth Observations, Geographic Information Systems, and Geospatial Data and Service Solutions. Mr. Shukle is also responsible for the GeoConnections program, which is responsible for ensuring Canadians are among the world’s leaders in using and sharing all forms of geospatial data and enabling its use seamlessly with a variety of technologies, and across multiple industrial applications. He is also accountable for the Natural Resources Canada chain of satellite receiving stations, one of which is located at Inuvik and is strategically positioned to make Canada a geospatial data and technology destination for the world.