The GoGeomatics Expo 2025 returns to Calgary from November 3-5, bringing Canada’s geomatics and geospatial communities together for three days of dialogue, networking, and collaboration.

One of the most anticipated tracks this year is Beyond Hype: Geomatics & AI in Practice, a program focused on how artificial intelligence is moving from buzzword to backbone across Earth observation, surveying, drones, and reality capture.

Why it Matters?

AI is transforming how geomatics and geospatial professionals capture, analyze, and deliver insights. From foundation models that unlock new approaches to spatial data, to decentralized drone networks training AI to “see” the world, intelligent systems are reshaping workflows at every scale.

Equally important are the questions of trust, ethics, and impact: how AI is applied in real-world contexts, how it supports decision-making, and what it means for the future of the geomatics workforce. This program brings together experts and practitioners to examine opportunities and challenges at the frontier of geomatics and AI.

Like last year, Trimble Vice President Bryn Fosburgh returns to the main stage with a keynote on AI’s Impact in BIM & Geospatial. Recognized as a global authority on how AI is transforming BIM, geospatial workflows, and the integration of advanced technologies, Fosburgh delivered one of the most anticipated sessions at last year’s Expo.

Program Highlights

Monday, November 3, 2025

• 1:00 – 3:30 PM Canadian Geomatics and Geospatial Advisory Forum (free, open session)
  Venue: Expo Main Stage

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

• 9:00 – 9:30 AM Keynote: AI’s Impact in BIM & Surveying
  Bryn Fosburgh, Senior Vice President, Trimble
  9:45 AM – 10:15 AM The Geospatial AI Revolution: From Pixels to Predictions                                                                Peter Srajer, Chief Scientist at Prostar Geocorp
• 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM AI &The future of Public Good: Sovereign Geospatial Infrastructure
  Brent Lane, CEO, BigGeo
• 11:00 – 11:30 AM  James Banting – Geospatial AI at Scale: The Promise of Foundation Models
  James Banting, VP, Research and Strategic Projects, Sparkgeo
• 11:00 – 11:50 AM
  Panel- Reality Capture & Digital Twins
  Alex Hill-Stosky, Eagle Engineering and Consulting; Carina Butterworth, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT); Camal Dharamdial, City of Calgary; Nathan Prins, Tronnes Geomatics; Robert Radovanovic, University of Calgary
• 2:00 – 2:30 PM
  Spatial Intelligence: How Decentralized Drone Networks Are Powering Geospatial AI
  Graham Anderson, Operations Manager, Spexi

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

•  9:45- 10:15 AM                                                                                                                                                                                        Private Sector delivery of the Public Good: Using AI to Accelerate Regulatory approvals
  Doug Schweizer, Co-founder & CEO, Ultimarii; Former Alberta Minister of Jobs, Economy & Innovation; Senior Advisor; Josh Malate, Co-founder & President, Ultimarii
• 11:00 – 11:15 AM                                                                                                                                                                                        Three Years in Six Weeks: Leveraging Mobile Mapping and AI to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Newfoundland
  Alex Hill-Stosky, Eagle Engineering and Consulting
• 11:45- 12:15 PM                                                                                                                                                                                      UrbanDT™: A Digital Twin Platform for Intelligent Urban Planning
  Dr. Meisam Amani, Remote Digital Twin Inc.
• 2:00 – 2:30PM  Reality Capture & Navigating the Ethical AI World
  Carina Butterworth, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Why attend

The Beyond Hype: Geomatics & AI in Practice delves beyond the hype of AI to demonstrate its practical applications. Attendees will gain:

• A front-row look at how AI is transforming surveying, drones, Earth observation, and digital twins.
• Insights into ethical, scalable, and impactful AI applications in geospatial workflows.
• Opportunities to learn from leading experts applying AI at the cutting edge of geomatics.

For professionals seeking to understand where AI intersects with geomatics — and how to apply it in real-world contexts — this is a must-attend track at theExpo 2025.

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