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SUMMARY:Mapping Leaders Virtual Forum 1
DESCRIPTION:IMIA presents our annual Mapping Leaders Forum\, a three part-series covering important industry topics and connecting executives from around the globe. Each hour-long discussion will be followed by breakout sessions for attendees to continue the conversation among their peers. \nData Challenges & Opportunities\nA panel discussion on open data\, commercial data and policies. \nConfirmed speakers: \nFrancesco Altamura\nChief Business Officer\, GeoJunxion BV\nclick for bio \nTyler Mitchell (moderator)\nPublisher\, Locate Press\nclick for bio \nAllan Mustard\nChairman\, OpenStreetMap Foundation\nclick for bio \n  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/mapping-leaders-virtual-forum/
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SUMMARY:The International Conference on Geospatial Information Sciences (iGISc)
DESCRIPTION:International Conference on Geospatial Information Sciences\nFree Virtual Event – November 3 – 5\, 2021\nThe International Conference on Geospatial Information Sciences (iGISc) aims to bring together international experts in the field of Geospatial Information Sciences (GISc) to foster the exchange of ideas\, knowledge and experiences. The conference hosts a broad array of subjects related to the acquisition\, processing\, modeling\, analysis\, visualization\, and use of Geographic Information. All submitted papers will be subject to a strict double-blind peer review process via Easy Chair. Submissions will be evaluated based on the relevance of its contribution to the field of Geospatial Information Sciences\, its clarity\, and its originality. \n\nRegistration coming soon
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/the-international-conference-on-geospatial-information-sciences-igisc/
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SUMMARY:Esri Ocean\, Weather\, and Climate GIS Forum
DESCRIPTION:Improving outcomes for our global future\nThis forum brings together the growing community of weather\, climate\, and ocean science professionals to share advances in data collection\, analysis\, and our understanding of climate and ocean interactions. Join this community as it forges new and better concepts in ocean and atmospheric analytics and applications. \n  \nAttend the Plenary Session\nJoin Esri Chief Scientist Dawn Wright and inspiring guest speakers as they address the intersection of GIS\, atmospherics\, climate\, and ocean science. \n  \nExplore new ideas\nAttend presentations by thought leaders as they use GIS to enhance scientific exploration and understanding and share their findings. \n  \nRegenerate with innovation\nLearn about the latest innovations in GIS technology with guided technical demonstrations from Esri subject matter experts. \n 
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/esri-ocean-weather-and-climate-gis-forum/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211102T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211102T160000
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SUMMARY:Building a Safer\, Connected Community
DESCRIPTION:Our communities are awash in data. The proliferation of sensors\, smart devices and powerful cloud capabilities has led to the creation of mapping products that use location data to power business systems within organizations. Herein lies the tremendous opportunity to harness these systems to create—together—a more connected community. \nIn this seminar\, featured speakers will present examples of how GIS and location intelligence can strengthen different functional areas in a connected community. \n\n\n\n\nWhy Attend\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how to simplify collaboration across departments to deliver enhanced services that span multiple groups\, such as urban mobility and road safety\nSee the power of IoT data and how cities can be better equipped to handle depreciation of infrastructure and the need for ongoing maintenance\nLearn why precise location data at the right time improves situational awareness in any condition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntended Audience\n\n\n\nGIS/IT Managers and Chief Innovation Officers in City/Urban Planning\, Municipal Government\, Transit Mobility\, Public Safety\, and Public Works
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/building-a-safer-connected-community/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211101T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211105T235959
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SUMMARY:2021 Indigenous Mapping Workshop: TURTLE ISLAND
DESCRIPTION:November 1-5\, 2021 \nWe invite you to join us for the leading event on Indigenous cartography and technology at our annual Indigenous Mapping Workshop taking place on the Indigenous Mapping Collective. \nThis year we will be holding sessions around: \nRemote sensing\nPhotogrammetry\nIndigenous data sovereignty\nMap Making using Esri Canada’s ArcGIS Pro & ArcGIS Online\nCreating maps with Google Earth Pro\nCoding\nCommunity mapping with Mapbox\n+ much more! \n  \nREGISTER TODAY \nTo register\, RSVP on the Indigenous Mapping Collective under ‘2021 Indigenous Mapping Workshop: Turtle Island’.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/2021-indigenous-mapping-workshop-turtle-island/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211028T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T120909Z
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SUMMARY:A Roadmap for Data Across Canada & Data Liberation Matters
DESCRIPTION:Two Great Sessions / Présentation de deux grandes sessions ‘A Roadmap for Data Across Canada’ & ‘Data Liberation Matters’\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nThe Society’s learning opportunity this month includes a pair of sessions from the Canadian Open Data Summit\, that we are pleased to re-present for all our members and subscribers. \n(Français ci-dessous) \nA Roadmap for Open Data Across Canada is presented in English by Steve Czajka\, Manager\, Smart City at City of Mississauga. It will lay out a vision for how all orders of government across Canada can start to align on data. Subtopics will include: data governance\, unified data platforms\, open data\, data trusts\, and blockchain. This presentation is also a call to action for all cities across Canada to collaborate on data\, as it underpins our economic transformation and represents an enormous asset. \nData Liberation Matters is presented bilingually by Chantal Goyette\, Directrice\, Développement des données et rapports chez Dirigeant Principal des données\, Immigration\, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada\, and Lorna Jantzen\, Assistant Director of Data Partnerships at the Chief Data Officer Branch of Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It will demonstrate how Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made public its aggregate and micro (disaggregated) data to inform the general public and the research community. IRCC data\, refreshed monthly\, have long constituted the majority of top most accessed data on Canada’s Open Data Portal. The aspiration of the presenters is to promote further liberation of data collected by the federal and provincial public services\, and the integration of interdepartmental and interjurisdictional data for more effective public policies\, monitoring policy outcomes\, and greater transparency for stronger public trust in public institutions. \nRegister today to learn\, connect\, and respond to these powerful calls to action! \nWhen: 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday October 28th\, 2021 \n*** \n(English above) \nLa Communauté vous propose ce mois-ci deux sessions tirées du Sommet canadien des données ouvertes. Une belle opportunité d’apprentissage pour l’ensemble de nos membres et abonnés·es. \nA Roadmap for Open Data Across Canada sera présentée en anglais par Steve Czajka (Manager – Smart City\, Ville de Mississauga). Il présentera sa vision sur la collaboration des différents paliers gouvernementaux sur la question des données. Il abordera également les thèmes de la gouvernance de données\, des plateformes de données unifiées\, des données ouvertes\, des fiducies de données et de la blockchain. Cette présentation est également une invitation pour les villes canadiennes à passer à l’action et à collaborer sur les données qui sont un élément clé à notre transformation économique. \nData Liberation Matters sera présentée de façon bilingue par Chantal Goyette (Directrice\, Développement des données et rapports pour Immigration\, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada) et Lorna Jantzen (Directrice adjointe des partenariats de données\, Immigration\, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada). Elles expliqueront comment Immigration\, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) a rendu ses données agrégées et désagrégées disponibles pour informer la population générale et la communauté scientifique. Les données d’IRCC\, mises à jour mensuellement\, ont longtemps fait partie des données les plus consultées sur le portail de données ouvertes du gouvernement du Canada. Les présentatrices souhaitent promouvoir un meilleur accès aux données des services publics fédéraux et provinciaux et une intégration plus efficace des données interministérielles et de juridictions multiples. Ces pratiques serviront ultimement à mettre en place des politiques publiques plus efficaces\, favoriser un meilleur suivi des résultats\, assurer une plus grande transparence et augmenter la confiance du public envers les institutions publiques. \nInscrivez-vous dès aujourd’hui pour apprendre\, réseauter et passer à l’action ! \nQuand: Le 28 octobre de midi à 13h (heure de l’est) \nOù: Vidéoconférence Zoom (le lien sera envoyé directement aux inscrits·es)
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/a-roadmap-for-data-across-canada-data-liberation-matters/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211028T120000
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SUMMARY:BeSpatial Webinar: Using High-Resolution Imagery and AI-led Vector Creation to Transform Municipal Data Procurement
DESCRIPTION:We are recognized as the premier geospatial and information non-profit organization in Ontario. where members share their experiences through networking and program events for the use and integration of spatial data\, information\, applications and technologies that provide solutions and solve challenges in both the public and private sectors. \n  \nFBS and Ecopia have formed a partnership in 2020 to leverage FBS’s high resolution imagery for Ontario in order to allow Ecopia to extract features using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. The webinar will provide a brief overview of the strengths each partner brings to the collaboration\, as well as 2 use cases focusing on Municipal Transportation and Stormwater Engineering applications \n  \nPresenters: Ecopia and First Base Solutions\n\nLocationWebinar
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/bespatial-webinar-using-high-resolution-imagery-and-ai-led-vector-creation-to-transform-municipal-data-procurement/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211027T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211027T160000
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SUMMARY:Public Safety Innovation Alliance
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the City of Hamilton\, and the City of Mississauga\, we would like to invite other interested municipalities\, cities or regions that our interested to join the Public Safety Innovation Alliance Smart Cities Committee. This is similar to a Community of Practice where we would like to engage with cities across Canada in an effort to move help inform Smart Cities/Communities related practices. \nThe purpose of this group is to bring together interested municipal government staff together to be able to exchange ideas and share information around Smart Cities (Communities) related work\, projects\, pilots\, smart city assets\, policies\, benefits and technologies. There is no cost (no MOU or formal sign up of any kind required) and membership is open to one person per municipality with a municipal email address. This is ideally suited to Smart City/Community practice leaders across Canada and intent is to grow participation of this group. \nCurrently the group is meeting the 4th Wednesday of the Month at 3:00 pm EST for 1 hour. \nAny interested municipal staff member can email either Cyrus Tehrani (cyrus.tehrani@hamilton.ca) or Steve Czajka (steve.Czajka@mississauga.ca) to be added to the future meeting invite.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/public-safety-innovation-alliance/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211026T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211027T235959
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Open Source GIS with QGIS
DESCRIPTION:This 8 hour workshop taught over two days is designed to introduce you to QGIS 3.x\, an alternative Open Source GIS software for viewing\, editing\, and managing spatial data in a wide variety of commonly used vector and raster formats. It is lightweight\, flexible\, and can be installed on Windows\, MacOSX\, and Linux. Best of all\, most will find QGIS to be extremely affordable while still providing a growing list of features and functionality. \nTopics Covered: \n\nInterface\nVector Data\nSymbology\nPlugins\nProcessing Tools\nLayouts\nExercises Throughout\n\nWhat to expect from this workshop: Learning new software can be intimidating for some especially if you are used to a certain product that you have been using for years. Or perhaps you are new to GIS and looking for an affordable\, user-friendly alternative to other popular GIS software. This is an introduction to QGIS that will get you familiar with the interface and many tools and features that will assist you with viewing\, editing\, analyzing\, creating\, managing\, and serving GIS data in a variety of formats. \n\nWho might benefit from this workshop: Veteran GIS professionals\, new GIS users\, and anyone in between would benefit from this class.\nVetted By the QGIS Community:  This class is accredited. So everyone that takes it gets a QGIS certificate and the money for the cost of the certificate is donated back to the organization.\nLevel of experience required for this workshop: Some prior knowledge/understanding/education in GIS is highly recommended. While not absolutely necessary\, some of the terminology and concepts discussed may diminish the experience and overall usefulness of the workshop. However\, if you are new to GIS and would like to attend this workshop\, please contact us in advance to discuss how we can help you become workshop-ready!\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/introduction-to-open-source-gis-with-qgis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211021T190000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20210916T115422Z
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SUMMARY:RCGS Event: What lurks beyond the flicker of the firelight?
DESCRIPTION:Since the dawn of time\, humans have told tales of the strange and scary things that lurk in the darkness\, beyond the flicker of the firelight. In his new book\, The Whisper on the Night Wind\, Royal Canadian Geographical Society Westaway Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts travels to the foothills of Labrador’s remote Mealy Mountains to investigate a terrifying tale from the early 1900s when a mysterious beast haunted the community. Shoalts gives the inside story on where he went — and what he discovered — in a special evening presentation. \nDon’t miss this exclusive opportunity to hear Adam Shoalts recount stories from his forthcoming book! \nWhen: October 21\, 2021\, 7 p.m.\nWhere: Canada’s Centre for Geography and Exploration\n50 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\nTickets: $10 \nCOVID-19 NOTE: Canadian Geographic and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society will adhere to all local and provincial pandemic guidelines for this event. In the event of cancellation\, all ticket purchases will be refunded in full.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/rcgs-event-what-lurks-beyond-the-flicker-of-the-firelight/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211020T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211020T143000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20211008T030538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T120858Z
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SUMMARY:GIS Project Management Practices
DESCRIPTION:This half-day workshop cuts through the theory and fluff to present\, in practical terms\, the essential practices for successful GIS project planning and management. Its intent is to provide project managers\, teams\, and stakeholders with the key actions methods\, and tools to launch and execute successful projects –delivering results on time and on budget providing valuable deliverables to the customers and user community. It is applicable to all types of GIS projects and covers the following topics: \n· Business Needs and Strategic Foundation for Projects \n· Choosing and prioritizing projects \n· Defining scope\, purpose\, context \n· Workplan preparation \n· Estimating/assigning resources \n· Project tracking\, status reporting\, and communications \n· Procurement for GIS projects \n· Project quality management \n· Project closure \nIf you are already a seasoned project manager\, this workshop will confirm practices you are already applying (or should be applying) and augment your PM toolbox with some new ideas and methods. If you are a new project manager or a staff person interested in moving into a management role\, you’ll find the practical content to be an extremely valuable introduction to project management practices. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/gis-project-management-practices/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211020T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20210513T115719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T120820Z
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SUMMARY:Le rendez-vous attendu de la communauté géomatique québécoise
DESCRIPTION:Organisé par l’Association canadienne des sciences géomatiques – Section Champlain \nToute la communauté géomatique du Québec se donne rendez-vous au Centre des congrès de Québec\, les 20\, 21 et 22 octobre prochains\, lors de l’événement GéoQC2021. Abordant des thèmes actuels tels que la fin du programme de rénovation cadastrale et la suite de ce grand projet\, les zones inondables\, la santé publique\, l’hydrospatiale\, l’intelligence artificielle\, GéoQC2021 se veut une plateforme d’échange sur les nouvelles opportunités qui se dessinent. Soyez des nôtres ! \nhttp://www.geoqc2021.ca/
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/le-rendez-vous-attendu-de-la-communaute-geomatique-quebecoise/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211020T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20210513T114703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T120820Z
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SUMMARY:Geospatial World Forum 2021
DESCRIPTION:Geospatial World Forum 2021 is back with a mission to re-connect the supply and demand of geospatial capabilities across economic sectors through solution-based thematic programs\, high-level roundtable meetings\, workshops\, trainings and various after-hours social functions. \nGWF 2021 will be hosted in a unique conference venue located on the magnificently beautiful national heritage site at the Amsterdam North Sea Canal. The buildings of Taets are part of the industrial heritage on the Hembrug terrain\, a monumental industrial terrain dating from 1897. The terrain has grown into a creative hotbed\, to which craftsmanship and sustainability are central. On the Hembrug terrain\, you can eat and drink\, shop\, visit a museum or take a look at the craftsmen studios. We look forward to hosting you in this spectacular industrial and historic venue!
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/geospatial-world-forum-2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211017T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211017T000000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20250407T125211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T125211Z
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SUMMARY:A Roadmap for Data Across Canada & Data Liberation Matters
DESCRIPTION:Two Great Sessions / Présentation de deux grandes sessions ‘A Roadmap for Data Across Canada’ & ‘Data Liberation Matters’\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nThe Society’s learning opportunity this month includes a pair of sessions from the Canadian Open Data Summit\, that we are pleased to re-present for all our members and subscribers. \n(Français ci-dessous) \nA Roadmap for Open Data Across Canada is presented in English by Steve Czajka\, Manager\, Smart City at City of Mississauga. It will lay out a vision for how all orders of government across Canada can start to align on data. Subtopics will include: data governance\, unified data platforms\, open data\, data trusts\, and blockchain. This presentation is also a call to action for all cities across Canada to collaborate on data\, as it underpins our economic transformation and represents an enormous asset. \nData Liberation Matters is presented bilingually by Chantal Goyette\, Directrice\, Développement des données et rapports chez Dirigeant Principal des données\, Immigration\, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada\, and Lorna Jantzen\, Assistant Director of Data Partnerships at the Chief Data Officer Branch of Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It will demonstrate how Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made public its aggregate and micro (disaggregated) data to inform the general public and the research community. IRCC data\, refreshed monthly\, have long constituted the majority of top most accessed data on Canada’s Open Data Portal. The aspiration of the presenters is to promote further liberation of data collected by the federal and provincial public services\, and the integration of interdepartmental and interjurisdictional data for more effective public policies\, monitoring policy outcomes\, and greater transparency for stronger public trust in public institutions. \nRegister today to learn\, connect\, and respond to these powerful calls to action! \nWhen: 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday October 28th\, 2021 \n*** \n(English above) \nLa Communauté vous propose ce mois-ci deux sessions tirées du Sommet canadien des données ouvertes. Une belle opportunité d’apprentissage pour l’ensemble de nos membres et abonnés·es. \nA Roadmap for Open Data Across Canada sera présentée en anglais par Steve Czajka (Manager – Smart City\, Ville de Mississauga). Il présentera sa vision sur la collaboration des différents paliers gouvernementaux sur la question des données. Il abordera également les thèmes de la gouvernance de données\, des plateformes de données unifiées\, des données ouvertes\, des fiducies de données et de la blockchain. Cette présentation est également une invitation pour les villes canadiennes à passer à l’action et à collaborer sur les données qui sont un élément clé à notre transformation économique. \nData Liberation Matters sera présentée de façon bilingue par Chantal Goyette (Directrice\, Développement des données et rapports pour Immigration\, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada) et Lorna Jantzen (Directrice adjointe des partenariats de données\, Immigration\, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada). Elles expliqueront comment Immigration\, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) a rendu ses données agrégées et désagrégées disponibles pour informer la population générale et la communauté scientifique. Les données d’IRCC\, mises à jour mensuellement\, ont longtemps fait partie des données les plus consultées sur le portail de données ouvertes du gouvernement du Canada. Les présentatrices souhaitent promouvoir un meilleur accès aux données des services publics fédéraux et provinciaux et une intégration plus efficace des données interministérielles et de juridictions multiples. Ces pratiques serviront ultimement à mettre en place des politiques publiques plus efficaces\, favoriser un meilleur suivi des résultats\, assurer une plus grande transparence et augmenter la confiance du public envers les institutions publiques. \nInscrivez-vous dès aujourd’hui pour apprendre\, réseauter et passer à l’action ! \nQuand: Le 28 octobre de midi à 13h (heure de l’est) \nOù: Vidéoconférence Zoom (le lien sera envoyé directement aux inscrits·es)
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/a-roadmap-for-data-across-canada-data-liberation-matters-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211016T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211016T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20211003T205750Z
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Career Seminar October 16\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Finding a job in geospatial technology can be difficult. Covid-19 is not making that any easier. That’s why GoGeomatics Canada is bringing back our popular Career Seminar to give job seekers the tools and techniques that will put them ahead in their job search. \nThis online “Zoom” half-day career seminar is designed to give new and seasoned geomatics professionals the tools they need to succeed in the job market. The seminar is particularly focused on those seeking work in GIS\, cartography\, remote sensing\, programming\, and other related geospatial fields. \nRegister here
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/geospatial-career-seminar-october-16-2021/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211013T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20210929T143220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T120857Z
UID:176569-1634119200-1634126400@gogeomatics.ca
SUMMARY:Measuring Access to Services: International and Canadian Experiences in Rural Analysis
DESCRIPTION:(French Below) \nThe growth of open geospatial data and tools provides new opportunities to map accessibility to services for rural and remote communities. \nWith comprehensive and comparable measures on accessibility\, policy makers have the enhanced ability to put forward informed\, evidence-based policies which can improve the quality of life of entire populations. This is also a main objective of major international measurements frameworks\, such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). \nStatistics Canada\, together with the Centre for Rural Economic Development (Infrastructure Canada)\, are pleased to present a new Workshop Series on “Measuring Access to Services: International and Canadian Experiences in Rural Analysis”. \nFree Event \nDate: Wednesday October 13th\, 2021\nTime: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET\n \nThis workshop is one of a series of strategic discussions aimed at expanding our collective knowledge through concrete examples\, across Canada and internationally\, on the use of data for rural and regional policy analysis. \nAs geospatial data stewards\, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations (UN) will provide an international perspective on how they have been utilizing open geospatial data to measure access to services in rural areas. The workshop will also feature presentations from Canadian analysts within Statistics Canada and Infrastructure Canada. \n \n \nFrench \nLa croissance des données et des outils géospatiaux ouverts offre de nouvelles possibilités de cartographier l’accessibilité aux services dans les communautés rurales et éloignées. \nGrâce à des mesures complètes et comparables en matière d’accessibilité\, les décideurs ont une capacité accrue de mettre de l’avant des politiques fondées sur les données probantes qui peuvent améliorer la qualité de vie de populations entières. Il s’agit également d’un objectif principal des cadres de mesure internationaux\, tel que les Objectifs de développement durable (ODD). \nStatistique Canada\, en collaboration avec le Centre de développement économique rural d’Infrastructures Canada\, sont heureux de présenter l’atelier virtuel « Mesurer l’accès aux services : Expériences canadienne et internationale dans les analyses rurales ».  \nDate : Le mercredi 13 octobre 2021\nHeure : 10h à 12h (heure de l’Est)\nCet atelier est l’un d’une série de discussions stratégiques destinées à étendre nos connaissances collectives par des exemples concrets\, à travers le Canada et à l’international\, sur l’utilisation des données pour des analyses de politiques rurales et régionales. \nComme intendants de données géospatiales\, l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) et l’Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU) fourniront une perspective internationale sur les façons dont ils utilisent les données géospatiales pour mesurer l’accès aux services dans les régions rurales. L’atelier comprendra également des présentation d’analystes canadiens de Statistiques Canada et d’Infrastructures Canada.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/measuring-access-to-services-international-and-canadian-experiences-in-rural-analysis/
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SUMMARY:Explore 2021
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Explore 2021\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe may be virtual\, but Planet’s global community is stronger than ever. Embrace change and discover the power of Global Connection. \nThe past year has underscored how tightly the world is connected. At Planet\, we are reminded that – even in troubling times – we draw optimism from our expansive community of users\, customers\, and partners. \nPlanet provides the leading web-geo platform with the highest frequency satellite data available and foundational analytics to derive insights\, empowering users across the world to make impactful\, timely decisions. \nEvery day\, this community discovers novel connections between our data and new applications and solutions that capture insights from daily change on Earth. This will only accelerate with the convergence of cloud computing\, artificial intelligence\, and cutting-edge data fusion techniques. \nMeanwhile\, as issues like climate change\, food security\, public health\, and conservation take center stage\, industry and governments see the need to collaborate and use data to drive economic growth and promote better outcomes for people and nature. Collectively\, we’ll need to use the power of global connection to make progress. \nJoin us as we tackle these big topics at the most ambitious Explore yet. \n  \n[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIs5nG1zGCU]
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/explore-2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211005T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211005T170000
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CREATED:20210928T092102Z
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Advances to Close the Digital Divide
DESCRIPTION:Access to broadband is now a requirement to participate in modern society. The global pandemic exposed the challenges of poor access for unserved and underserved digital consumers. Significant funding from FCC\, NTIA\, and the CARES Act\, coupled with an anticipated infrastructure bill\, may provide government agencies the resources needed to fill these gaps. GIS can play a critical role in demonstrating “project readiness” for future grant applications related to expanding broadband access\, providing affordability programs throughout a region\, implementing connected smart city technology such as Internet of Things (IoT)\, and coordinating broadband infrastructure implementation projects. \nThe Michael Baker International team has gained substantial experience in broadband expansion with in-depth broadband planning\, program management\, and GIS experience for six statewide programs. This presentation will focus on the importance of accurate street address data to support the application of geospatial technologies to identify\, validate\, and define areas and structures (not just census blocks) that are unserved and underserved and determined to be available for funding. A case study will be provided on the Beaver County\, PA – Office of Planning and Redevelopment project which focuses on the field survey of addressable structures\, coordination with the public to define areas lacking high speed broadband services and identifying connectivity gap areas for future broadband expansion supporting digital inclusion for all residents in Beaver County.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/geospatial-advances-to-close-the-digital-divide/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211003T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211006T235959
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
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SUMMARY:GIS-Pro 2021
DESCRIPTION:Participate: \nSchedule: Check out the agenda\, packed with education \nSponsorship Details Coming Soon \nRegistration and Venue Details \nYoung Professional and Student Opportunities \nNote that Baltimore is now fully open with no mask restrictions. \n  \n Event Schedule\n\nSaturday\, October 2: Board of Directors and Committee Meetings\nSunday\, October 3: Preconference Workshops and Networking\nMonday\, October 4: Keynote Address\, Exhibition\, Breakout Sessions\, Networking\nTuesday\, October 5: Keynote Address\, Exhibition\, Breakout Sessions\, Networking\nWednesday\, October 6: Breakout Sessions\, Closing Keynote\, Annual Business Meeting
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/gis-pro-2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210929T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210929T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20210918T144941Z
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SUMMARY:BeSpatial Webinar: Work Task and Infrastructure Projects completed with Go360 Dispatch and CrewOps powered by Location Warehouse and municipal data
DESCRIPTION:We are recognized as the premier geospatial and information non-profit organization in Ontario. where members share their experiences through networking and program events for the use and integration of spatial data\, information\, applications and technologies that provide solutions and solve challenges in both the public and private sectors. \n  \nAGSI’s Go360 delivers a seamless solution for citizen Call Management\, Work & Task Management\, Employee & Contractor Management\, Estimating & Completed Work Costing and Performance Analytics. Delivered through the Go360 Business Center Suite\, Location Warehouse and Municipal Data. \n  \nPresenter: Marc Curtis\, AGSI\nLocation: Webinar (GoogleMeet)
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/bespatial-webinar-work-task-and-infrastructure-projects-completed-with-go360-dispatch-and-crewops-powered-by-location-warehouse-and-municipal-data/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210927T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211002T235959
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
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SUMMARY:FOSS4G 2021
DESCRIPTION:About the FOSS4G\nFOSS4G means Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial. \nThe conference\nOrganized by OSGeo and with more than 15 years of experience\, this international anual gathering of location enthusiasts is the largest global gathering for geospatial software. \nFOSS4G brings together developers\, users\, decision-makers and observers from a broad spectrum of organizations and fields of operation. Through six days of workshops\, presentations\, discussions\, and cooperation\, FOSS4G participants create effective and relevant geospatial products\, standards\, and protocols. \nOur Vision\nWe are living on difficult times and the role of FOSS is essential for the sustainability and development of many day to day activities. From simple family communication to the development of new platforms for education and geoscience\, FOSS today is the key to success. \nInnovation\nWe understand and cherish the importance of FOSS4G for giving voice to the daring new ideas and developments in perfect harmony with the pillars of what open source for geospatial is\, and thus we promise workshops\, talks and keynotes that will provoke your mind and give you hope for a better future. \nWith that in mind\, join our mailing list for new updates on how our event is shaping up! \nOSGeo\nThe Open Source Geospatial Foundation was founded to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. The foundation’s goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects\, data development and education. Many projects live under the OSGeo umbrella. \nGeolibres\nGeolibres is a non-profit organization that has the goal of promoting the creation and use of geographic data with free access\, the adoption of geographical standards\, and the use of free software and open source for the development of geospatial information capabilities through actions that encourage and strengthen the geomatic community. \nGeolibres gives the legal framework to some of the geospatial communities in Argentina\, such as Geoinquiet@s Argentina (OSGeo local chapter)\, OSM Argentina and GeochicasOSM. \nFocus on Buenos Aires\nThe 2021 edition will be focused for the first time on South America with the close collaboration of the GeoLibres Association in Buenos Aires\, Argentina. \nA FOSS4G with focus on the City of Buenos Aires undoubtedly marks a milestone in the calendar of international conferences. The city is a cultural benchmark in the region\, making it a great opportunity to bring the free software communities of South America closer together. This approach will help strengthen ties between communities by fostering the exchange of experiences.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/foss4g-2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210925T183000
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SUMMARY:PCAG 2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
DESCRIPTION:The 44th annual conference of the Prairie Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) will be hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment at Brandon University. The event will take place virtually from September 24-25\, 2021. \nThe virtual meeting is an important opportunity for students and faculty to reconnect as a geography community and share perspectives\, concepts\, tools\, and information that contribute to better local and global futures. Join us and be part of these critical conversations! \nRegistration for the PCAG is FREE this year. Please use the online “Registration” form available on this web-page. Those who have registered will be provided with information on how to access the conference via Zoom in the week before the conference begins. \nSee the “Call for Abstracts” section for details about submitting proposals for oral or poster presentations. Deadline is Friday\, September 10th\, 2021. \nPlease check back here regularly\, as updates will be posted at www.brandonu.ca/pcag . \nAnd…Follow us on Twitter @BU_Geog and get up-to-date #PCAG2021 info!
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/pcag-2021-virtual-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210922T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210922T140000
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SUMMARY:WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEYOR
DESCRIPTION:As surveyors we are expected to re-establish a boundary in its original location using the best available evidence. Part of that process is to be able to understand what it was like to survey at the time the original post was set. That may have been more than 100 years ago when conditions\, equipment and survey styles were very different than they are today. This webinar is intended to help us understand what it was like to survey in the 1800s and early 1900s \n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by: \n\n\n\n\n\nMarie C. Robidoux\, CLS \n\n\n\n\n\nMarie did her early schooling in Quebec and graduated in law at Université Laval. After moving to Alberta\, she received a Surveying Technology from NAIT in Edmonton. In 1993 she was commissioned as a Canada Lands Surveyor and moved to Yellowknife\, Northwest Territories\, in 1994 working for the Surveyor General Branch. In 2000 Marie moved to Calgary and worked in various industries as a CLS and Indigenous relations advisor. \n\n\nMarie currently works as the Registrar for the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS) as well as the Registrar for the Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors (CBEPS). \n\n\n\n\n\nBrent Taylor\, BCLS\, CLS \n\n\n\n\n\nBrent is a land surveyor working in private practice throughout BC with emphasis on projects on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. He was commissioned as a British Columbia land surveyor in 1984 and a Canada Lands Surveyor in 1995. Brent is currently the managing director of Polaris Land Surveying Inc and has been actively involved in providing land surveying services to a variety of clients and industries since 1981. \n\n\n\n\n\nAfter 40 years in the profession Brent has the experience and knowledge to deliver educational seminars and workshops to clients\, land surveyors and other professional organizations. Brent is often called upon to provide expert reports for Court cases and subject matter expertise in the development of new programs and applications. \n\n\n\n\n\nThrough his work in the private sector as well as his role as an expert witness Brent has had the opportunity to find survey evidence dating back to the 1870s. He has gained an appreciation for the work of surveyors throughout history and how to interpret diaries\, field notes and plans of old then apply them to today.landlsurvesfffing
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/walking-in-the-footsteps-of-the-original-surveyor/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210921T153000
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SUMMARY:The New Storytelling Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Connecting the Dots\n\n\n\nCrafting the perfect story is an impactful way to influence\, teach\, inspire\, and build connections among people\, between people\, and share ideas. When a story catches our attention and engages us\, we are more likely to absorb the message and meaning within it. \nWe invite you to join us for this virtual seminar to discover how the use and simplicity of the ArcGIS system can assist with connecting the dots of your story. Learn about the Art of Storytelling and how to integrate ArcGIS for impact\, insight\, discovery & exploration. Our user community and technical specialists will demonstrate how GIS technology can integrate and configure your data so you can deliver a powerful story and get your message across succinctly. \n\n\nWhy Attend\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how to convey your information in a masterful way in which your audience can easily understand\, apply and connect to\nLearn about key storytelling technologies and applicable configurations\nExplore the unexpected storytelling potential of the existing technologies that you have access to\n\n\n\nIntended Audience\n\n\n\nGIS users and non-GIS users of all levels who want to learn about simple and impactful ways to translate a story through technology.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/the-new-storytelling-landscape/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210915T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210916T170000
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SUMMARY:2021 Canadian Open Data Summit Online
DESCRIPTION:The City of Montreal and the Government of Quebec are delighted to co-organize the 6th edition of the Canadian Open Data Summit Online. We want to take advantage of this national meeting to broaden the discussion on open data\, promote its reuse\, advance open government initiatives and make our community a global model of an open society! \n \nThe Canadian Open Data Summit is not only an opportunity to exchange ideas and expand your network\, but it’s also an occasion to get inspired by work being carried out by members of our diverse community. To ensure that everyone walks away from the summit with concrete learnings\, the summit will tackle 2 major themes\, which bear upon a range of topical issues\, including: the ecological transition\, diversity and inclusion\, innovation and economic development\, and democracy and participation. \nDates Sept 15th to 16th \nWhere: Online \nRegister: Canadian Open Data Summit 2021
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/2021-canadian-open-data-summit-online/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210907T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210909T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20210513T112357Z
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SUMMARY:Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2021
DESCRIPTION:Commercial UAV Expo Americas is North America’s leading trade show and conference focusing on the integration and operation of commercial UAS with more exhibitors than any other commercial drone event. Industries covered include Construction; Drone Delivery; Energy & Utilities; Forestry & Agriculture; Infrastructure & Transportation; Mining & Aggregates; Public Safety & Emergency Services; Security; and Surveying & Mapping.  The conference program addresses such topics as the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19\, the regulatory landscape\, safe integration of UAS into the airspace\, and disruptive UAS technologies. Programming also includes vertical industry sessions that address the challenge and opportunities unique to each industry\, as well as best practices for safe and effective drone integration and operations. The event draws qualified vertical industry end-users\, leaders guiding the safe integration of UAS into the airspace\, solutions pioneers and more\, making for unparalleled networking. Exhibits showcase best-in-class UAS from the world’s top solutions providers\, ensuring an efficient way to qualifying and comparing solutions. Commercial UAV Expo Americas is presented by Commercial UAV News and organized by Diversified Communications\, a global event producer that also organizes Commercial UAV Expo Europe (Amsterdam\, The Netherlands)\, GeoBusiness Show (London\, UK)\, and Geo Week which is comprised of International Lidar Mapping Forum\, SPAR 3D Expo & Conference and AEC Next Expo & Conference. \nTo learn more and register click here  \n 
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/commercial-uav-expo-americas-2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210906T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210909T235959
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SUMMARY:20th Anniversary International Scientific and Technical Conference
DESCRIPTION:FROM IMAGERY TO DIGITAL REALITY: ERS & Photogrammetry\nSeptember 6-9\, 2021 \nIrkutsk\, Russia \nEvery year\, the conference “From Image to Map: Digital Photogrammetric Technologies” brings together the best industry experts from dozens of countries around the world\, opening up great opportunities for professional communication and discussion of the most pressing topics. Among the regular participants of the conference are such leading companies in the field of Earth remote sensing as DigitalGlobe (USA)\, Airbus Defense and Space (France)\, Roscosmos (Russia)\, Hexagon (Sweden)\, Microsoft / Vexcel (Austria)\, VisionMap (Israel). Users of space and aerial photography are represented by industry leaders\, including: Federal State Unitary Enterprise Roslesinforg\, OJSC Roskartografiya\, Gazprom VNIIGAZ\, State Unitary Enterprise Mosgorgeotrest\, R&D Center ScanekS\, AGP Meridian + and many others.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/20th-anniversary-international-scientific-and-technical-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210819T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210819T140000
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SUMMARY:Geo for Good Lightning Talks Series #5: Nature Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Google Earth Outreach team hosts a series of monthly lightning talks by and for nonprofits\, scientists and other change-makers who want to leverage mapping tools and technology for positive impact in the world. \nWe hope those talks will inspire you to think of new ways they can have impact with Google’s tools or provide operational or practical hints to improve and optimize their workflows. \nThe theme of August is Nature Conservation\, where we’ll hear from NGOs\, scientists and practitioners on how they use Google mapping tools to address issues in nature.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/geo-for-good-lightning-talks-series-5-nature-conservation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210805T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210805T235959
DTSTAMP:20260410T212007
CREATED:20210711T083540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T120830Z
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SUMMARY:Esri Defense and Intelligence Forum
DESCRIPTION:GIS: Integrating across all domains\n\nJoin other leaders virtually to learn about how organizations are applying GIS technology to solve their complex data integration problems. Explore how using GIS helps provide the framework for integrating your multiple disciplines and warfighting functions across the Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
URL:https://gogeomatics.ca/event/esri-defense-and-intelligence-forum/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210721T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210721T193000
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CREATED:20210718T163411Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Living Under Surveillance
DESCRIPTION:This webinar aims to stage a conversation on the realities of living under different forms of surveillance\, with the aim of mapping out what is already known and what needs to be known. Surveillance is often conceived narrowly as security technology such as CCTV or facial recognition\, but such an orientation emphasises a top-down and technological focus. In this webinar\, we wish to explore what it is like to live under the regime of surveillance\, what it is like to be monitored by the police\, by the state (especially the welfare state)\, by different digital platforms\, and in different places eg urban centers\, the workplace\, schools and universities\, fragile/vulnerable communities\, public housing\, and so on. How can we better listen to the voices of those who are living under surveillance to understand its effects? Our goal is also to expand the notion of surveillance\, to seek alternatives to top-down approaches by exploring mutual peer-to-peer solutions\, or what Jane Jacobs called the benefits of “eyes on the street.” \nThe webinar will feature approximately two hours of conversations. The first hour will feature Wood\, Browne\, Schuurman and Swanlund\, and in the second hour Peppin\, D’Ignazio and Park. After making short presentations about their recent work and projects\, the participants will be in conversation with each other and respond to provocations from the moderator and from audience questions. The aim is to keep the conversation lively and loose.Please note that the webinar will not be recorded. \n\n  \n\nJeremy W. Crampton Newcastle University\nJeremy W. Crampton is Professor of Urban Data Analysis at Newcastle University. His work focuses on place-based interactions between geolocational technologies and our everyday experience and wellbeing in the built environment. He studies the critical geographies of surveillance\, spatial big data and algorithmic decision-making and the way these are governed. In response to COVID-19 he is interested in how geolocational technologies and “Slow AI” can best build the pandemic-ready city. He is currently writing a book entitled The Map and the Spyglass: The New Geographical Analytics of Everyday Life to be published by Verso. \n  \n\n\nAidan Peppin Ada Lovelace Institute\nAidan Peppin is a Senior Researcher for public engagement at the Ada Lovelace Institute\, where he works to ensure public perspectives inform digital technology design\, practice and policy. Throughout 2020 he led the Citizens’ Biometrics Council\, which brought 50 UK citizens together to deliberate on biometric technology\, and currently he leads Ada’s work on a public dialogue on location data\, commissioned by the UK’s Geospatial Commission. \n  \n\n\nSimone Browne University of Texas at Austin\nSimone Browne is Associate Professor of Black Studies and Research Director of Critical Surveillance Inquiry with Good Systems\, at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently writing her second book manuscript\, Like the Mixture of Charcoal and Darkness\, which examines the interventions made by artists whose works grapple with the surveillance of Black life\, from policing\, privacy\, smart dust and the FBI’s COINTELPRO to encryption\, electronic waste and artificial intelligence. Together\, these essays explore the productive possibilities of creative innovation when it comes to troubling surveillance and its various tactics\, and imagining Black life beyond the surveillance state. Simone is the author of Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness. \n  \n\n\nDavid Swanlund Simon Fraser University\nDavid Swanlund is a PhD Candidate at Simon Fraser University\, where he researches GIScience approaches to understanding geoprivacy and its protection. This includes research into geographic masks\, techniques used to anonymize spatial data\, as well as privacy-preserving visualization techniques. His Masters research explored the impacts of biometrics on geoprivacy as well as tactics and strategies for resisting surveillance. \n  \n\n\nNadine Schuurman Simon Fraser University\nNadine Schuurman is a health geographer who also has an interest and history in critical GIScience. She is keen to understand the motivation and possible outcomes related to widespread surveillance through social media. \n  \n\n\nCatherine D’Ignazio Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nCatherine D’Ignazio is a hacker mama\, scholar\, and artist/designer who focuses on feminist technology\, data literacy and civic engagement. She has run women’s health hackathons\, designed global news recommendation systems\, created talking and tweeting water quality sculptures\, and led walking data visualizations to envision the future of sea level rise. Her 2020 book from MIT Press\, Data Feminism\, co-authored with Lauren Klein\, charts a course for more ethical and empowering data science practices. D’Ignazio is an assistant professor of Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT where she is the Director of the Data + Feminism Lab. \n  \n\n\nDavid Murakami Wood Queen’s University\nDavid Murakami Wood is an interdisciplinary scholar of cities\, security and surveillance. Wood is happiest in the worlds of Surveillance Studies and Urban Studies\, but also feels quite at home amongst Human Geographers and Sociologists. Having started off in History\, Wood also tends to want to start by looking for the roots of phenomena and the long-term trajectories. But Wood has also been an environmental and social justice activist an so\, wants research to be relevant and potentially lead to changes for the better. \n  \n\n\nTina M. Park Partnership on AI\nTina M. Park is the Methods for Inclusion Research Fellow\, developing evidence-based methodologies for incorporating a more diverse range of stakeholders in the design and development of artificial intelligence. Her broader scholarship focuses on the examination of research designs and theoretical frameworks used by social scientists to study race and racism\, including its manifestations in digital technology and datasets. Prior to her Ph.D.\, she was a researcher with NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy looking at the impact of the Great Recession on housing market prices. She also worked as an economic development consultant with AECOM (formerly Economics Research Associates) and Entertainment + Culture Advisors to help private and public sector partners develop sustainable real estate development projects around the world. \nTina received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Brown University\, a Master’s in Urban Planning from New York University\, and a B.A. in Political Science (with minors in Chicana/o Studies and Public Policy) from the University of California\, Los Angeles. She was also a Public Affairs Fellow with the Southern California Coro Foundation.
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