GoGeomatics

Webinar: Living Under Surveillance
2021-07-21 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Toronto)
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.”
The 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.

Jeremy W. Crampton Newcastle University
Jeremy 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.

Aidan Peppin Ada Lovelace Institute
Aidan 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.

Simone Browne University of Texas at Austin
Simone 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.

David Swanlund Simon Fraser University
David 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.

Nadine Schuurman Simon Fraser University
Nadine 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.

Catherine D’Ignazio Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Catherine 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.

David Murakami Wood Queen’s University
David 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.

Tina M. Park Partnership on AI
Tina 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.
Tina 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.

Webinar: Emerging Location-based Services and Technologies, GeoSurveillance and Social Justice Issues
2021-07-21 09:30 - 13:00
This GeoEthics Webinar is dedicated to location-based services and technologies that are both static (e.g. CCTV cameras on a building) and increasingly dynamic (e.g. mobile CCTV cameras on a vehicle). The Webinar introduces the notion of dual use technologies that may have surveillance for care and surveillance for control applications. The thematic areas of concern to be addressed revolve around the various veillances: sur-, data-, sous-, and über-veillance. Emerging technologies of interest in this webinar include IP-based location data collection technologies such as, satellite and low-Earth orbiting technology (e.g. X-Y coordinates), uninhabited aerial vehicles (e.g. drones), wi-fi networks (e.g. campus watch), smart infrastructure (e.g. lampposts), mobile CCTV (e.g. vehicles), body-worn cameras (e.g. digital glass), and smartphones.
Thematic areas that will be addressed include “geolocation” and issues pertaining to “social justice”, such as, location-based solutions for those living with dementia or autism, the attitudes and perceptions of youth with respect to location-based digital apps, humanitarian aspects of the collection of identity and location data pertaining to the rights of refugees, or marginalized communities based on segregating factors; indigenous peoples under geosurveillance in the name of smart city safety; location in the context of gender-based violence, for good and for harm; closed campus IOT-based sensors, data privacy and human rights; regulatory tools that may be effective in addressing geolocation issues especially in the context of biosurveillance laws; and finally the role of the professionalization of ethics in the workplace, to allow for a better understanding of how Human Geography and Geographic Information Systems converge to be appropriately applied towards Geotelematics Services (i.e., the convergence of geography, telecommunications, and informatics solutions) in the public interest. The objective is to provide a forum for discussion, working toward enacting positive change, as opposed to further enslaving citizens.

Katina Michael Arizona State University

Advanced Location Services and Social Implications

Katina Michael is a professor at Arizona State University, holding a joint appointment in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence. She is also the director of the Society Policy Engineering Collective (SPEC) and the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society. Katina is a senior member of the IEEE and a Public Interest Technology advocate who studies the social implications of technology with an emphasis on systems of innovation. She has held 14 annual workshops in the social implications of national security space and chaired 3 international symposia on technology and society (ISTAS) in Wollongong, Toronto and Phoenix. She is the Senior Editor of the socio-economic impact section in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine and was the editor in chief of the award-winning IEEE Technology and Society Magazine. In 2019 she took on the role of working group chair for the IEEE P2089 standard. In 2020 she received the ICTO Golden Medal for lifetime achievement award for exceptional contributions to research in information systems, and the IEEE Phoenix section’s Outstanding Member Contributing to Global Humanitarian Projects Award for her contributions to a better understanding of the impact of emerging technologies on humanity. In 2017, she also received the Brian M. O’Connell IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) Distinguished Service Award.

Roba Abbas University of Wollongong

Socio-Technical Systems and Location-Based Regulation

Roba Abbas is a Lecturer and Academic Program Director with the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She has a PhD in location-based services regulation and has received competitive grants for research addressing global challenges in areas related to co-design and socio-technical systems, operations management, robotics, social media and other emerging technologies. Her current research interests include methodological approaches to complex socio-technical systems design. More recently, she has delivered talks and co-organized panels for Yale University, The Alan Turing Institute, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Arizona State University and Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences. Dr Abbas is Co-Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society and was the Technical Program Chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS20) hosted by Arizona State University in November 2020. From 2005 to 2010, she was a Product Manager with Internetrix, Wollongong.

Jeremy V. Pitt Imperial College London

Intelligent Systems and Self-Organising Systems

Jeremy V. Pitt is Professor of Intelligent and Self-Organising Systems in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London. He received a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester and a Ph.D. in Computing from Imperial College (University of London). He has been teaching and researching Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction for over thirty years, where his research programme has used computational logic to specify algorithmic models of social processes, with applications in cyber-physical and socio-technical systems, especially for sustainable, fair and legitimate self-governance. He has collaborated on research projects extensively in Europe, but also in India and New Zealand, and has held visiting professorial positions in Italy, Japan and Poland. He has published more than 200 articles in journals, conferences and workshops, and this work has received several Best Paper awards. He is a trustee of AITT (the Association for Information Technology Trust), a Fellow of the BCS (British Computer Society) and of the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology), and in 2018 was appointed as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Technology & Society magazine.

Roger Clarke Australian National University

Dataveillance

Roger Clarke is a consultant on strategic and policy aspects of advanced information technologies. He is also a dilettante researcher, with hundreds of published papers and over 10,000 Google citations. He has been active in privacy and surveillance consultancy, research and advocacy since the early 1970s, and has published over 100 papers in the area. He originated the term ‘dataveillance’ in 1986, and also coined ‘the digital persona’, ‘identity silo’, ‘(id)entification’ and ‘dissidentity’, to assist in the analysis of information technology’s impacts on privacy.

Steve Mann University of Toronto | BlueberryX.com

Sousveillance

Steve Mann is the founder and CTO of BlueberryX.com, the world’s first brain-sensing context-aware eyeglass. He is a Visiting Full Professor, Stanford University, Department of Electrical Engineering and a Full Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is Chair of the Silicon Valley Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (SVIEF) and Founding Member of the IEEE Council on Extended Intelligence. He invented wearable computing in his childhood, brought this invention to MIT to found the MIT wearable computing project, and according to Nicholas Negroponte “persisted in his vision and ended up founding a new discipline.” He invented, designed, and built the world’s first smartwatch in 1998 (patent filed 1999, featured on cover of Linux Journal July 2000) which he presented at IEEE ISSCC 2000 where he was named “The father of the wearable computer”. Inventor of HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging, used in more than 2 billion smartphones. He has founded companies with valuation in excess of $1 billion, together with students.

M. G. Michael Independent Researcher

Uberveillance

M. G. Michael PhD (ACU), MA (Hons) (MacqUni), MTheol (SydUni), BTheol (SCD), BA (SydUni) is an independent researcher. He was formerly an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Information Technology at the University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia. Michael is a theologian and historian with cross-disciplinary qualifications in the humanities, who introduced the concept of überveillance into the privacy and bioethics literature

Christine Perakslis Johnson and Wales University | Arizona State University

Benefits and Risks of the Converging Veillances
The four veillances (i.e. surveillance, dataveillance, sousveillance, and uberveillance) continue to converge, enabling diverse actors to aggregate vast amounts of data gleaned from the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of society. At the micro-level, embodied computing, or body-centered computing, has evolved from wearable and bearable devices to implants, bionic technology, and ingestible sensors. At the meso-level, technology affords ordinary citizens new capabilities to record everyday life experiences including other people, places, processes, or procedures. At the macro-level, the Internet of Things and People (IoTaP) also continues to evolve with an intensification of interconnected devices, systems, people, and services to link to the infrastructures around us. What are the current and emerging benefits of the converging of the veillances? What are categories of risks we should address?

Christine Perakslis serves as an educator and consultant for various organizations. She serves as a researcher with publications and presentations focusing on the social implications of technology, group integration competencies, and behavioral motivators/psychometrics. Perakslis is a member of various associations and serves in the capacity of a peer-reviewer, as well as a member of advisory boards, program committees, and technical committees. Certificates and certifications include such areas as Advanced Graduate Studies, Lean Operations, Praendix Analyst, and Six Sigma.

Rys Farthing Reset Australia- Reset Tech | Oxford University

Young People’s Concerns on the Collection and Use of Geolocation Data
Children and young people are now ‘datafied’ before they are even born; from pregnancy apps and heartbeat monitors to ultrasounds shared on social media, their data is extracted and shared before they even take their first breath. This data collection continues throughout childhood, from AI-enabled baby monitors to connected toys. One estimate suggests that in Advertising Tech alone, over 72 million data points are collected about children by the time they reach 13. The amount of data that is now held about younger generations is truly staggering and presents unique risks for the realisation of children’s rights.
Of all this data, the children and young people I speak with in Australia are most concerned about the collection and use of geolocation data. Children have a right to privacy, and this right is important to them. From childhood fantasies about finding secret gardens and hidden worlds like Narnia, to playing in hidden spots in the playground and out-of-view treehouses, private spaces have always been important to children (and scary for parents!). But it appears that this non-stop surveillance through geolocation data is both eroding children’s sense of imagination about private spaces and replacing it with worries about their personal safety. This discussion will look at what Australian young people have been saying about geolocation data, and the need for greater regulation around its collection and use.

Rys Farthing is the Director of Children’s Policy at Reset Tech Australia, a think tank and campaigning organisation set up to tackle digital threats to democracy. Rys has worked for NGOs in Australia, the US and UK, with a focus on realising children and young people’s rights, and increasingly their rights in a digital world. She is a ‘recovering’ academic and has held posts at the University of Oxford, and RMIT University.

Toby Shulruff U.S. National Network to End Domestic Violence | Arizona State University

Every Move You Make: Surveillance and Gender-based Violence
Location data is routinely used as a means to exert control over victims of gender-based violence. Using easily accessible, often built-in tools including social apps, tracking devices, phone accounts, and monitoring software, abusive partners track victims’ movements in real time or interrogate their recent history. This abuse isolates victims from support and social connection, restricts their independence, causes intense anxiety and a feeling of always being watched. Conversely, the very same technologies are also used to connect with friends and family, protect children and pets from abuse, call for help to a specific location, or monitor convicted offenders. Choice about when and with whom to share our location should be built into location-enabled technologies from the beginning, with the privacy needs of the most vulnerable at the center of our care and design methods.

Toby Shulruff (she/her) works to build the capacity of communities to understand, make choices about, and ultimately shape the technologies that are woven into the fabric of our lives. Toby is a writer, trainer, project manager, and consultant – and a graduate student in the new Public Interest Technology program at Arizona State University. Toby works at the intersection of technology and gender-based violence as a Senior Technology Safety Specialist at the Safety Net Project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (US)

Jason Sargent Swinburne University of Technology

Geocoding our humanity: Markers of people, place & time
This presentation will use imagery to posit the viewer into moments of time and place to consider the implications of data coupling identity+location of oppressed populations. Vignettes (some historical and some from a personal 20 year research journey) will include the liberation of Auschwitz (pre digital revolution), the Balkan Crisis/ Sarajevo and Srebrenica (the first technology-enabled humanitarian crisis, Zeitgeist for the arrival of the World Wide Web), and the post digital revolution protracted forced migration of Karen refugees on the Thai-Burma Border and recent land data governance struggles of the Adivasi of the Satpuda Ranges of India. The presentation will highlight geocoding as a powerful témoignage/testimony lens and touch on elements of trust, constructivist co-design, power relationships and conclude with a call to action for responsible collection, curation and diffusion of oppressed population’s geocoded data.

Jason Sargent co-directs the Information Systems for Social Impact Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology and has spent his entire academic, scholarship and research career bringing people and technology together for a better world. He has been the academic lead of Swinburne’s internationally awarded ICT for Social Impact India Project (2014-present), and currently oversees humanitarian community projects in Melbourne, Pal India, Pakpattan Pakistan, and Mogadishu and Hirshabelle State Somalia.
In 2003, Jason’s undergraduate Honours thesis (‘The Digital Aid Framework – DAF’) introduced to the field of technology-enabled humanitarian relief a conceptual, end-to-end technology integration framework for humanitarian (refugee) relief operations. The DAF thesis was awarded the PWC Award for highest grade achieved in an Honours project in the Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong and the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Ubiquity article summarising DAF was subsequently used as course material at the University of California-Davis and has been downloaded ~180,000 times. Jason’s doctoral candidature was based in the University of Sydney’s Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning and Cognition (CoCo Lab), Faculty of Education & Social Work. His 2012 thesis explored complexities in attainment of higher education by refugees on the Thai-Burma Border (TBB) through a trinity of theoretical lenses: social capital, communities of practice and blended learning and came about through his pro bono service with the Melbourne-based grassroots Refugee Tertiary Education Committee (RTEC). His doctoral fieldwork was carried out on the TBB near Mae Pa and Mae Sot, Thailand.
In August 2020, Jason was humbled to be invited to become an Ambassador for Amnesty International Australia’s ‘My New Neighbour’ campaign, advocating for a fairer community sponsorship program for refugees.

Alexander Hayes Oethica, Australia | University of Wollongong

Applying a Socioethical Framework for Body Worn Cameras
My focus in this presentation is unpacking further the socioethical framework developed in my PhD, examining the pivotal role of GIS as described by Abbas, Michael et al. referencing criminal proceedings involving data derivative of location enabled body worn video cameras (BWC). In the case of Kwilla vs. WA State, 2020, in Derby Western Australia, the Aboriginal Legal Service advised the accused to accept an early guilty plea for lesser charges based on presentation of video evidence from BWCs, despite assertions from the accused that the video presented as evidence was heavily redacted. This case in review correlates with First Nation peoples accounts in Canada of how technology is further marginalising the already overpoliced, with evidence of collusion from private enterprise in predictive policing. My presentation will also draw on multiple contemporary and historical associations of BWCs as part of the broader rollout of surveillance in the global context.

Alexander Hayes is an expert in communications, information systems, and body-worn camera technologies. Hayes completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in March 2021 for the research inquiry, The Socioethical Implications of Body Worn Computers: An Ethnographic Study through the Faculty of Engineering & Information Systems at the University of Wollongong, NSW Australia. With over 25 years of entrepreneur, consultation, and researcher experience, Hayes describes himself as a polymath and versatilist, catalyzing social change through emancipatory human rights and social justice activity. With a portfolio in the creative arts, Hayes also engages across multiple domains and disciplines as a practicing professional artist in works focussed on cultural frameworks and social commentary.
In recent years Hayes, as a filmmaker and producer, has released two feature documentaries, 120 short films, and attained multiple project commissions in collaboration with rural and remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia including the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, Western Australia. As a designer and projects manager, Hayes is an adaptable UX and UI consultant, bridging information systems and communications technologies with web, graphic design, and print press production. As an author and biographer Hayes is also widely published in journals, books, periodicals, and online communities.

Elma Hajric Smart Cities NSF NRT | Arizona State University

The ‘Smart Campus’ and Geo-Surveillance
With ‘smart city’ narratives increasing adoptions of sensor-filled ‘Internet of Things’ devices used for surveillance in public spaces, campuses have become testing beds for deploying such ‘smart’ technologies, including geographical elements of location tracking such as smart light poles. This discussion investigates the campus as a unique smart city and considers the sociotechnical implications of the smart campus with regards to surveillance capacities and issues related to data rights such as ownership and privacy.

Elma Hajric is a PhD student in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology and a National Research Trainee in the NSF for Citizen-Centered Smart Cities and Smart Living. Her research focuses on governance of emerging technologies and data topics pertaining to surveillance, privacy, and ownership.

Rob Nicholls University of New South Wales

Do as I Say, not as I do: Biometric regulation and exceptions
Going to a café in Australia requires using a QR code to locate yourself. On many devices, this is opened using the biometric data of either a face or thumbprint. In most Australian states, the smartphone app requires information from a photograph-based identity such as a driver’s licence. This location data is intended to be used solely for contact tracing in the context of COVID-19. However, the data has already been used by at least one state police force. In the same context, Google has been found to have breached competition law by failing to disclosure all of the steps required to switch off location tracking. In the US, the Federal Trade Commission has required that Everalbum destroy both data and algorithms used in unauthorised facial recognition. This creates a complex regulatory environment where governments at multiple levels are engaged in activities that might be prohibited in the private sector. Whereas this might be acceptable in the context of COVID-19, it is both confusing and inconsistent.
This paper reviews the ways in which governments at multiple levels use both biometric data and location data in ways that would otherwise be unacceptable or prohibited. It suggests that some of the regulatory changes (competition, privacy and data protection) that have been put in place in response to increasing commercial biosurveillance will be difficult to sustain if governments act in a way that is inconsistent with them.

Rob Nicholls is an associate professor in regulation and governance at the UNSW Business School and a visiting professional fellow at UTS Sydney Law. His research interests focus on competition law, the regulation of networked and platform industries with an emphasis on the effects of technology in the regulatory space. His PhD examined the regulation of the media in Australia and his platform industry analysis reflects this. Rob has had a thirty-year career concentrating on competition, regulation and governance. His first degree was in electronics and communications engineering from the University of Birmingham and he was awarded his PhD and MA by UNSW Sydney. Before moving to academia, he worked for Webb Henderson, the ACCC and spent twelve years as a client-facing consultant at Gilbert + Tobin, including as a partner. Rob is an accredited mediator and from 2012 to 2020 was Australia’s Independent Telecommunications Adjudicator.

Jumana Abu-Ghazaleh Pivot for Humanity

Location, Location, Location: Making Space for GIS Ethics
Geography is not just a lens through which we understand and interpret the world. It is not purely academic, rarely objective, and often weaponized. Today, geography is the tool of the powerful – the platform of choice for those whose goals go beyond making sense of and learning about the world to actively shaping, planning, and too frequently, manipulating it. If data is the new oil, then geography is its refinery: geography creates new ways to use the constant stream of data–for profit, for good, for power, for politics, for justice, for surveillance, for oppression and for other harms. As a result, GIS educators and practitioners find themselves increasingly subject to ethical and moral quandaries: in an ever more heavily tech-intermediated world, how can GIS be proactively ethical? When practitioners need clarity and guidance, where can they turn? Who or what can they consult? A code of ethics, however inspiring and resonant, remains largely ineffectual.
This discussion will focus on shifting ethics from theory to practice. We will explore the use of a few key geographic concepts (place, location, proximity and distance) to inform how the AAG could transform ethics from a well-intentioned statement of intent into a set of norms that are practical, usable, consistent and impactful.

Jumana Abu-Ghazaleh is the President of Pivot for Humanity, the organization founded in 2018 to professionalize the extractive, data-driven social tech industry and foster a responsible, ethical, and accountable internet. Pivot’s goal is to compel an industry in crisis to adopt universal standards, norms and values that will pivot, or reorient, the industry toward its original mission: serving humanity. In 2014, Jumana founded and launched zanie, an app designed to help employers shrink virtual distance and create a thriving and emotionally engaged digital workforce. zanie helps companies build stronger distributed teams by facilitating conversations that build interpersonal trust between remote members and lead to innovative, productive, and fulfilling work.
Jumana’s first career was in marketing and brand strategy and communications, where she spent over 20 years developing strategies for organizations such as American Express, Yahoo, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, The RobinHood Foundation, Ally Bank, and Hilton Hotels. She is responsible for creating Capital One’s “What’s in your wallet?” campaign. Jumana earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in Literature and Philosophy from Claremont McKenna College.

Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson Connecting Stones
Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson is based in Sydney, Australia. Anderson is an active contributor to local and international initiatives to humanize data science. Her scholarly work engages with the fundamental concepts of uncertainty, relevance, and resilience in individual, organizational, and social settings. Anderson’s research interests include data ethics, infrastructure politics, emerging technologies, and digital youth. Her professional experience includes serving as associate professor and the inaugural director of the Master of Data Science & Innovation program at the University of Technology Sydney, working as a political research analyst for research centers and think tanks, and serving as a diplomat and environmental education officer. Anderson earned her MA and PhD in information science from the University of Technology Sydney, MA in international security studies and arms control from Lancaster University, and BA in diplomatic history and Soviet/Russian studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mathew Mytka Greater Than Learning
Mathew Mytka is a humanist, generalist, father, gardener, wannabe extreme sports enthusiast, and Co-founder of Greater Than Learning. He’s worked across digital identity, e-learning systems, behavioral design, decentralized technologies, and spent the past few years helping organizations to design more trustworthy products and services. Mat is an IEEE Member, and co-founder of Greater Than Learning and co-founder of Digitool Lab.

Nicole Stephensen GroundUp Consulting
Nicole Stephensen is Principal Consultant at Ground Up Consulting, a boutique firm she established in 2011. There, she provides capacity building and privacy by design services across government, private and not for profit sectors. With over 20 years in the privacy profession, Nicole believes in building sustainable privacy programs and embedding ‘privacy mindset’ into organisational culture. She is a sought-after speaker about privacy and its interface with information security, risk management, ethics and trust. She is a subject matter expert and guest lecturer for tertiary education providers in Australia and Canada and is author of course curricula focused on information privacy rights and privacy and cybersecurity acculturation. Nicole is a leading member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and hosts the IAPP’s KnowledgeNet Chapter for Queensland. Prior to its incorporation into the larger IAPP in 2019, Nicole was also a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals ANZ Chapter (iappANZ) where she sat for three consecutive terms on the Board. She is on the Advisory Board for the Centre for Data Leadership, an initiative of the Smart Cities Council of Australia-New Zealand (SCCANZ) and was the 2020 SCCANZ Smart Cities Leadership Award winner. Nicole served a three-year term as Executive Director for Privacy and Data Protection at the Internet of Things Security Institute, where she co-authored the IoTSI Security Framework for Smart Cities and Critical Infrastructure and hosted a bi-weekly podcast, Privacy Matters. Nicole additionally lends her privacy expertise to the digital policy arena – focusing on matters affecting children and young people, such as privacy and digital footprints, online safety, cyber-bullying, image-based abuse and child exploitation.

OGC API Virtual Sprint
2021-07-21 07:00 - 2021-07-23 17:30
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites software developers to the July 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint, to be held from July 21st to July 23rd, 2021. The code sprint will begin at 07:00am EDT on the first day, and end at 05:30pm EDT on the last day.
OGC has been developing a new generation of standards for building web Application Programming Interface (API) solutions that make location-referenced information more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). These draft specifications come from OGC’s effort to create modular, resource-oriented API standards that use OpenAPI for describing interfaces that offer location-referenced information over the web.
To ensure that all of the new OGC Application Programming Interface (API) standards are as developer-friendly, usable, and mature as possible before release, each draft specification is being put through one or more code sprints to test and improve their ‘readiness’ before starting the OGC standards approval process.
A Code Sprint is a collaborative and inclusive event driven by innovative and rapid programming with minimal process and organization constraints to support the development of new applications and candidate standards.
The July 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint will focus on the following draft OGC API specifications:

OGC API – Processes
OGC API – Coverages
OGC API – Records

The goal of the July 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint will be to progress the specifications. The sprint will also help to identify issues and options for addressing those issues.
The draft OGC API – Processes specification defines an interface that enables the execution of geospatial computing processes and the retrieval of metadata describing their purpose and functionality. Typically, these processes execute well-defined algorithms that ingest vector and/or coverage data to produce new datasets.
The draft OGC API – Records specification defines an interface that enables discovery and access to metadata records about resources such as features, coverages, tiles / maps, models, assets, services or widgets. The draft specification enables the discovery of geospatial resources by standardizing the way collections of descriptive information about the resources (metadata) are exposed and accessed.
The draft OGC API – Coverages specification defines an interface that enables access to coverages that are modeled according to the Coverage Implementation Schema (CIS) 1.1. Coverages are represented by some binary or ASCII serialization, specified by some data (encoding) format. Arguably the most popular type of coverage is that of a gridded coverage. Gridded coverages have a grid as their domain set describing the direct positions in multi-dimensional coordinate space, depending on the type of grid. Satellite imagery is typically modeled as a gridded coverage, for example.
OGC invites software developers to participate in the code sprint. There will be an opportunity for joint discussion with all participants on the goals and objectives of the event, as well as the final briefing of findings and opinions of the participants. However, the majority of the time will be spent on collaboration between participants in active coding. To learn more about the previous OGC code sprints, visit https://www.ogc.org/projects/initiatives/ogcsprints

Smart GEO Expo 2021
2021-07-21 00:00 - 2021-07-23 23:59
Smart GEO Expo 2021 is happening on July 21 to 23 in Seoul, Korea On/Offline Hybrid! Smart GEO Expo 2021 celebrates its 13th with a slogan “Digital Twin, Design the Smarter Future”.
We are ready to show new technologies of geospatial information and convergence to other industries.
Experience our business matching system to meet people from various fields worldwide.
We invite you to the On/Offline Hybrid Exhibition. Experience the limitless potential and the cutting-edge trends of the geospatial information industry with Smart GEO Expo 2021!

Society for Conservation GIS Conference
2021-07-19 00:00 - 2021-08-06 23:59
You are invited to attend our 2021 SCGIS Annual International Conference!
In light of the ongoing pandemic and the value of connecting our community across continents, the Conference will once again be virtual. It will consist of a series of online sessions between July 19th and August 6th. Conference registration will be free to all who wish to attend, and we strongly encourage all attendees to join SCGIS if not already a member.
Keynotes
We are pleased to announce two accomplished keynote speakers!
July 19, 2021: Walter Jetz received a DPhil from the University of Oxford in 2002. He is a Professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department and in the School of the Environment at Yale University, where he arrived in 2009.
His research addresses global biodiversity dynamics in a changing world and integrates ecological, evolutionary, geographical, and environmental perspectives. One particular focus is the use of new technologies and data flows to study biodiversity distributions and responses to change across scales. Flagship projects include Map of Life (a research, education and information platform addressing the global geographic distribution of species), the Half-Earth Project Map (addressing global priorities for area-based conservation) and EarthEnv (near-global high-resolution environmental data for biodiversity applications). For publications see here.
At Yale, Walter Jetz founded and directs the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change and its Max Planck-Yale Center for Biodiversity Movement of Global Change, an International Max Planck Center. For IPBES, he was member and co-manager of the Task Force on Data and Knowledge, chaired the Task Group on Indicators and was Lead Author of the Global Assessment. He is Scientific Chair of the EO Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and co-chairs the Species Population Working Group of GEO BON.

July 26, 2021: Molly Burhans combines her passion for people and the planet with her experience in GIS, design thinking, business development, and scientific research to understand and transform complex systems and make land work for good. As founder and Executive Director of GoodLands, Burhans helps communities manage their properties for environmental, social, and financial impact. She was the chief cartographer for the first global data-based maps of the Catholic Church, and her work combining faith, environmental stewardship and technology has received international coverage and acclaim. Burhans is an Ashoka fellow, a Henry Arnhold fellow, and the 2019 United Nations Young Champion of the Earth for North America. She has been involved with the Vatican Youth Symposium, Vatican Arts and Technology Council, United Nations Youth Assembly, and the Buckminster Fuller Catalyst program, and was an Echoing Green fellowship finalist.
Workshops
SCGIS is pleased to announce this line-up of technical workshops. Each workshop is listed in US Pacific Time, and is offered at a cost of $28.

Date (July)
Start Time (GMT -7, USA Pacific)
End Time (GMT -7, USA Pacific)
Topic
Instructor

Tues 20th
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
Spatial Data Analysis in R Part I
Andy Lyons

Wed 21st
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
Introduction to Google Earth Engine: Tracking Changes in NDVI Over Time
Annie Taylor

Thurs 22nd
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
Spatial Data Analysis in R Part II
Andy Lyons

Thurs 22nd
1:00 PM
3:30 PM
Creating and combining Story Maps, Interactive Maps, Surveys, and Dashboards for gathering, mapping, analyzing, and communicating information
Joseph Kerski

Friday 23rd
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
Exploring ArcGIS field apps
Miriam Schmidts

Tues 27th
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
Introduction to Remote Sensing using Open Source Tools
Nancy Thomas, Cindy Schmidt

Wed 28th
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
Open Source Remote Sensing: Land Cover Change Analysis
Nancy Thomas, Cindy Schmidt

Conference Sponsorship
If you are interested in being a conference sponsor please read the attached guidelines.
This page will be continually updated as more details become available. Visit us again soon for more information on registration and the agenda.

Sincerely,
The SCGIS Conference Committee

2021 Esri User Conference
2021-07-12 00:00 - 2021-07-15 23:59
The 2021 Esri User Conference (Esri UC) is a fully virtual experience. Join us at the Plenary Session to hear from Esri president Jack Dangermond, Esri staff experts, and special guests. Learn to use the latest tools in technical sessions. Get inspired by user presentations and the Virtual Map Gallery entries. Find solutions in the Expo, and shop at the Esri Merch Store.
Watch powerful stories about how GIS is making a difference in the world. See demonstrations of Esri technology and learn about the newest upgrades. Hear a keynote from Jack Dangermond and presentations from other thought-provoking speakers.
Browse the sponsors and exhibitors through our virtual format. Interact with displays and get your questions answered.
This unique learning opportunity provides recorded presentations, technical workshops with live Q&As, training in the latest GIS technology, and more.
Even in the virtual format, the Esri User Conference (Esri UC) provides online networking and collaboration opportunities with your peers.

State of the Map 2021
2021-07-09 00:00 - 2021-07-11 23:59
In 2021 the State of the Map conference will be held as an online conference again. Stay tuned for further information about calls for participation, the conference format and schedule. In the meantime, please consider signing up for updates via their newsletter, join the telegram group chat and follow them on Twitter.

INTO THE ARCTIC: AWAKENING
2021-06-29 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for a private screening of Cory Trépanier’s stunning new film, Into the Arctic: Awakening, that offers an intimate view of the top two-thirds of our home and native land. We’re presenting it with our friends at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
sign up – and it’s all free. It’s our Canada Day gift to you and yours.
We will send you your Zoom link 24 hours prior to the screening.
Cory is the world-renowned painter and explorer who shows us the Arctic with new eyes – at a time when climate change is transforming it, for better and for worse.
So join us from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 29 to see Cory introduce his film, watch the film itself, and to ask him all about it.
What better way to get ready for a Canada Day holiday like no other……. and invite your family and friends to join you for?
Oh, and we’ll be drawing one name from our attendees to win the limited Deluxe Art edition of Cory’s new book, Into the Arctic: Painting Canada’s Changing North, worth $750.
We hope you’ll join us on June 29th.

Geo Virtual Symposium 2021
2021-06-21 00:00 - 2021-06-24 23:59
The theme of this year’s symposium is Strengthening inclusive partnerships across the GEO Work Programme (GWP). The aim of the Symposium is to share successful practices and identify ways to accelerate the delivery of products and solutions to address environmental and societal challenges. The symposium will be held from 21 to 24 June 2021.
Topics covered during the symposium include:

EO solutions for the GEO Engagement Priorities including Climate Action, Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development, and Urban Resilience;
EO solutions related to pandemic/epidemic planning, response, and recovery;
Technologies and methods for enhancing discovery, access, analysis, and use of data and information, including analysis-ready data, data cubes, and data/knowledge platforms;
Approaches for facilitating the equitable collection, sharing, and re-use of EO data, including consideration of data principles and ethics, in situ data, and emerging data sources such as citizen science; and
GEO community development, including encouraging inclusivity, engagement with the commercial sector, resource mobilization, communications, and capacity development.

REGISTER HERE
The Symposium will take the form of Plenary Sessions, Parallel Sessions and Spotlight Sessions. Plenary Sessions will be coordinated by the Symposium Subgroup, while Parallel Sessions and Spotlight Sessions are open for proposals. To encourage engagement across the entire GEO community and to allow speakers and audiences from all regions to participate, each day will begin at a different time. More here

The Earth Archive Virtual Congress
2021-06-15 08:00 - 2021-06-16 17:00
The Earth Archive is an emerging conservation initiative that is revolutionizing the fight against the climate crisis. By scanning the planet’s land surface with very high resolution lidar, the Earth Archive will create a true three-dimensional digital twin of our world — an open source, digital record of the Earth that will reflect the landscape exactly as it was at the time of scanning. With this endeavor, the Earth Archive is positioned to provide geospatial data that will serve as the baseline for understanding and exploring our world.
The Congress will connect researchers, students, NGOs, stakeholders, indigenous groups, governmental officials, and corporate interests to become partners in this groundbreaking effort. Expanding the global Earth Archive community in this way encourages all levels of society to collaborate on a project that could prove fundamental to a solution for climate change. Join us for this hybrid event to become part of this unprecedented initiative.

119th OGC Member Meeting Online
2021-06-14 08:00 - 2021-06-18 17:00
Make an impact by participating in the 119th OGC Member Meeting.
During the 119th OGC Member Meeting, Members and Non-Members alike will be able to explore subjects such as Defense and Intelligence, Climate, and Transportation to collectively problem solve critical issues.
Tomorrow’s innovations start with today’s dedication.
Join keynotes, special sessions, and working groups that are evolving location technologies and standards across the globe.

54th annual conference of CARTO the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives
2021-06-14 08:00 - 2021-06-16 17:00
The 54th annual conference of CARTO by the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (CARTO-ACMLA-ACACC) will be held virtually from June 14-16, 2021 between 1-3:30 PM EDT.
Carto 2021 – Program (acmla-acacc.ca)

The Line Crossed Us 2021: New Directions in Critical Border Studies Conference
2021-06-10 08:00 - 2021-06-11 17:00
Building on the success of our first conference in June 2019, the Lethbridge Border Studies Group is hosting our virtual follow-up conference, The Line Crossed Us 2021: New Directions in Critical Border Studies, from June 10-11, 2021.

The conference brings Indigenous, settler, and migration politics and histories into conversation and focuses on early-career researchers to promote new voices and cutting-edge questions in the field of critical border studies.
Our call for papers welcomed submissions from current graduate students, emerging scholars, community researchers, and activists working on any aspect of border studies. This year approximately 70 presenters will share their research in fifteen panels over the two-day conference, including two events that will be open to the public.

Purchasing a free ticket to this event is your way to register and gain access to the “Online Event Page” where you will find the conference program and associated zoom links. Registration is available at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-line-crossed-us-2021-new-directions-in-critical-border-studies-tickets-152880019253.
In addition to fifteen panels, we are also hosting two free public events.
The keynote address, “A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border across Indigenous Lands” by Dr. Benjamin Hoy, will be held on Thursday, June 10th, 2021, from 11:00am to 12:30pm (GMT -6). Registration is available at: https://uleth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J1Q37pzFRiGtdCcrkZca5g.
The public event “Creative Defiance in the U.S.- Mexico Borderlands” will be held on Friday, June 11th, 2021, from 11:00am to 12:30pm (GMT -6). Registration is available at: https://uleth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tL5yAR4OS5WLzAPfAbB8fg.
For more information please contact us at borderstudies@uleth.ca
Follow us on Twitter @LethBordStudies

Free Online Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data & analysis Event
2021-06-09 00:00 - 23:59
Join us on June 9th for SAR Sessions, a half-day event solely focused on the trends, benefits, techniques and applications of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and analysis.
Experts from the following organizations will be speaking:

– Airbus Defence and Space
– e-GEOS
– German Aerospace Center
– NASA
– sarmap SA
– Intern. Atomic Energy Agency
– German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR)
– Ursa Space Systems
– Capella Space
– Royal Dutch Shell
– ICEYE

Gain insights from SAR experts in public organizations, academia, and commercial industries and see what the present and future of SAR looks like from their perspectives. This event will benefit anyone who is using or considering using SAR data.
The main event will be followed up by three practical webinars on June 16th, June 23rd and June 30th.
The best part – this event is completely FREE to attend.
Not sure if you can attend the entire event or not able to follow the event live because of the time difference? Register anyway and you will receive access to the recordings.
Check out the line-up of amazing speakers and reserve your spot today!
Email us at events@L3Harris.com.

FOSSGIS-Konferenz 2021
2021-06-06 00:00 - 2021-06-09 23:59
The FOSSGIS conference is the leading conference for Free and Open Source Software Geo-Software and OpenStreetMap.
The FOSSGIS Conference 2021 is organized by the non-profit FOSSGIS eV and the OpenStreetMap Community with the support of the OST Campus Rapperswil .
What is the FOSSGIS conference?
The aim of the annual conference is the dissemination of free and open source software for geographic information systems. This is where users and developers meet for a mutual exchange about application and work options as well as the latest developments in this area. It’s about web mapping, spatial data infrastructures, spatial data management, GeoProcessing and desktop GIS and about free spatial data such as OpenStreetMap.
Due to the current pandemic situation, FOSSGIS is planned as a hybrid event, ie it will be possible to travel to Rapperswil or take part online.
The conference is mainly supported by volunteer work, whereby in addition to the participation fees, the income from donations and, above all, the income from sponsors and exhibitors, an important source of financial income to cover the costs of the conference and also to promote open source projects.

ArcGIS Field Apps: Take the Power of Location Anywhere
2021-06-02 12:00 - 15:30
ArcGIS provides a suite of apps to help digitalize and streamline field data collection workflows in your organization. As soon as you step out of the office, there is an app to help you efficiently and effortlessly complete your field work and get the information back to those in the office who need it, right away.
We invite you to join us for this virtual seminar to discover how to digitally enable mobile workflows with location intelligence so field work can be completed faster, more efficiently and provide you with a better return on investment. Watch several demonstrations by our technical specialists and hear from users who are currently using ArcGIS mobile apps in their day-to-day work activities.

Why Attend

Discover what’s new & exciting in ArcGIS mobile apps
Explore different options for data collection, workforce coordination & communication
Eliminate paper-based workflows and optimize field data collection & accuracy
Enable real-time analysis and location assessment
Understand the benefits of the app integration and learn options for making your mobile apps work seamlessly together

Intended Audience

GIS users of all levels who want to start using or learn what’s new in ArcGIS mobile apps. Current ArcGIS mobile apps users are encouraged to sign up for this event.

Canadian Geospatial Virtual Career Seminar
2021-05-29 10:00 - 14:00
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.
This 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.
Jonathan Murphy, Managing Director of GoGeomatics Canada and geospatial career coach, will be sharing his valued tips and insight for your job search. He is an expert geomatics professional with close to 20 years of experience. Jon’s career has ranged from the oil fields of Alberta to projects with the United Nations in Switzerland. Topics covered include:

Geospatial Job Market Trends during pandemic
Specialty cover letters for GIS & remote sensing
Professional associations – should you join one?
Specialized GIS & Geospatial job hunting strategies
How to analyse a geopsatial job posting
Portfolios
Salaries & remuneration
How to handle recruiters
Your LinkedIn profile
Career strategies
The interview
The fundamentals of successful online networking

Testimonials from the Career Seminar in January 2021:

“A large number of COGS students across our geospatial programs attended the GoGeomatics “Geospatial Job Hunting Seminar” in late January: they got so much out of this. Jon’s geospatial-specific insight, background, and suggestions were thoroughly appreciated; questions were thoughtfully answered. Many students implemented ideas and suggestions from this job-hunt seminar into their resumes and/or LinkedIn pages. This is definitely a worthwhile session; I highly recommend it.”

– Dave MacLean (@DaveAtCOGS), GIS Faculty at COGS

“It was really well organized and prepared. No technological hiccups, and the speaker was excellent”

-Emily

“The speaker was very experienced and committed”

-Evan

100% of attendees would recommend this event to a colleague or friend!

Reimagining the Supply chain landscape through Location Intelligence
2021-05-27 11:00 - 15:30
With the new way of life and changing norms during and post pandemic, businesses and companies are striving to improve their operational efficiencies to provide customer satisfaction. With COVID-19’s immediate impact on the supply chain and logistics industry, companies are now trying to ‘redefine’ the management of the entire supply chain model. In today’s digital era, it is imperative for companies to reimagine the relationships with suppliers to promote partnerships as opposed to traditional supply relationships and give rise to innovation. It is crucial to understand the requirements from first mile to the last mile deliveries in a supply chain model. Within this context, digital technologies such as location intelligence (LI), AI, IoT, blockchain and machine learning is being used to promote visibility, tracking, and forecasting of the products. Thus, LI becoming an integral part of business across the supply chain and logistics is no exception.

Geomatics Day 2021
2021-05-27 06:00 - 11:00
Geomatics Day 2021
On 25 June the Geomatics Day 2021 will take place.
Geomatics Day gives you the opportunity to meet students, alumni and other geo-information professionals and to explore together how Geomatics can contribute to better understand and shape the Built Environment. An afternoon full of varied presentations, innovative demos and interesting network opportunities!
Geomatics
Geomatics is an innovative and rapidly developing field. High-quality, accurate and reliable 3D representations of our built environment are essential for modelling performance and other computational contests. Big data offers new challenges for urging academic, commercial and societal issues. Developments like Internet of Things to sensor the built environment and to monitor devices and valuable equipment inside facilities result in huge datasets. Autonomous cars and drones require integration of sensors and accurate and real-time environmental data. Geomatics covers all aspects from sensoring to storage, from data quality to data protection (privacy) and from analysis and visualisation to application.

Geomatics day 2021 programme

13:00
Welcome by Bastiaan van Loenen, program director MSc. Geomatics for the Built Environment

13:10
Student project 1: Finding the plastic hotspots with (GIS) data; client https://www.noria.earth/

13:40
Company presentation

13:55
Student project 2: Tree reconstruction from a point cloud using L-system; client: www.cobra-groeninzicht.nl

14:25
“This is Geodata in the Real World” by Ivo de Liefde en Roeland Meulmeester. Tensing GIS Consultancy

BREAK

15:00
Student project 3: Digital Real-Estate in Sight; client: www.brink.nl

15:30
Company presentation

15:45
Student project 4: Building rhythms – Reopening the Workspace; client: TU Delft Campus

16:15
Company presentation

16:30
Student project 5: 3D Representations for Visual Insight; client: Dutch National Police

17:00
Award ceremony best thesis award 2020

17:15
Closing

17:20
Meet the Geomatics network in Zoom break out rooms

Geomatics thesis award
At 5pm we will announce the winner of the Geomatics thesis award 2020. This award includes a 500 euro price money and a certificate. The nominees will be announced soon.
The jury consists of:

Dr. Lars Bodum, Associate professor at Aalborg university, Denmark
Kortryna Valeckaite MSc., Geomatics engineer, City of The Hague
Shenglan Du, TU Delft (winner thesis award 2019)
Sabine de Milliano, 52Impact,

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://tudelft.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlf-uuqT8vE9F_lq9-m9W3UMkjj-RhI43q
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

CCA: Canadian Multi-Dimensional Mapping Virtual Conference
2021-05-25 08:00 - 2021-05-27 17:00
Geospatial technology has continually advanced over the past several years and high quality multi-dimensional mapping is now available to a much broader
audience. There is growing interest in LiDAR technology for mapping natural disasters, forestry, flood mapping, and much more, Join us for a 3 day online
conference where we explore LiDAR and other mapping techniques.

To learn more about the conference click here

Contact Conference organizing committee here

Conference Keynote Presenters

Dr. Tim Webster
His research focus is mapping and modeling processes in the coastal zone.
In 2017 he was presented with the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia Award of Distinction, in 2010 the Gulf of Maine Council Visionary Award. He obtained his PhD from Dalhousie University in 2006, MSc from Acadia University in 1996, an Advanced Diploma in Remote Sensing in 1988, and a BSc in 1987.
His group has focused on research utilizing an airborne topo-bathymetric lidar sensors where they visualize 3-D data in virtual reality and mixed reality systems to aid in a better understanding of the data and environment.
You can find out more about his research work with the Applied Geomatics Research Group

Anita Graser
Anita Graser is a researcher, open source GIS developer, and author.
She works at the Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna, teaches Python for QGIS at UNIGIS Salzburg and serves on the QGIS project steering committee. She has published several books about QGIS, including “Learning QGIS” and “QGIS Map Design”. Her latest project is MovingPandas, a Python library for analyzing movement data.
You can find out more about her work on anitagraser.com and follow her on Twitter @underdarkGIS.

Dr. Steve Liang
Steve Liang is a researcher, teacher and entrepreneur. Steve is the founder and CTO of SensorUp, offering a NATO-award winning Geospatial IoT cloud platform that interconnects the world’s IoT data empowering the connected workers of the future to apply intelligent automation for productivity, safety, quality, and job satisfaction.
Dr. Liang is a global influencer on the Internet of Things, and he is the working group chair of several international standard working groups of the Open Geospatial Consortium and UN’s ITU-T. Additionally, he is a professor and research chair at the University of Calgary, director of the GeoSensorWeb Laboratory, and a lab scientist of the Creative Destruction Lab.
Steve was recently named the Rogers IoT Research Chair, a five-year research chair position sponsored by Rogers Communications. A recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Liang has received Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40, Killam Emerging Research Leader Award, and more.

Note: More Details will be added on this page as they becomes available, however if you have questions about the event then do not hesitate to contact us.

Avenza User Conference 2021
2021-05-12 11:00 - 17:00
The Avenza User Conference is a free, day-long virtual conference for map makers, GIS enthusiasts, and geospatial professionals worldwide who share a common interest in Avenza mapping technology. The Avenza User Conference 2021 will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST).
The day will offer a mix of virtual sessions from presenters who will share their experience of using Avenza mapping products in their projects, mapping tips and tricks, product development updates from the Avenza team, and remarks from Ted Florence, Avenza President.
Register Here

State of the Map Industry May 12th
2021-05-12 11:00 - 13:00
The State of the Map Industry is a new virtual event IMIA has developed for you to hear directly from leading experts in the geospatial, mapping and location fields of our industry. Our invited panel will be presenting key information on current issues in our industry, answering your questions on where the industry is headed in the coming year and discussing important trends that may impact your business.
After the featured discussion, we will use the second hour to break into smaller groups to keep the conversation going and to network.
Our speakers include:
Barry Glick
Managing partner of Carillon Ventures LLC
Director at Rand McNally and GeoJunxion

Greg Scott
Inter-Regional Advisor, UN-GGIM
Environment Statistics and Geospatial Information Branch
United Nations Statistics Division
Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Geoff Zeiss
Principal
Between the Poles

Moderator
Jonathan Murphy
Founder & Managing Director
GoGeomatics Canada
Click here for more information about our speakers.

QUICK EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Time: 11am ET – Panel discussion
12 pm ET – Small group networking
Location: Virtual (via Zoom)
Must pre-register. Custom Zoom link will be sent to registrants two days prior to the event.
IMIA Annual Sponsors receive complimentary tickets to this event. Please contact IMIA’s Donna De Marco at imia@oferrallgroup.com.

BeSpatial'21
2021-05-04 10:00 - 16:00
The BeSpatial event is an annual event for the geospatial and information community. The event offers program sessions, executive presentations, industry updates and an expo showcase. The event attracts attendees from a diverse cross-section of public and private disciplines: Geospatial (GIS) professionals and Information service (IT/IS) managers, engineers, surveyors, consultants, analysts, technicians, technologists, specialists, professors and students.
BeSpatial/ URISA Ontario is inviting you to join us at its 34th Annual program event, executive session and EXPO.
BeSpatial’21 overall event theme is Resilience
Resilience ( ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s)

an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change
the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity
the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

Resilience is made up of five pillars: self-awareness, mindfulness, self-care, positive relationships & purpose.
Date: May 4th and 5th, 2021
Location: Virtual Conference

GIS Improves Field Operations for Environmental Projects
2021-04-28 07:00 - 10:00
Field data collection, real time monitoring, and offline remote work
Field data acquisition and site monitoring are key activities for environmental projects. Mobile GIS technology has quickly become a critical component of successful environmental management projects. Firms are improving their field operations and expanding the value of their services using mobile apps. In this webinar, you will learn how two environmental firms use ArcGIS field applications to locate sites and assets, access system information, collect field data, and provide real-time information.
Attendees will gain valuable insights on the following:

Maximizing field efficiency with apps
Managing field operations in real time
Working in offline remote areas

Presenters:

Casey Talento and Matthew Nanney, AECOM
“Future Forward Data Collection Technologies”

Joy Stephens and Cesar Leon, SCS Engineers
“Using Drones and ArcGIS Field Apps for Operational Efficiency at Landfills”

GeoIgnite 2021: Canadian Leadership & Geospatial Intelligence
2021-04-21 08:00 - 2021-04-22 17:00
GeoIgnite invites the geospatial community to engage with one another by sharing your work, services, and data at our third annual conference. Download the sector participation package PDF.
One month with three great events

April 14th GeoIgnite Career Fair & Diversity Leadership (1 day)
April 21-22 GeoIgnite Main Conference (2 days)
Week of April 26th Workshops, Seminars, & Training

GeoIgnite 2021 is online this April and plans continue to bring government and industry together for innovative programming. As an added feature, for registered attendees, our conference content will be made available post event.
With GeoIgnite again going virtual for 2021, it allows for the audience to expand exponentially. C-level participation will continue and grow with the addition participants from Canada and abroad.

Code in Place 2021
2021-04-19 00:00 - 2021-05-28 23:59
A Free Python programming online course hosted by Stanford University
We are happy to announce that we are going to run Code in Place 2021. Join us for the next offering as either a student (apply by April 8th) or as a section leader (apply by March 25th)! Applications for section leaders are now open!
Is this the course with the most teachers ever? In 2020, at the start of the pandemic, as an act of community service over 900 teachers from around the world came together to offer a first-of-its-kind volunteer-led course called Code in Place, hosted by Stanford University. Code in Place was a great, uplifting, learning experience and over 10,000 students learned how to code in python. It was such a good time we are going to do it again in April 2021. Applications for students open on April 2nd!

Canadian Geospatial Career Fair Online
2021-04-14 00:00 - 23:59
GoGeomatics is pleased to announce our latest endeavor to support and develop the Canadian Geospatial Ecosystem. This year for GeoIgnite 2021 we will be hosting a geospatial and geomatics career fair open to all job seekers and students looking to engage with top Canadian geospatial organizations.

If you are a company or organization looking to hire top geospatial talent, these events are for you.
For more information on how your company can participate and get in front of a motivated and engaged audience of job seekers download our participation package PDf for GeoIgnite 2021 here.
More information will be published in the days ahead. Save the date in your calendar.

OS Geo Alberta Chapter Meetup
2021-04-07 18:00 - 20:00
Details

5.45pm: ONLINE LOBBY
6.00pm: Introductions
6.15pm: Any updates or proposals on projects
Following:
Quick Update: Dr. Ashok Krishnamurthy will provide a quick update on his use of R in statistical analysis of geospatial spread in infectious disease.
Panel: Coming Into Alberta Geospatial Industry
Our group is lucky to have a few people who do, or have done, hiring for various roles, including geospatial roles, in Alberta. They’ve offered to share some of their thoughts and insights:
– The market – what jobs, who’s hiring, what’s the competition?
– Finding opportunities – Your network/portfolio, social media
– Landing the job – Resume / Interview tips
– The real world – what will the job probably look like, day to day
Panelists:
Tanya Yeomans
– Open Data Specialist, Geospatial Scientist
Dare Adeyemi
– GIS and Asset Management Coordinator at Town of Drayton Valley
Stefan Price
– Geomatics Services Supervisor at Town of Cochrane
Kemi Mebude
– GIS Analyst II at Town of Beumont
This Monthly Chapter event is open to all. Feel free to bring your topics, projects, or presentations.
Some suggestions from the chapter for presentations include:
– Show us your side hustle
– Bring us your problems ( stuff you’re working on and issues )
– teach something new ( OS Geo projects or other ).
Please check out the Alberta Chapter WIKI page – https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Alberta_Chapter – to join the mailing list and contribute to the conversation.
Big thanks to Assembly Coworking Space for providing the venue ( even though we’re all at home right now).

Modern Health GIS – Supporting the spectrum from understanding to action
2021-03-26 15:00 - 16:00
The Department of Community Health Sciences and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health present:
Modern Health GIS – Supporting the spectrum from understanding to action
Maps and spatial analysis are delivering greater understanding across health disciplines and increasing awareness of impacted populations and resources needs. Planning tools, mobile tools, real-time monitoring and new communication tools in applied health geography help move organizations from understanding to data-driven action. This presentation will review the range of modern tools and methods in geographic information systems (GIS) technology for health.
Objectives:

Learners will gain an appreciation for the range of applications for applied health geography.
Learners will be able to apply a logical workflow model to various spatial problems.
Learners will discover how spatial overlay can support consensus in policy decisions.

Speaker Biography:
Dr. Geraghty is the Chief Medical Officer at Esri, developer of the world’s most powerful mapping and analytics platform. She leads business development in Health and Human Services and is passionate about delivering value thru a geographic approach. Formerly a Deputy Director with the California Department of Public Health, she led the state’s open data initiative. She also served as Associate Professor at the University of California Davis, conducting research on geographic approaches to health policy and community development. In addition to degrees in Medicine, Medical Informatics and Public Health, Dr. Geraghty is also a Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP).
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Modern Health GIS – Supporting the spectrum from understanding to action
2021-03-26 12:00 - 13:00
The Department of Community Health Sciences and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health present:
Modern Health GIS – Supporting the spectrum from understanding to action
Maps and spatial analysis are delivering greater understanding across health disciplines and increasing awareness of impacted populations and resources needs. Planning tools, mobile tools, real-time monitoring and new communication tools in applied health geography help move organizations from understanding to data-driven action. This presentation will review the range of modern tools and methods in geographic information systems (GIS) technology for health.
Objectives:

Learners will gain an appreciation for the range of applications for applied health geography.
Learners will be able to apply a logical workflow model to various spatial problems.
Learners will discover how spatial overlay can support consensus in policy decisions.

Speaker Biography:
Dr. Geraghty is the Chief Medical Officer at Esri, developer of the world’s most powerful mapping and analytics platform. She leads business development in Health and Human Services and is passionate about delivering value thru a geographic approach. Formerly a Deputy Director with the California Department of Public Health, she led the state’s open data initiative. She also served as Associate Professor at the University of California Davis, conducting research on geographic approaches to health policy and community development. In addition to degrees in Medicine, Medical Informatics and Public Health, Dr. Geraghty is also a Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP).
