GoGeomatics

Vancouver GoGeomatics Meetup
2023-04-20 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
Join Vancouver GoGeomatics Meetup group for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making.
Whether this is your first event or your fiftieth please feel free to bring your friends and come on down. As always we’re meeting at Royal Canadian Legion Nº179 at 6:30pm, we’ll be glad to see you there!

R Presentation & Social - Kelowna GoGeomatics Meetup
2023-04-20 17:15 - 20:15 (America/Toronto)
We will begin with a presentation by Rachel Plewes called “Automated GIS Workflows in R” in Meeting Room 3 of the Okanagan Regional Library. This presentation will dive into the BC data package in R. It will give a few examples of environmental applications for GIS data.
From there we will head to Earls Kitchen & Bar on 211 Bernard Ave for a 6:30 reservation. Enjoy some food and drinks with us!
GoGeomatics is a networking event to welcome students, professionals, and academics in the field of geomatics in a casual environment.
Come out and have some drinks with other students, peers and professionals. This group is open to everyone in any geomatics-related field–GIS, surveying, remote sensing, photogrammetry, CAD, and more.

Victoria GoGeomatics Meetup - April 12, 2023
2023-04-12 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver)
Hello Everyone! GoGeomatics is having our April Victoria GoGeomatics Meetup, where we can network and talk all things GEO!
Come alone or with a friend. These are free events for the community. You will meet a mix of professionals., managers, students and job seekers all the local Victoria community.
If you are interested in GIS, geospatial, surveying, geomatics, remote sensing, data, engineering, BIM, digital twins, mobile mapping, or geography in general this is the free networking group for you.
You will meet others who are interested in the awesomeness of GEO so if you like to talk about the tech and sector its a great evening over drinks.
The number of people allowed to attend is not a hard cap. If you want to come by and the total number of guests has already been hit it’s not a problem!
Hope to see you there!

How to easily bring spatial municipal datasets to life with interactive Story Map presentations
2023-03-29 13:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto)
Storytelling can be a powerful tool to convey complex ideas and inspire action. However, using geospatial data to present a compelling visual story can be somewhat complex and time-consuming. Story maps are a powerful way to combine maps with multimedia content, allowing users to visualize and explore different geographic locations, data, and narratives. We’ve simplified web mapping so that anyone can easily create media-rich interactive story maps with their own data, online.

Join CartoVista to learn how to create interactive GIS Story Map presentations and easily bring your spatial datasets to life.
You will Learn:
• How Story Maps can be used to create impactful proposals and presentations.
• How to leverage Story Maps to turn your spatial datasets into insights.
• Key elements required to design a – Story Map that address stakeholder questions.
• How to quickly create your own Story Map presentation.
The webinar is scheduled to run for 30 minutes in duration and will feature a 15-minute Q&A period following the presentation.
REGISTER HERE!

Edmonton GoGeomatics Meetup - March 28, 2023
2023-03-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
Welcome back! Its time for the march Social. Winter weather is still here, but so is GoGeomatics so it all balances out. Join us for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making.
The kitchen can be made available for food until 7:30PM. Please RSVP if interested in food.
Big news for the Alberta Geo community. We are planning an expo for Nov this year check it out here https://gogeomaticsexpo.com/
Whether this is your first event or your fiftieth please feel free to bring your friends and come on down. We’re meeting at Norwood Canadian Legion #178. https://norwoodlegion.ca/ at 7:00pm, we’ll be glad to see you there!

Niagara GoGeomatics Social
2023-03-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
Welcome back, Niagara!
GoGeomatics is back with our first event of the year. Join us for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making.
Whether this is your first event or your fiftieth please feel free to bring your friends and come on down. As always we’re meeting at Fresco’s Euro Bar and Grill at 6:00pm, we’ll be glad to see you there!

Toronto GoGeomatics Meetup + ChatGPT AI Speaker
2023-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
NEW VENUE! Betty’s has closed down, but we’ve found a great new location at Prenup Pub at College and McCaul, near Queen’s Park Subway Station!
Speaker announcement for this Meetup: Looking to learn more about ChatGPT? Wondering how you can start using it? Join Peter Chu Su, Data Scientist with York Region, for a presentation about how ChatGPT works, how it impacts you, and some examples on how to get started!
Jonathan Murphy the founder of GoGeomatics will join us and introduce our newest Toronto group leaders to the community. A big welcome to
Hilary, Janet and Bob. Jon will also share details on two national Geo events. The return of the in person National Geospatial conference, GeoIgnite in Ottawa for 2024 as well as this year the new National Geomatics Expo in Calgary Nov 7-8, 2023. https://gogeomaticsexpo.com/
Join GoGeomatics for our March social taking place March 20th (7:00PM) Prenup Pub (Upstairs!).
USE Meetup to RSVP here

Vancouver GoGeomatics March Meetup
2023-03-16 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver)
Welcome back! Take a break from this lousy Smarch weather and come on in to GoGeomatics. Join us for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making.
Whether this is your first event or your fiftieth please feel free to bring your friends and come on down. As always we’re meeting at Royal Canadian Legion Nº179 at 6:30pm, we’ll be glad to see you there!
Join and RSVP here:
https://www.meetup.com/vancouver-gogeomatics-canada-monthly-networking-social/events/291678930/

Satellite 2023
2023-03-13 08:00 - 2023-03-16 17:00 (America/Toronto)
Start:

Monday, 13 March 2023 00:00 EDT

End:

Thursday, 16 March 2023 00:00 EDT

Details:

The satellite industry is growing and evolving faster than ever before. The space economy is on its way to reaching $1 trillion in revenue by 2040 according to Citigroup, with the satellite market making up 70%.
For 42 years, SATELLITE has brought the global satellite and space ecosystems together for one week of business, technology, and collaboration that drives the industry forward. Whether you’re brand new to the industry or want to expand your knowledge and opportunities, SATELLITE is the place to be.

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The National Geomatics Competition, at Université Laval in March 2023
2023-03-10 18:00 - 2023-03-12 22:00 (America/Toronto)
The National Geomatics Competition (NGC) is a student-led consulting engineering competition in the field of geomatics. Our focus is to bring together students, academia and industry representatives from across the country.
The goals for the NGC are :

Increase the visibility of the geomatics profession and of the respective programs in Canadian universities
Connect industrial knowledge with students’ skills and academic research
Learn and contribute to this fast-growing sector

​The NGC hosts teams of undergraduate students from schools all across Canada. These teams are presented with a problem dealing with various aspects ​of geomatics, and must come up with a solution to the problem. The teams present their solutions in front of a panel of judges, consisting of industrial and academic experts in the industry. Social activities, technological demos and conferences on the most recent updates from the industry are scheduled throughout the weekend.

DGI Geospatial Intelligence for National Security
2023-02-27 - 2023-03-01
Start:

Monday, 27 February 2023 00:00 EST

End:

Wednesday, 1 March 2023 00:00 EST

Details:

Your Only Opportunity to Learn From and Network with the World’s Leading Allied Nations on Geospatial Intelligence
As the security environment in Europe becomes more uncertain, access to the best geospatial intelligence continues to be a critical strategic priority across nations.
Join the biggest community of international geospatial intelligence professionals in defence and security at DGI and gain practical insights on how to:

Access higher quality imagery from Space and assure your geospatial intelligence
Accelerate your geospatial intelligence processes to speed up in-mission time critical decisions
Strengthen partnerships with allies so that you can share geospatial intelligence faster
Source and integrate new imagery and geospatial products, tools and services to enhance your geospatial intelligence capabilities

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Calgary GoGeomatics February Networking Social
2023-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton)
Hello February!
We cant wait to see you at our social, 21st of February at 7PM at Pig & Duke Neighbourhood Pub!
Come on down and join us for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making.

125th OGC Member Meeting - Europe
2023-02-20 08:00 - 2023-02-24 17:00 (America/Toronto)
Event Twitter Hashtag: #OGCXXX

Registration:

Learn more on the Member Meeting Landing Page

Start:

Monday, 20 February 2023 08:00 EST

End:

Friday, 24 February 2023 17:00 EST

OGC’s 125th Member Meeting is here. Join us in Frascati, Just south of Rome, Italy, where we will continue to connect location, show why standards matter, and share how interoperable technologies are crucial to sharing geospatial information.
This one-week event filled with technology showcases, dozens of Working Group meetings to improve standards and domains, special sessions, workshops, and keynotes, will show the value of the consortium’s community of experts. The OGC Collaborative Innovations and Solutions program will also be in attendance sharing the latest concepts in climate, space, aviation, and more: all powered by our community.

SKI Conference Canada 2023
2023-02-16 08:00 - 2023-02-19 17:00 (America/Toronto)
The 8th Conference on Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada will be held February 16-19, 2023 in Banff, Alberta.
Spatial Knowledge and Information (SKI) Canada brings together researchers of geographic information science (and systems), spatial data science, and the geoweb who live and work in Canada. We invite submissions as short papers and abstracts for peer-review and publication.
The SKI conference mixes the practical and the theoretical. Come share your experiences in using GIS in academia in Canada and around the world. Learn from other researchers and students of GIS on best practices and ways of accommodating different domains of knowledge. We invite submissions on a range of topics including (but not limited to):

GIScience
Spatial Data Science
Geomatics and geomatics engineering
Remote Sensing
Participatory GIS
GIS in health and epidemiology
GIS in transportation
GIS in hydrology
Geoprivacy
Planning Support Systems and landuse planning
Digital Earth and the Geospatial Web 2.0 (geoweb) (e.g., Google Earth, Virtual Earth, Google Maps) Research
Neogeography, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) and crowdsourcing
Geovisualization and cybercartography
Business geographics
Spatial statistics
Location based services
GIS and spatial modeling in the Earth Sciences
Urban simulation and modelling
Computer dimensions of GIS (e.g., data modelling)
Big Data, machine learning, Geo AI
Smart Cities & Artificial Intelligence

Who should attend?
Students of all levels (undergraduate, masters, and PhD) and professors who identify as GIScientists, Spatial Data Scientists, Geomatics Researchers or GIS Applications users from across Canada. We are particularly interested in students attending the conference so please share this CfP within your departments.
How to participate
Submit a short paper for peer review
Short papers can be up to 2000 words in length and a maximum of 10 pages (including figures and references). Each short paper will be reviewed by the Program Committee and feedback will be provided to the authors. Accepted short papers will be published in the SKI conference proceedings via Open Science Framework (OSF). In addition to gaining experience with the review process, students should be aware that the proceedings are given a persistent identifier (DOI) and indexed, which may be useful for their CV.
Download the short paper template here
Submit paper here
Submit an abstract
For students who have been registered in their programs for less than six months (as of the deadline of abstract submission), we invite submission of a short abstract (200-300 words). Short abstracts will not be included in proceedings but are an opportunity to discuss and receive feedback from your peers. Short abstracts should include the research context, goal, methods, anticipated results, and expected impacts. Short abstract submissions must be accompanied by an email or letter from the student’s supervisor indicating they have reviewed and approved the submission and confirmation that the student has been in their program of study for less than six months. If new students have sufficient results, a comprehensive literature review or a well-developed methodology, we encourage them to submit to the paper stream.
Download the abstract template here
Submit abstract here
Faculty research synopsis
Faculty are welcome to submit Extended Abstracts and be allocated the same 10-minute presentation slot as other presenters, these abstracts should focus on a specific research project or topic. Alternatively, faculty can email grant.mckenzie@mcgill.ca and request to give a 2-minute research synopsis/elevator pitch covering the general range of research they conduct. Additionally, faculty can submit a 300 word summary of their research program which will be posted on the conference website, but will not be part of the peer-reviewed proceedings. Submit synopsis here
Dates
The full conference event will be held from Thursday February 16 to Sunday, February 19, 2022. The conference begins with an icebreaker and social on Thursday night, with paper presentations commencing Friday February 17 and continuing Saturday February 18. Further details will be posted soon.
The submission deadline for short papers and abstracts is November 14th, 2022.
Conference Structure
The conference will be structured as a series of plenary sessions, and hosted by a moderator. Conference sessions will be designed around a rapid-communication format successfully used in medicine, neuroscience, and other disciplines. Each presentation will be 10-minutes with a short shared opportunity for public questions. Additionally, each evening of the conference will also include a reception offering ample time for interaction and discussion. In addition to the research presentations we will have a keynote address during the dinner hour of the first evening.
Conference Location
This year’s conference on Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada will be held at the Banff Park Lodge.

Registration
Registration includes two dinners and coffee breaks during the conference.
Please make sure to book your own accomodation, either at the Banff Park Lodge (where the conference will take place) or at a location nearby.
Early bird (Register by January 6)

Students: $200
Postdocs: $300
Faculty & others: $450

Regular (Register by January 27)

Students: $250
Postdocs: $350
Faculty & others: $500

Registration link coming soon.

GEO Week 2023
2023-02-13 07:00 - 2023-02-15 14:00 (America/Toronto)
About Geo Week

Geo Week is the premier event for increased integration between the built environment, advanced airborne/terrestrial technologies, and commercial 3D technologies, bringing together former stand-alone events AEC Next Technology Expo & Conference, International Lidar Mapping Forum, and SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, and powerful partnership events including ASPRS Annual Conference.
Geo Week was created as a response to the changing needs of built world and geospatial professionals, and to acknowledge the convergence of technology taking place currently. New technological innovations, the need for remote workflows, and hardware breakthroughs are redefining expectations across teams, organizations, and entire industries. Geo Week is at the center of it all.

Geo Week 2023
February 13 – 15, 2023
Colorado Convention Center
650 15th Street
Denver, CO, 80202

Registration Hours

Monday, February 13:
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Tuesday, February 14:
7:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Wednesday, February 15:
7:30 AM – 2:00 PM

GoGeomatics Kitchener Social Networking Event
2023-02-08 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
GoGeomatics social is a free, fun networking event to welcome students, professionals, and academics in the field of geomatics in a casual environment.
Come out and have some drinks with other students, peers and professionals. This group is open to everyone in any geomatics-related field–GIS, surveying, remote sensing, photogrammetry, CAD, and more.
It will be held Wednesday February 8th, at 6:30PM and location will be determined closer to the date.

Kingston GoGeomatics January Social
2023-01-31 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto)
Hey Kingston, please join us at Red House for our Kingston GoGeomatics Meet Up!
Mark your Calendars for the first Social of 2023 on Tuesday January 31st, 6:00PM held at Red House.
You will get the chance to meet other professionals and students in the Geomatics, GIS and Geography fields. You also get to learn about industry trends, products and developments or just chat it up with some like-minded individuals.
Everyone is welcome, bring all your friends and enjoy yourself on this special night. We cant wait to see you there.

Vancouver GoGeomatics Networking Social
2023-01-31 00:00 (America/Toronto)
Welcome back! Winter weather is still here, but so is GoGeomatics so it all balances out. Join us for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making.
We still have GoGeomatics T-Shirts to hand out. Come to the event to get yours!
Whether this is your first event or your fiftieth please feel free to bring your friends and come on down. As always we’re meeting at Royal Canadian Legion Nº179 at 6:30pm, we’ll be glad to see you there!

Edmonton GoGeomatics January 2023 Social
2023-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton)
Welcome back!
Let’s kick off 2023 with a great place to meet up and talk all things Geospatial.
We’re meeting up again at the end of January.
Join us for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making. If you’re interested in GIS, remote sensing or other geospatial related program, come on down!
Whether this is your first event or your fiftieth please feel free to bring your friends and come on down. As always we’re meeting at Pub 1905 we’ll be glad to see you there!

Digital Twins for Future Cities Webinar
2023-01-25 00:00 - 10:00 (America/Toronto)
Start: Wednesday, 25 January 2023 00:00 EST

End: Wednesday, 25 January 2023 10:00 EST

Event Description:

Digital Twins of the built environment serve an increasing number of use cases for city management and development. This webinar, hosted by Dubai GIS Center at Dubai Municipality and offered by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), will focus on current and emerging examples of effective practices for generating, managing, and leveraging Urban Digital Twins.
The OGC is dedicated to making Location data FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. OGC members represent more than 550 organizations from around the work and collaborate to assess the best means to improve the use and relevance of geospatial data through development of Standards, guiding practices, applied research, and seminars such as this one.
The Webinar Will be Available For Two Seperate Sessions:
Wed,Jan 25, 2023 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM EST
Wed,Jan 25, 2023 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

Calgary GoGeomatics January Social
2023-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
Hello January!
We cant wait to see you at our social, 7PM at Pig & Duke Neighbourhood Pub!
Come on down and join us for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making.

The Road to Open Data Certification
2023-01-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Canadian Open Data Society
Upcoming joint GOOD-CODS web event: The Road to Open Data Certification: Join this community discussion on developing the road to Open Data Certification. The discussion will include a proposed process, certification requirements and how this certification fits into vocations within the open community. A group of members from both GOOD and CODS will lead the discussion and look for feedback from the community on how to move forward with certification.
1. Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. (EST) Register here!
2. Panel includes:
1. Jury Konga, Executive Director, GO Open Data Association (GOOD)
2. Paul Connor, Executive Director, Canadian Open Data Society (CODS)
3. Eugene Chen, Chair, Canadian Open Data Society (CODS)

Vancouver GoGeomatics January Networking Social
2023-01-19 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver)
Welcome back! 2023 is here and GoGeomatics is back with our first event of the year. Join us for another great evening of networking, drinking and general friendship making.
We still have GoGeomatics T-Shirts to hand out. Come to the event to get yours!
Whether this is your first event or your fiftieth please feel free to bring your friends and come on down. As always we’re meeting at Royal Canadian Legion Nº179 at 6:30pm, we’ll be glad to see you there!

GoGeomatics Kelowna January Social
2023-01-19 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver)
GoGeomatics is a networking event to welcome students, professionals, and academics in the field of geomatics in a casual environment.
Come out and have some drinks with other students, peers and professionals. This group is open to everyone in any geomatics-related field-GIS, surveying, remote sensing, photogrammetry, CAD, and more.

GoGeomatics Victoria Meetup - January 2023
2023-01-11 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
Hello Everyone! GoGeomatics is having the first Victoria GoGeomatics Meetup of 2023, where we can network and talk all things GEO!
As it’s the first of the year we’re going to kick it off at Swans pub. Hopefully we’ll have speakers in the coming events.
Come alone or with a friend. These are free events for the community. You will meet a mix of professionals., managers, students and job seekers all the local Victoria community.
If you are interested in GIS, geospatial, surveying, geomatics, remote sensing, data, engineering, BIM, digital twins, mobile mapping, or geography in general this is the free networking group for you.
You will meet others who are interested in the awesomeness of GEO so if you like to talk about the tech and sector its a great evening over drinks.
Hope to see you ther

GoGeomatics Ottawa December Social
2022-12-19 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
Hey Ottawa!
GoGeomatics Canada invites the community to join us for a festive event full of good cheer and geomatics in Ottawa.
Please join us December 19th at Heart & Crown on Preston (6:30PM).
Our socials are free, fun networking events. You will get the chance to meet other professionals and students in the Geomatics, GIS and Geography fields.
Everyone is welcome, bring all your friends and enjoy yourself on this special night. We cant wait to see you there

GoGeomatics Victoria Meetup - December 2022
2022-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
GoGeomatics is having another Victoria GoGeomatics Meetup before the holidays/new year, where we can network and talk all things GEO!
Come alone or with a friend. These are free events for the community. You will meet a mix of professionals, managers, students and job seekers all the local Victoria community.
If you are interested in GIS, geospatial, surveying, geomatics, remote sensing, data, engineering, BIM, digital twins, mobile mapping, or geography in general this is the free networking group for you.
You will meet others who are interested in the awesomeness of GEO so if you like to talk about the tech and sector its a great evening over drinks

See you Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST at the Swans Pub 1601 Store St · Victoria, BC

GoGeomatics Toronto December Social
2022-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
Join GoGeomatics for our December social taking place December 14th (7:00PM) Betty’s On King (Upstairs!).
These monthly socials are a chance to network with others in the geomatics field to chat GIS, remote sensing, surveying and more in a casual atmosphere. They’re always fun, and always free. See you there!
Please RSVP to let us know you’re attending.

GoGeomatics Kitchener December Networking Social
2022-12-14 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
Join us for our December social event being held on Wednesday December 14th, Heauther Hotel (Operations Room) at 6:30PM.
Everyone is welcome, from all areas of geomatics – from GIS, to remote sensing, to surveying, to cartography, to GIS enthusiasts. If you are involved in location technology you are invited.
This fun and free networking event will be an opportunity for people in the community to develop new relationships, learn more about current activities, technologies and success stories, and gain insight into the many advanced applications in Canada’s most advanced hi-tech region.
Join us for this networking social. Please RSVP to let us know you’re attending.

GoGeomatics Kelowna December Networking Social
2022-12-13 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto)
GoGeomatics is a networking event to welcome students, professionals, and academics in the field of geomatics in a casual environment.
Come out and have some drinks with other students, peers and professionals. This group is open to everyone in any geomatics-related, GIS, surveying, remote sensing, photogrammetry, CAD, and more.

Join us December 13th, at 6:00PM at King Taps, 1352 Water Street · Kelowna, BC. Please RVSP here.
