GeoIgnite 2021 kicked off with a keynote speech from MDA’s Minda Suchan. GoGeomatics founder and GeoIgnite Chair Jon Murphy gave a quick welcome to Day One of the conference and introduced Minda, who spoke about MDA’s work with the highly successful RADARSAT program and the many uses for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. If you’re interested in satellites and how they can effect new technology and Canada’s role in space exploration, watch this video.

GeoIgnite Welcome & Keynote: MDA and the Future of SAR – Dr. Minda Suchan, VP of Geointelligence

Minda Suchan, Ph.D. is the Vice President of GeoIntelligence at MDA, where she is responsible for the GeoIntelligence business area focused on geospatial systems, services, and analytics, primarily based in the Richmond, BC, and Halifax facilities. Dr. Suchan has extensive leadership background in the US defence and intelligence community with experience in business execution and operations, strategy and business development, acquisition integration, engineering management, and technology portfolio investments, while leveraging innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence.

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