Blockchain is a powerful tool that is used in the geospatial industry for increased accuracy of transactions and improved decision-making. Bilyana Anicic, the CEO of Aurora Consulting, gave this wonderful talk on Day Three of […]
A successful and informative Day Three of the GeoIgnite 2021 conference closed out with an inaugural panel of provincial and territorial geospatial and location technology leaders. In it, panelists discussed priorities and challenges across jurisdictions, […]
Day Two of GeoIgnite had a very special event: a fireside chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder and CTO of SensorUp, and Dr. Nadine Alameh, the CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium. These two, who […]
RCGS Fellows work continuously to support geographic education within Canada’s education systems, supported by the community of academia, government, and industry. “Canadian Perspectives: The Power of Geoliteracy for Space, Earth Observation, and Education,” was produced […]
Ladies and gentlemen, the GeoIgnite 2021 Volunteer of the Year — Clement Charre! The first time I met Clement Charre was late summer of 2019, a month or so after the inaugural GeoIgnite conference in […]
Climate change is on everyone’s mind, but especially for Deploy Solutions’ CEO Nicholas Kellett. On Day Two of GeoIgnite 2021, Nick gave a talk on the technology that Deploy Solutions is working on to meet […]
Not all commercial satellite companies are the same. On Day Two of GeoIgnite, there was a special lunchtime keynote presentation from Maxar. Executive Vice President and CTO Dr. Walter Scott spoke about Maxar’s work, like […]
The fields of geography and geomatics lost a bright light far too early on May 12th, 2021, with the passing of Doug King. Dr. King was a professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental […]