Technology
Canadian Geospatial Briefing March 1st – AI helping response to extreme weather; Inukshuk Geomatics celebrating 20 years; Telesat basing Lightspeed broadband operations in Gatineau; CATALYST Microservices – cloud-based earth observation processing; Canadian Coast Guard testing new UAV; GeoIgnite Career Fair April 14th
Artificial Intelligence helping respond to extreme weather events Researchers at the University of McGill are finding new ways to harvest…
Geomatics Tools In The Protection and Conservation of North American Right Whales
Right Whale Biology + Conservation When speaking about declining populations in species, the words endangered, vulnerable and threatened often come…
International Geospatial Briefing February 22nd – AMAZON AWS into space sector; UAE’s Hope mission; Map the world’s youngest & oldest countries; India’s indigenous mapping portal; Archaeology from space; Mapping campus love stories
The GoGeomatics team brings to you interesting stories and content related to geospatial technologies, space missions, innovative use of maps,…
Reimagining Remote Sensing with ERDAS IMAGINE
Using location-based information and geospatial data to solve problems is not a new idea, but the variety in types of…
The International Geospatial News Story of 2020: location technology in the fight to beat the pandemic
The GoGeomatics editors, writers and online managers discuss stories each week that we would like to share with the community.…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing February 16th – A new app for neighbourhood environmental health; Kongsberg Geospatial horizonless air picture; Evictions Ontario map; people cry at University of Waterloo; Canadians can now get Space X Starlink internet
A new app from U of T researchers allows users to track their neighbourhood’s environmental health Researchers at the University…
Building-height Estimation using Street-view Images, Deep Learning, and Building Footprints
Introduction Building height is an important piece of information that has various important applications such as economic analysis, urban planning,…
Drones: Now and in the Future
The drone industry is rapidly growing and will continue to expand in the future. Various applications, such as commercial delivery,…
International Geospatial Briefing February 9th – What are we doing about space traffic management?; new urban planning GIS tool to improve urban climate resilience; Drone Privacy Laws; World’s Longest and Deepest Alternating Current Cable Route; Ex-Uber team – Unfolded.ai
What are we doing about space traffic management? As spaceX continues to launch more and more satellites through their ridesharing…
A New Stage of GIS Evolution
The GIS market has grown in size every year for the past decade. With a current capitalization of over USD…
Old Cities, New Discoveries: How LiDAR is changing Archeological Surveys
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is not a new technology; it has been around since the early 1960’s when a…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing Feb 1st: Canada’s first Agric Technology degree; U of A maps out uncharted Territory for Owls; Data from space could protect endangered Whale species; Canadian company producing low-noise drones; Mapping Kelp beds along Pacific coast.
Lakeland College Launches Canada’s first degree in Agriculture Technology Lakeland College is starting Canada’s first degree in agriculture technology in…