Technology

Hatfield releases R-BAM algorithm to all Canadian wildfire agencies

The Rapid Burned Area Mapping (R-BAM) technology was developed over the last three years by Hatfield Consultants and aims to…

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for March 18th: Lunar Gateway program; RME; SongSAT; Edmonton’s Smart City entry; 2019 geospatial events

MDA applauds Canadian entry to Lunar program MDA is cheering the Canadian government’s decision to join the Lunar Gateway program,…

NRCan makes three data announcements

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has recently announced three developments with regards to data. You can be among the first to…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for March 11th: Autonomous cars; Hong Kong spatial data; smart phone data; YGP Award

Who will own the data collected by autonomous vehicles? Who will own the data collected by autonomous vehicles? That is…

Let the Scientists do Science: Efficient Data Management Design for Biological Field Surveys

Defining the problem Environmental consulting is a fast-paced industry for good reason. Whether it’s the constraints of the season, the…

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for March 4th: Sidewalk Labs; Vancouver Police force; MDA Forest Alert; DDC Top Venture 50; Joseph Klafter

The official GeoIgnite 2019 website has launched! The GeoIgnite 2019 website is your place to register to attend, exhibit, sponsor,…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for February 25th: Blockchain; Ordnance Survey; geospatial challenges; Smart City transportation; MyDefence

Blockchain needs to step up security Cryptocurrency is far from immune to attack—and as it turns out, some have security…

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for February 18th: Markham Smart City pilot; Condor drone; Space Flight Laboratory; Canada’s Surface Combatant ships; goodwoodglobes; International Boundary Commission

Smart city technology will monitor Markham infrastructure Bell Canada and IBM Canada will be testing a new generation of systems…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for February 12th: Data61; earth observation in the UK; supply chain data; AI in food delivery

When GIS is everywhere, what is it? As GIS becomes mainstream, it is aided by a proliferation of open-source, easily…

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for February 4th: Acadia; AI Centre; Exploring Earth; Canadian caribou; automated vehicles

Below the surface In a previous digest we introduced the ground-penetrating radar team surveying the historic site of Fort Anne.…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for January 28th: Location Tech; Amy Webb interview; WGIC; Blockchain innovations; Planet

Location technology is at the core of the smart city The designation of “smart city” is quickly becoming an attainable…

Canada’s National Elevation Data Strategy Updates from NRCan

New Data Generated from LiDAR! Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is proud to announce a new release of the product High…

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