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Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for August 20th, Indigenous Edition: Giant Indigenous Peoples Atlas floor map; Indigenous communities put themselves on the map; Mapping MMIWG; Whose land is it anyway; Google Earth features B.C. Indigenous language in new audio series

Giant Indigenous Peoples Atlas floor map Canadian Geographic created a giant floor map to accompany an Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada to aloe the population to look at the country differently.  This map contains no […]

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Your Global Geospatial Briefing for August 12th: NCSA to help build world’s most powerful geospatial system; Preparing for Hydrographic AI Network and Systems; Radar Image Highlights Growth of Small Satellite Industry; Ghana to host Africa Geospatial Data and Internet Conference; Application of Immersive Technologies in Smart Cities

NCSA has announced they will be collaborating with the Blue Waters Project, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, University of Minnesota and Ohio State University to produce digital elevation models of the entire earth. This new collaboration will […]

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Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for August 6th: LeddarTech Defends its LiDAR Patent; MDA Plays a Key Role in Advancing Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Agriculture; AI could help future farmers win competitions; Canada joins intelligence allies to keep 5G networks free from government control

In December 2015, LeddarTech challenged Phantom Intelligence due to illegal use of its LiDAR sensing technology. The settlement was agreed upon during court-sponsored mediation, however the terms, conditions and amount were not disclosed. Leddar Tech […]

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Your Global Geospatial Briefing for July 29th: China launches new remote sensing satellites; Arming IoT with geospatial analytics; Ordnance Survey hits legal dispute; Location Analytics & Business Intelligence advisory board announced; Classifying Urban Poor Areas with Satellite Imagery

In Xichang on July 26th2019, a group of new remote sensing satellites were sent into orbit. The satellites have entered the planned orbit. They will be used for electromagnetic environment detective and related technological testing. […]

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Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for July 23rd: AI Sector in need of data standards; OGC’s Dr. Nadine Alameh receives ‘Diversity in Leadership’ award; The smart cities challenge; Korem Geospatial announces appointment of new president

AI firms are facing many challenges such as; access to capital, access to qualified staff, regulatory hurdles and antiquated procurement rules. The biggest challenge is the need to find suitable data, which is the raw […]