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GeoIgnite 2020 Video, closing Keynote: Making earth observation (EO) intelligence available to the decision-makers that drive our future – June McAlarey, CEO PCI Geomatics

GeoIgnite is Canada’s national geospatial conference hosted by GoGeomatics Canada GeoIgnite was held online via Zoom from July 22nd to…

International Geospatial Briefing for November 16th: Yana Gevorgyan as the next GEO Secretariat Director; Mapping Britain’s footpaths; GIS, fortified Kenya’s response to COVID-19; Time travel to US cities 200 years ago by Google experiment

Appointment of Yana Gevorgyan as the next GEO Secretariat Director Yana Gevorgyan will be the next GEO Secretariat Director, effective…

SkyWatch: Canada are they on your RADAR?

Two recent pieces discussed the earth observation company SkyWatch and their recent financing which has enabled the exponential growth of…

GeoIgnite 2020 Video: Deploy Solutions Space Social: Nick Kellet & Kevin Jones

GeoIgnite is Canada’s national geospatial conference hosted by GoGeomatics Canada. GeoIgnite was held online via Zoom from July 22nd to…

Canadian Geospatial Briefing for November 9th: McMaster historical map conservation; Underwater acoustic gliders for whale detection; New satellites to track space debris; Microsoft Azure powers regenerative agriculture; Multi-parties’ drone research; Driverless shuttles take road tests

Newly conserved rare map provides unique snapshot of life in 19th century Ontario https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/newly-conserved-rare-map-provides-vivid-snapshot-of-life-in-19th-century-ontario/ McMaster University Library’s Preservation Lab conservators…

GeoIgnite 2020 Video: Deploy Solutions talk: New Horizons in Space Apps

Session: Deploy Solutions talk: New Horizons in Space Apps Development Session date: July 24, 2020. Speaker: Nicholas Kellett, Founder and CEO of…

International Geospatial Briefing for November 2nd: Scottish Geospatial Network Integrator; Tracking Banana diseases using aerial imagery; Lidar data for faster building engineering and architecture; China’s 31st launch of 2020

New support to grow Scottish geospatial sector Although Scotland location-based sector is thriving, Scottish Enterprise’s research has revealed that further…

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Canadian Geospatial Briefing for October 26th: C-Core wins CSA contract; Coastal Areas sensitivity to oil spills; GIS Day with Western University; Canada’s role in Webb; Fitness with AI Endurance; GHGSat’s Iris methane monitoring

Newfoundland and Labrador based C-CORE has landed a major contract with the Canadian Space Agency. C-CORE, headquartered in St. John recently inked…

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GeoIgnite 2020 Video: Happy Hour – Legion, Maxar’s Next Constellation

Day 1 of GeoIgnite 2020 was packed with lot of interesting content. There could have been nothing better than a…

Global Positioning System (GPS): How does it Work?

I recently read about the delay of China’s BeiDou mission and how, instead, China chose to launch a fifth satellite…

Why are they wearing those GPS vests during a football game? — GI-technology in modern-day soccer

Geographic information technology has been used to answer questions of locations. Where are the sewer lines? How close is the…

International Geospatial Briefing for October 19th: CoreLogic partners with Munich Re; Placekey launch; Air pollution & COVID-19; Teaching surveying to inmates; Global maps of travel time to healthcare; Using geospatial data to issue cyclone warnings

CoreLogic forms strategic partnership with climate risk modelling specialist Munich Re to help prepare Australia and New Zealand for climate…

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