Technology
Canadian Geospatial Briefing May 25th, 2021: Mapping long-term impact of COVID-19 in BC Communities; Regina Youth-led Eco-friendly Transit Map; Map and Report Abandoned Rabbits; Visualizing Alberta Provincial Vaccine Data; Old-growth at Risk in BC; Anglers Drop Bait with Drones; Canadian to Send Dogecoin to the Moon; New OGC Board of Director
An unequal post-pandemic recovery: mapping the aftermath Mapping the COVID-19 pandemic’s secondary health impacts is co-led by SFU geography professors Valorie…
Underground Utility Mapping by Air, Space, and AI
With all the buzz about investing in, expanding, and modernizing infrastructure, one key aspect seems to be almost universally overlooked:…
International Geospatial Briefing May 17th, 2021: Deepfake geography; the architectural heritage of Mexico City; the problem of space junk; a Female Future in GIS; tracking Coronavirus vaccines; Citizen science – mapping the location of Brood X Cicadas
AI can alter geospatial data to create deepfake geography. Many of us have seen the growing trend of videos of…
Digitalizing Construction Crews – The Last Gap in the Design>As-Built>GIS Workflow
Utility digital transformation already driven by demand for Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) has recently…
The LGM-2 Live Gas Pipe Mapping System
Can you imagine a mapping probe entering a live 2” utility pipe through a standard vertical hot tap? Well, you…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing May 10th: Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity; Tracking impact of industrial projects on B.C. species at risk; 3D satellite mapping shows that glaciers are melting faster than ever; Geospatial Maturity Index shows that Calgary is a leader in GIS programs; Community engagement to measure impact of climate change on coastal environments in the Estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence; Surprising locations in Canada that have seen the largest increase in house prices
Carleton and Partners Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity Dr. Joseph Bennett, a biology professor at Carleton University and his…
International Geospatial Briefing May 3: Growing problem of deepfake satellite images; Bird migration map shows huge influx into Michigan; Google Earth timelapse visualizes human footprint; Remote Sensing to study chimoanzees; Mapping of childhood undernutrition in India
False satellite images created by machine learning raise concerns about the reliability of data AI technologies has been used to…
How Remote Sensing Applications Will Help Put a Price on Carbon
Quantifying our Resources Advances in remote sensing are pushing forward our abilities to quantify natural resources. As satellites improve, offering…
6 Reasons Why Data Scientists Choose SafeGraph Data
This was republished from an original post on safegraph.com: 6 Reasons Why Data Scientists Choose SafeGraph Data SafeGraph’s laser focus…
5G Roll Out: An Unprecedented Backbone Challenge
All 5G roll out forecasts point in the same direction: a vast increase of backbone fiber optics will be required…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing April 26th: Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine Pharmacy Locator; 5G drones fly over UBC; AI & remote sensing for future Lac à Paul tailings dam; UBC prof uses Sim City-like program to map disease paths; Remote sensing map of Canada’s first highway to the Arctic
UWindsor researcher maps which Windsor neighbourhoods need help accessing vaccines Research by Carina Luo, a geospatial data analyst at the…
Got a Drone – Now What? Mapping with your UAV
Got a Drone – Now What? Mapping with your UAV It was inevitable that the proliferation of drone technology would…
