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Canadian Geospatial Briefing March 7th: 1. MDA to Build 17 satellites to Enhance Globalstar’s LEO Constellation. 2. DDC’s new management. 3. DDC’s update on Canary drone testing. 4. Need for RADARSAT in disasters. 5. Cape Breton Highlands image looks like a kitty.

7 March 2022 GoGeomatics Canada | British Columbia

MDA to Build 17 Satellites to Enhance Globalstar’s LEO Constellation According to MDA’s announcement on Feb 24th, this company is the prime contractor for Globalstar Inc.’s new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Globalstar provides Mobile […]

Observing the Peace-Athabasca Delta and Wetland Climate Stress from Space

28 February 2022 Sarah Preston | Conservation

In the far northern reaches of Canada’s Saskatchewan Province, the Athabasca River and Peace River flow into the Peace-Athabasca Delta, the largest boreal delta in the world and home to a variety of diverse habitats […]

International Geospatial Briefing Feb. 28th: 1. Indian government starts work on mapping villages. 2. Scottish space sector charts path to a sustainable future. 3. Five ways AI is saving wildlife. 4. Satellite images show military movements by Russia. 5. Underground Railroad secrets revealed with drones, lasers and radar. 6. NASA ‘NACHOS’ Instrument May Help Predict Volcanic Eruptions.

28 February 2022 GoGeomatics Canada | Archaeology GIS

Indian Government starts work on mapping villages The Indian government is using geospatial technology and drones to map six lakh villages and prepare 3D maps of 100 Indian cities. Space minister Jitendra Singh said, “the […]

Examining greenhouse gasses from space

24 February 2022 Sean Heeger | Al Gore

Barbara Ryan to continue discussions held at the UN on research findings In late 2019, Barbara Ryan, executive director of the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC), started tracking and mapping three greenhouse gasses from space. […]

From floppy disks to cloud computing – Exploring 35 years of Remote Sensing in the NWT

21 February 2022 GoGeomatics Newsmakers | CCOG

In 1987, Frobisher Bay was renamed Iqaluit, the loonie was released by the Canadian mint, and there were 13 UTM zones that spanned across the Northwest Territories. That was also the inaugural year for the […]

Enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness With Maxar’s Crow’s Nest Solution

21 February 2022 Maxar | crow's nest

Nations often ask their navies to monitor vast maritime regions for vessels engaged in nefarious activity. Often, these vessels are operating dark, meaning they are not broadcasting via Automatic Identification System (AIS), a signal that […]

Conversation with Hexagon CEO Ola Rollén: “We Can Have Both”

21 February 2022 Gavin Schrock | AEC

A conversation with Hexagon CEO Ola Rollén on pursuing dual goals of prosperity and sustainability Hexagon is not strictly a geospatial company; that is only one vertical it serves. While several of its divisions are […]

Canadian Geospatial Briefing Feb. 21st: 1. Interactive tool for avalanche risk. 2. Using drones to reforest. 3. Global glacier retreat measured. 4. Drone imitating the peregrine falcon. 5. Communities growing and shrinking in Alberta. 6. Wyvern receives funding for hyperspectral imaging.

20 February 2022 GoGeomatics Canada | Aerium Analytics

Avalanche Canada issues special warning for B.C. and Alberta Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada had issued an advisory for many parts of British Columbia and Alberta during the week of February 10th. This interactive tool […]