As a recent graduate of the Fleming GIS program I jumped at the chance to attend the Earth Observation (EO) Summit 2017 on behalf of GoGeomatics in Montreal. This will be my first geospatial conference and I’m excited to experience what our community has to offer in Remote Sensing.
A big thank you to the organizers of the EO Summit for the opportunity to attend the event and share my thoughts by writing about my experience on the pages of GoGeomatics Canada. After the conference, please follow up with me in late June on the GoGeomatics magazine as I write about my time at the summit.
What is the Earth Observation Summit?
The EO Summit 2017 brings together in one exceptional event the 38th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing (CSRS), the 17th Congress of the Association Québécoise de Télédétection (AQT), the 11th Advanced SAR (ASAR) Workshop and the 51st Workshop of the Association de Géomatique Municipale du Québec (AGMQ). The EO event is one of the biggest Remote Sensing events in Canada with hundreds of participants and 20+ vendors to engage with.
When is the Summit?
This international event is held in Montréal from 20th to 22nd June 2017. Training on remote sensing applications and technologies will be offered on June 19th (Summer school) and 23rd (SAR Tutorials).
Why is this Earth Observation Summit important?
It aims to assemble several communities interested in EO, its technologies, its applications and its societal benefits.
What is on the agenda for the conference?
These workshops intend to gather the relevant communities, allowing them to share their views on the opportunities offered by remote sensing and to recommend an action plan.
Province
City
Educational Institution
Program
Alberta
Edmonton
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Geomatics Engineering Program
Alberta
Edmonton
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Geographic Information System Technology Certificate
Alberta
Calgary
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Bachelor of Applied Technology Geographic Information Systems
Alberta
Calgary
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Geomatics Engineering Technology
Alberta
Calgary
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Geomatics Certificate of Achievement
British Columbia
Burnaby
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
GIS Advanced Diploma Program
British Columbia
Castlegar
Selkirk College
Forest Technology
British Columbia
Castlegar
Selkirk College
Integrated Environmental Planning
British Columbia
Castlegar
Selkirk College
Recreation, Fish and Wildlife
British Columbia
Castlegar
Selkirk College
Geographic Information Systems
British Columbia
Vancouver
Langara college
Geographic Information Systems Certificate
British Columbia
Kelowna
Okanagan College
Concurrent Certificate in Geographic Information Science
British Columbia
Kelowna
UBC Okanagan College Campus
GIS Minor Option
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Red River College
Advanced GIS Technology Certificate
Manitoba
Brandon
Assiniboine Community College (ACC)
GIS Advanced Diploma
New Brunswick
Moncton
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)
GIS Advanced Diploma
Newfoundland
St. John's
Memorial (MUN)
GISciences Diploma
Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
Geographic Information Systems
Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
Geographic Information Systems – Cartography & Visualisation
Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
Geographic Information Systems Technician
Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
Geospatial Data Analytics
Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
Survey Technician
Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
Geomatics Engineering Technology
Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
Marine Geomatics
Nova Scotia
Lawrencetown
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Remote Sensing
Registration to the EO Summit is done on-line. Please register before May 1st to benefit from the early registration rates.
Registration provides access to the entire EO Summit venue including plenaries, exhibitors hall and access to all three Workshops. Additional cost for training on June 19th and 23rd are not included.
Questions?
Questions about the event? If you have questions or need more information please visit the event website and contact the organizers by going here.
I will see you there!
I hope to see you at the event. If you are going please leave a comment below to let me know. I’d love to meet you and chat at the event about remote sensing in Canada.
Theresa Pinter is a member of the GoGeomatics Canada communications team and an editor for the magazine. She is a graduate of University of Toronto with an A&S Degree and holds a post graduate diploma from Fleming in GIS Applications. When she is not glued to a computer screen, she spends her time looking for new ways to collect and present data. She also loves her aquaponics garden, enjoys her French lessons, and tries very hard to give her fish a happy life.
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