|||
Technology

Your International Geospatial Briefing for December 16th: CDO Driving Digital Transformation; NSGIS releases annual Geospatial Maturity Assessment; Realizing the Power of Geospatial Data; Using AI to Predict Traffic Flow

CDO Driving Digital Transformation In the last 5 years, more companies seem to be assigning Chief Digital Officers (CDO). A position that is part chief marketing officer and part chief information officer. When the position […]

|||||
Technology

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for October 28th: Top 15 Largest Engineering Firms in Canada; Scanning the Earth with Lidar; A London Bar Uses Facial Recognition; Drone Delivery Canada and DSV Canada announcement; Canada’s Maritime Launch Services for C4M Upper Rocket Vehicle

Top 15 Largest Engineering Firms in Canada Canada has over 295,000 registered engineers in the country with an expected continuation in growth over the next few years. Here is a list of the top 15 […]

|||
Technology

Your International Geospatial Briefing for October 21st: How We Can Use Geospatial Tech for Good; AI: Cheat Sheet; In Chinese children’s film, anger grows over controversial map; What is openBIM and why is it important?; Making IoT More Intelligent with AI

How We Can Use Geospatial Tech for Good The winners of the most recent EthicalGEO Fellowship have been focusing on how geospatial tech and location data can be used for good, and not just targeted advertisement. The […]

|||
Technology

Your International Geospatial Briefing for September 23rd: Geomatics institute in Zimbabwe engages youth in the field; Typography as a platform for smart cities and design; Research Project aims to build geospatial AI for landform detection

Geomatics institute in Zimbabwe engages youth in the field The president of the Zimbabwe Institute of Geomatics (ZIG) has recently stated in an interview that “the country has many professionals in the sector who are […]

|||
Technology

Your International Geospatial Briefing for August 26th: Russia, China Alliance on Navigation Satellites Threatens GPS; Three New Programs Are Added to Hexagon Geospatial Education; The Shift from 4G to 5G Will Change Just About Everything; Elon Musk: “Anyone relying on lidar is doomed,” Experts: Maybe not; Monitoring Wildfire Risk Using Space and AI

Russia, China Alliance on Navigation Satellites Threatens GPS Russian and Chinese satellite navigation systems have recently stated that their main goals are; augmentations, increasing performance and ensuring the compatibility of GLONASS and BeiDou navigation systems. […]

|||
Technology

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 […]

|||||
Technology

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 […]