The Okanagan Valley in British Columbia is one of Western Canada’s most attractive tourist destinations, with local communities offering a range of active and relaxing activities organized around the region’s many lakes and rivers. The […]
Western Canadian wildfire season is quickly approaching. The increase in wildfire season length, wildfire frequency, and burned area makes it dangerous and difficult to live in and around these regions. Wildfire smoke can drastically reduce […]
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 […]
See B.C. in all its 3D glory as giant Challenger Relief Map returns to PNE after 23 years The Challenger Relief Map of British Columbia is a monumental, hand built 80-by-76 foot topographic map of […]
Mapping Canada’s carbon landascape WWF-Canada has conducted new research with the lead of McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Lab scientists to measure the stored amount of carbon in Canada’s landscape. The findings show that stored carbon […]
What is the sponsorship program about? Mike Hill, the GIS Program Head of BCIT, is searching for potential partners to participate in the sponsorship program. Every year, students in the BCIT GIS program complete either […]
Western Canada has been experiencing extreme fire conditions following an intense heatwave since late June. According to BC Wildfire Service, 243 wildfires are currently burning in British Columbia. Due to the fire threats, many residents […]
Drone spraying research promising Drone spraying would be ideal for touch-ups and misses in a field after a large sprayer comes through, or for targeting weeds in areas that are difficult to access, Tom Wolf, […]