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Ground Truthing
In the world of Remote Sensing, one of the key concepts is ground truthing. This has both a positional component, as well as a field verification of the land cover. These complementary activities are important […]
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Governments of Canada and Manitoba invest in building state-of-the-art Churchill Marine Observatory
Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Minister responsible for Manitoba, and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger visited Churchill to announce an investment of $22.1 million to build a highly innovative research facility to […]
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MDA to provide RADARSAT-2 ground station solution to support land and maritime applications
Richmond, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, announced that it has been awarded three contracts with the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA), […]
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Point, Hub, Link, Node: The Unique Geography of Airports & Pearson
When we go to the airport, do we really ever consider where we’re going? To most of us, even those who love transportation geography, an airport is a dot on a map. However, Toronto Pearson […]
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CIDCO 2015 Symposium: Bringing Innovations in Hydrography
Stakeholders in hydrography from Canada and around the world will be flocking to Rimouski, Quebec, from June 18-19. The attraction, other than the incredible views of the Bas-Saint Laurent region in late spring, is the […]
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West Parry Sound Geography Network Wins Esri Canada’s Award of Excellence in GIS
Use of mapping technology facilitates efficient data sharing and increased collaboration among rural municipalities Thunder Bay, ON, Esri Canada User Conference – May 13, 2015 – Rural municipalities may not have the same information technology […]
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DigitalGlobe Produces the World’s First Complete and Consistent High Resolution Satellite Imagery Base Map of Africa
Apr. 28, 2015– DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery and geospatial solutions, today announced the general availability of its Basemap +Vivid product for the entire African continent. Keeping pace […]
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tecconnect Making Lethbridge a Hub for Geospatial Technology
How can we foster a strong geospatial sector in our cities and communities across Canada? Economic Development Lethbridge’s (EDL) answer to this question is tecconnect, a centre and incubator facility for new commerce that is […]