Conservation
Canadian Geospatial Digest April 3rd, 2023
Point Pleasant Park Erosion Documented Thanks to Old Map Mapping the Correlation Between a City’s Tree Cover and Urban Inequalities…
Global Sustainability’s Importance Explained by Geospatial World CEO, Sanjay Kumar
The Importance of Geospatial Knowledge to Sustainability “Sustainability is everything.” The March 3, 2022, livestream for the GeoIgnite 2022, Winter…
UNESCO Designates 8 New Global Geoparks
Paris, 13 April 2022 – UNESCO’s Executive Board has approved the designation of 8 new UNESCO Global Geoparks bringing the number…
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.
Indian Government starts work on mapping villages The Indian government is using geospatial technology and drones to map six lakh…
Observing the Peace-Athabasca Delta and Wetland Climate Stress from Space
In the far northern reaches of Canada’s Saskatchewan Province, the Athabasca River and Peace River flow into the Peace-Athabasca Delta,…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing May 10th: Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity; Tracking impact of industrial projects on B.C. species at risk; 3D satellite mapping shows that glaciers are melting faster than ever; Geospatial Maturity Index shows that Calgary is a leader in GIS programs; Community engagement to measure impact of climate change on coastal environments in the Estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence; Surprising locations in Canada that have seen the largest increase in house prices
Carleton and Partners Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity Dr. Joseph Bennett, a biology professor at Carleton University and his…
Geomatics Tools In The Protection and Conservation of North American Right Whales
Right Whale Biology + Conservation When speaking about declining populations in species, the words endangered, vulnerable and threatened often come…
CIG: Free Conservation GIS Workshop – St. John’s, Newfoundland
When: Monday June 5th, 2017 Where: Memorial University of Newfoundland Who: CIG – NL The Canadian Institution of Geomatics is pleased…
COGS NSCC students use Geomatics to explore the history of Black Loyalists & Joggins Fossil Cliff
NSCC students make major impact in two small communities with huge historical significance Students at Nova Scotia Community College’s Centre…
Free Webinar March 15th: NRCan, OGC, & USGS Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Demonstration
The Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation invites you to attend the Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Demonstration Webinar. Managed and…
Tim Webster: Interview about Past, Present, & Future: Applied Geomatics Research Group
Dr. Tim Webster, is a renowned research scientist with the Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG) in Middleton, Nova Scotia. He is…
Fall Reading in Canada: landscape, language, geography
Last week, I picked up a copy of Robert MacFarlane’s ‘Landmarks’. I had read all of his previous works and…
