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Canadian Geospatial Briefing August 2nd: Honouring Alex Trebek with new Grant Program; Interactive Map Looking at Marine Shipping Safety in Canada; New Canadian Wildfire App; Looking at Vulnerability from Heat Waves in Vancouver and Highlighting Importance of Green Spaces; A Collection of Canadian COVID-19 Dashboards

Alex Trebek honoured with Geographical Society grant program for emerging explorers The National Geographic Society in the United States and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society are collaborating to create a grant program that will provide […]

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International Geospatial Briefing June 14th, 2021: Study of Australian Land Ownership; Drone thermal mapping for emergency response; Combination of Digital Twins and GIS; The map of the online world; Vaccine distributions across the world

Australian Land Ownership The ownership of Australian land can be dated back to 60,000 years ago, however, the modern legal system makes the situation more complicated with titles such as freehold, crown leases, native title, […]

Lisa Cambell First Female Head of CSA; Space Station
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Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for Sept 22: First woman to head CSA; Polar Bears’ GPS Collars Reveal Hidden Histories; Data Crisis in Covid-19; What Would The Impact of the Beirut Explosion Look Like on Maps of Canadian Cities; Should You Get a GIS Certification?

Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency – CBC The Government of Canada announced earlier in September, 2020, that Lisa Campbell will take over from Slyvian Laporte as the president […]

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Your International Geospatial Briefing for September 14th: Where the GISP’s are; China’s new Earth Observation Sattelite; COVID-19 push to aerial surveying; Interdisciplinary data-driven approach; Interactive historic map that shows your hometown’s location 750 million years ago

A Look at where the GISPs are Dr Dapeng Li, an assistant professor at South Dakota State University, and a couple of researchers examined the characteristics and spatial patterns of the Geographic Information Systems Professional […]

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Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for August 10th: Initiatives help youth address climate change; Mapping mask-mandatory businesses; Vancouver Island First Nations roll out tsunami mapping; COVID-19 mapping resource

Groundbreaking initiatives help Canadian youth address climate change Two Canadian charities are taking a stand and inspiring action against climate change through education and technology: Arctic Eider Society/Société des Eiders de L’Arctique; and, Earth Rangers/Éco Héros. […]