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Canadian Geospatial Briefing March 7th: 1. MDA to Build 17 satellites to Enhance Globalstar’s LEO Constellation. 2. DDC’s new management. 3. DDC’s update on Canary drone testing. 4. Need for RADARSAT in disasters. 5. Cape Breton Highlands image looks like a kitty.

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 […]

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Canadian Geospatial Briefing Nov 1st: 1. Canadians buying homes in climate change danger zones 2. Light pollution from satellites 3. Remote Sensing benefits P.E.I. farmers 4. Ottawa’s heat map 5. Lungs delivered by drone

Canadians are unknowingly buying homes in climate change danger zones, report finds Canadians are buying homes, unaware of the areas’ high risk of flooding, wildfires and other climate change impacts. This unawareness of the risks […]

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Drones: Now and in the Future

The drone industry is rapidly growing and will continue to expand in the future. Various applications, such as commercial delivery, mapping, and search and rescue, can be finished easier with unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations. […]

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Canadian Geospatial Briefing for November 9th: McMaster historical map conservation; Underwater acoustic gliders for whale detection; New satellites to track space debris; Microsoft Azure powers regenerative agriculture; Multi-parties’ drone research; Driverless shuttles take road tests

Newly conserved rare map provides unique snapshot of life in 19th century Ontario https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/newly-conserved-rare-map-provides-vivid-snapshot-of-life-in-19th-century-ontario/ McMaster University Library’s Preservation Lab conservators using new, experimental techniques to combat the challenges of wood pulp paper map conservation and […]