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Canadian Geospatial Briefing April 18th: 1. Esri Canada program director’s sudden passing; 2. Kanien’kéha mapping project; 3. Indigenous People’s Atlas of Canada; 4. Vernon floodplain maps; 5. Grassland mapping project

Esri Canada’s Program Director killed in small plane crash on March 21st John Bacon, Program Director in Esri Canada’s Geospatial Infrastructure Department passed away on March 21st after a small airplane crashed near the Brantford […]

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Canadian Geospatial Briefing July 5, 2021: Geospatial Applications for Indigenous Issues; Canadian Company Teledyne CARIS is Mapping the Seafloor; How SBEO is Helping Track Extreme Weather Events from Space; and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s New Drought Forecast Tool

New Applications are Bringing Attention to Important Indigenous Issues June 2021 was a National Indigenous History Month like no other. With the heartbreaking discoveries made at former residential schools across the country, it is crucial […]

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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 […]