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LiDAR in Canada: Conversation with Dr. Chris Hopkinson Research Chair Remote Sensing University of Lethbridge

The author Bob Maher (BM) and Chris Hopkinson (CH) both worked as scientists at the Appied Geomatics Reearch Group (AGRG)…

MDA delivers maritime surveillance system using RADARSAT Constellation Mission

Richmond, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company,…

Conversations with Michael Goodchild on Questions of Geography

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Goodchild and talk about his book and Geography.  Michael was…

Drone World Expo Conference Program Will Provide a Road Map for Commercial Drone Solutions

A world-class conference program and several new educational and networking features will take place at the 2nd annual Drone World…

TECTERRA Funds $4.9 Million for Geomatics Innovation in Canada in 2015-16

TECTERRA Inc. announced it had committed $4.9 million of funds to support the geomatics technology sector in Canada during the…

Building Bridges: GeoAlliance

On March 15-16th the GeoAlliance is hosting a strategy event in Calgary you can see here.  They are trying to bring together members…

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…

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,…

MDA to operate Canada’s ground station infrastructure and expand its international business

Richmond, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed…

TECTERRA Funds Additional $4.8 Million for Geomatics Growth in 2014-15

CALGARY, ALBERTA – TECTERRA Inc. announced that it has committed $4.8 million of funds to support the geomatics technology sector…

CGCRT/GeoAlliance: Getting Off on The Wrong Foot

Since my last article on the CGCRT project, I’ve been waiting and watching for the CGCRT to address some of…