Day Two of GeoIgnite had a very special event: a fireside chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder and CTO of SensorUp, and Dr. Nadine Alameh, the CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium. These two, who […]
RCGS Fellows work continuously to support geographic education within Canada’s education systems, supported by the community of academia, government, and industry. “Canadian Perspectives: The Power of Geoliteracy for Space, Earth Observation, and Education,” was produced […]
Climate change is on everyone’s mind, but especially for Deploy Solutions’ CEO Nicholas Kellett. On Day Two of GeoIgnite 2021, Nick gave a talk on the technology that Deploy Solutions is working on to meet […]
Not all commercial satellite companies are the same. On Day Two of GeoIgnite, there was a special lunchtime keynote presentation from Maxar. Executive Vice President and CTO Dr. Walter Scott spoke about Maxar’s work, like […]
Day Two of GeoIgnite 2021 started off very strong with this fascinating keynote from Luc BrulĂ©, the Vice President of the Canadian Space Agency. Luc gave a lot of insight into current CSA projects and […]
Vancouver-based cognitive AI company Minerva Intelligence is working on the first major update to the Canadian National Hydro Network (NHN) since 2004. AI is not typically a tool for this field, but as Jake McGregor, the […]
3D mapping is continuing to advance and be crucial to our understanding of the planet we live on and how we study it. Maxar, a titan in the EO industry, is building what may be […]
I’m excited to announce that Morgan Ostrander, GoGeomatics community leader for Calgary, is the 2021 national leadership award winner. Morgan’s outstanding efforts leading the Calgary geospatial community pre-covid, as well as during the pandemic, exemplifies […]