On last Tuesday night of July, the Ottawa BIM and geospatial community came together for our summer social at Tavern on the Hill. No speeches, no presentations. just a great conversation, fresh air, and a […]
The first time I traveled to Nunavut, I was told the region I was going to was a hamlet called Kugaaruk. Driving through the town with our local guide, I noticed the radio station was […]
Farmers need to know which fields need water today, not next week. When satellite images sit unprocessed, crops suffer, and decisions get delayed. City planners stare at screens filled with infrastructure data, knowing somewhere in […]
On June 10, Allen Carroll’s new book Telling Stories with Maps, was launched, shedding light on the evolving role of maps in storytelling. As the founder of Esri StoryMaps and former Chief Cartographer at National […]
(This is the second part of our series, following the article exploring France’s success with open-source GIS) Canada’s geospatial systems are at a crossroads. Technology is moving fast, and the pressure is on for more efficient, […]
Wildfires are raging across Canada — from British Columbia to Nova Scotia — in what is fast becoming another catastrophic fire season. Hot, dry weather and shifting wind patterns are converging to create another intense […]
Just as technology continues to evolve at lightning speed, so too does the movement of people across the globe. In today’s hyper-connected world, the skies have become highways, and airports, global crossroads. Air travel remains […]
The democratization of geospatial technology means that a farm manager in Costa Rica can check the exact moisture levels of every hectare through a simple phone app like CropX or Climate FieldView, predict pest infestations […]