At this year’s SaGES conference, one of the most quietly powerful moments came from a session that had nothing to do with remote sensing algorithms or cartographic frameworks. Instead, it focused on people, specifically, learners […]
UBC Okanagan Student Develops Canadian Wildfire Application Flood Mapping will Increase the Number of Quebec Homes in Flood Zones A New Digital Mapping Tool for Ottawa’s Traffic Infrastructure New RFP from the Canada Govt Looks […]
The protection of the environment and wildlife is not merely a moral imperative but a critical necessity for sustaining life on Earth. As human activity accelerates climate change, habitat destruction, and species extinction, the balance […]
At this year’s GeoIgnite conference, Amazon Web Services (AWS) delivered one of the most forward-looking presentations in the geospatial track. In a session titled “Navigating the Future: Generative AI for Enhanced Geospatial Data Quality,” Phil […]
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 […]
At GeoIgnite 2025 in Ottawa, Luc Vaillancourt, founder of BALIZ, delivered one of the event’s most thought-provoking talks: “Two Solitudes in Geomatics.” Drawing inspiration from Canadian literature and culture, Vaillancourt used the metaphor of “two […]
(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, […]
At GeoIgnite 2025, Dr. Shusen Wang, Senior Research Scientist at Natural Resources Canada’s Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO), presented a comprehensive overview of using satellite Earth Observation (SEO) for monitoring Canada’s terrestrial […]