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International Geospatial Briefing March 14th: 1. Amazon Heading Towards “Tipping Point” 2. Rising Geospatial Stars of 2022 3. New Software from Locana for Mobile Workers 4. Enabling Clarity in the Face of Disaster 5. Ukraine: Geospatial Stories from the War
Satellite Imagery Shows Amazon Rainforest Heading Towards Tipping Point New research in the Amazon rainforest shows the alarming rate of…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing March 7th: 1. MDA to Build 17 satellites to Enhance Globalstar’s LEO Constellation. 2. DDC’s new management. 3. DDC’s update on Canary drone testing. 4. Need for RADARSAT in disasters. 5. Cape Breton Highlands image looks like a kitty.
MDA to Build 17 Satellites to Enhance Globalstar’s LEO Constellation According to MDA’s announcement on Feb 24th, this company is…
RADARSAT Constellation Mission: From Design to Launch to Operation
It has been well over two years since the launch of Canada’s most recent space mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission…
MDA AND ICEYE SIGN AGREEMENT TO INTEGRATE X-BAND SAR SATELLITE INTO MDA’S CHORUS™ CONSTELLATION
Following extensive analysis, MDA selects the best of New Space X-band providers to combine with its world-leading C-band radar capability…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing Sept 20th: Interactive Election Map; MDA awarded with contract for Martian Moons Exploration with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; Geomatics Instructor at BCIT uses Drone to Display Elevation Changes at Construction Site; Looking at Foot Traffic in the Downtown Core of Major Canadian Cities Compared to Pre-Pandemic Levels; Apple Maps using Special Backpacks to Gather Data for Look Around Feature
Interactive: How Canadians voted in the past 7 federal elections With the federal elections coming up on September 20th, Esri…
2021’s Most Exciting Canadian Geospatial Companies
GIS and geospatial technology have come into the public eye more frequently over the last year due to the COVID-19…
MDA continues to put Canada on the world’s radar for space exploration
Recently, there has been more exciting news when it comes to space exploration in the Canadian context. The Canadarm3 will…
GeoIgnite 2021 Welcome & Keynote: The Future of SAR – Dr. Minda Suchan, MDA, VP Geointelligence
GeoIgnite 2021 kicked off with a keynote speech from MDA’s Minda Suchan. GoGeomatics founder and GeoIgnite Chair Jon Murphy gave…
Top 5 Reasons To Attend GeoIgnite 2021
GeoIgnite 2021, Canada’s Largest Geospatial conference is just around the corner! This year, the conference is being held online, so…
The Dark Vessel Detection (DVD) Program – MDA/DFO program takes aim at illegal fishing
Canada has always been a leader in the geospatial community, from Roger Tomlinson’s pioneering work creating the first computerized GIS…
MDA Awarded Contract to use Satellite Based Data Fusion and Analytics to Counter Illegal Fishing
MDA announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract with the Government of Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing March 1st – AI helping response to extreme weather; Inukshuk Geomatics celebrating 20 years; Telesat basing Lightspeed broadband operations in Gatineau; CATALYST Microservices – cloud-based earth observation processing; Canadian Coast Guard testing new UAV; GeoIgnite Career Fair April 14th
Artificial Intelligence helping respond to extreme weather events Researchers at the University of McGill are finding new ways to harvest…
