NRCan’s national consultations bring long-standing gaps in governance, infrastructure, and coordination into focus, revealing a system with depth but without consistent alignment. Canada is finally starting to ask some long-overdue questions about its geospatial future. […]
Eric Loubier, Director General of the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) at Natural Resources Canada, is set to retire after more than 25 years in federal service, including over five years leading […]
Ottawa will host a significant gathering of the global geospatial standards community this spring as the ISO/TC 211 62nd Plenary Meeting takes place in Canada’s capital. This international meeting brings together experts from around the […]
Canada Maps and Poster Gallery Returns to GeoIgnite 2026 The Canada Maps and Poster Gallery returns to GeoIgnite 2026, taking place May 11 to 13 at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, showcasing the breadth […]
There is a federal policy most people in the Canadian geospatial sector never read, but almost everyone works under. Across the Government of Canada, departments rely on geospatial information to support planning, regulation, infrastructure, environmental […]
A new class of artificial intelligence is changing how we understand the planet. Known as foundation models, these systems are trained on massive, planetary-scale datasets drawn from satellites, sensors, and geospatial platforms, allowing scientists and […]
In 2015, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) launched the National Elevation Data Strategy (NEDS), a bold initiative to modernize Canada’s landmass data foundation. Ten years later, the NEDS has become a cornerstone of Canada’s geospatial ecosystem, delivering […]
Natural Resources Canada has unveiled the WildFireSat e-Bulletin, a new periodic update that highlights developments in Canada’s satellite mission dedicated to monitoring wildland fires. WildFireSat is poised to become the world’s first purpose-built operational satellite […]