pandemic
Disaster Management Made Difficult by the Pandemic – Drones to the Rescue!
Natural disasters, to say the least, have jeopardized the livelihood of millions, and the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are not…
Code in Place: Free Python course hosted by Stanford University
Last year, almost at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I attended a Python programming course for almost five weeks.…
The Evolution of Mapping Disease
The current pandemic is highlighting how important GIS is in understanding and interpreting data. History shows the evolution of GIS…
How Location-Based Services Can Help to Locate Mass Social Gatherings
Social Distancing and Illegal Assemblies The coronavirus pandemic is changing our living habits. Social distancing measures have been implemented to…
International Geospatial Briefing for November 16th: Yana Gevorgyan as the next GEO Secretariat Director; Mapping Britain’s footpaths; GIS, fortified Kenya’s response to COVID-19; Time travel to US cities 200 years ago by Google experiment
Appointment of Yana Gevorgyan as the next GEO Secretariat Director Yana Gevorgyan will be the next GEO Secretariat Director, effective…
Results: Pandemic Survey of the Canadian Geospatial Sector
In October of 2020, GoGeomatics Canada conducted a survey of how the Canadian geospatial sector was coping with the global…
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for Sept 22: First woman to head CSA; Polar Bears’ GPS Collars Reveal Hidden Histories; Data Crisis in Covid-19; What Would The Impact of the Beirut Explosion Look Like on Maps of Canadian Cities; Should You Get a GIS Certification?
Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency – CBC The Government of Canada announced earlier…
Canada Mobilizing Maps, Data, and Investigative Journalism for Project Pandemic
Access to information should not be determined by where we live. Project Pandemic is a data co-op and collaboration designed…
COVID-19: Supporting Kamloops, BC businesses using Story Maps
In the middle of March 2020, COVID-19 pandemic leads to social distancing rules in Canada. Public areas such as restaurants…
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for June 15th: Canadian Drone delivery solution; City of Montreal open data; Tagged leatherback sea turtles; Endangered Fish in BC
Drone company will convey COVID-19 medical equipment to First Nation Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) will transport COVID-19 medical products using…
GeoIgnite 2020 Online; Canada’s National Geospatial Leadership Conference: An Interview with Jonathan Murphy
GeoIgnite Online 2020: The theme for this year is (no surprise): Leadership In Times of Disruption Next month the Canadian…
Your International Geospatial Briefing for June 8th: NZ Lego Map; Mapping COVID-19 Stories; Monitoring Lakes with Remote Sensing; Chinese Surveyors Reach Everest; Geospatial Analysis of COVID-19
Data analyst’s incredible NZ Lego map made with 3600 bricks German Alex Waleczek, who lives in New Zealand, made an…
