MDA, a Maxar Technologies company, announced that the three RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites developed by MDA for the Canadian Space Agency are performing according to plan. The satellites launched this morning aboard a SpaceX […]
GoGeomatics proudly presents: GeoIgnite 2019 GoGeomatics is thrilled to announce the first-ever GeoIgnite Conference in Ottawa! Taking place on June 18th and 19th, 2019, our conference will unite government, business, and thought leaders in the IT and location […]
Geomatics Correcting a Critical Survey Error on the Canada US border A petition on the White House Website is asking for a 320-square kilometre parcel of land in Minnesota called the Northwest Angle to be […]
The launch of the Canadian Earth observation satellites (known collectively as the RADARSAT Constellation) has been delayed until February 2019. SpaceX originally planned to send the satellites up for ship location and Arctic observation in […]
Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), a global technology innovator powering the new space economy, was honored to host the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, […]
Why is Red River College closing its GIS program? “Low Industry and labour market demand and difficulty attracting students” as well as budget costs to post-secondary schools in Manitoba have been cited as causes in […]
Vancouver, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, announced that the Department of National Defence (DND) has exercised an option for a contract […]
This piece started as a note on some of my experience as an international consultant in remote sensing specifically and geomatics more generally. But as I looked more and more at the role of consulting, […]