remote sensing

Planet: “Advances in Earth Observation & Analytics Technologies + Deployment in Forest & Climate Solutions” – YouTube Video GeoIgnite 2021

Every day, Planet images the full Earth at 3.5m resolution and anywhere sub-daily at <50cm. This data is critical in…

International Geospatial Briefing June 28th, 2021: Record High Ground Temperatures in Siberia; Digital Divide across the United States; Mapping more than 20% of the Ocean Floor; Tracking Bird Migration; Analysis of Toshka Lakes in Egypt

Ground Temperatures Hit 118 Degrees in the Arctic Circle During the recent heatwave in Siberia ground temperatures reached 118 degrees…

Optimizing and Accelerating the Globe in 3D, Maxar’s Ryan Hamilton: GeoIgnite 2021 On YouTube

3D mapping is continuing to advance and be crucial to our understanding of the planet we live on and how…

Ontario Based SkyWatch raises $17.2M for its Earth Observation data platform

SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. (“SkyWatch“), a Waterloo-based space technology startup, announced today the completion of a $17.2M USD Series B round of financing…

ESA Advanced Training: Earth Observation & AI for Forestry

The European Space Agency (ESA) is organising an Advanced Training Course on Land Remote Sensing with the focus on Earth Observation and Artificial…

International Geospatial Briefing May 3: Growing problem of deepfake satellite images; Bird migration map shows huge influx into Michigan; Google Earth timelapse visualizes human footprint; Remote Sensing to study chimoanzees; Mapping of childhood undernutrition in India

False satellite images created by machine learning raise concerns about the reliability of data AI technologies has been used to…

How Remote Sensing Applications Will Help Put a Price on Carbon

Quantifying our Resources Advances in remote sensing are pushing forward our abilities to quantify natural resources. As satellites improve, offering…

Canadian Geospatial Briefing April 26th: Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine Pharmacy Locator; 5G drones fly over UBC; AI & remote sensing for future Lac à Paul tailings dam; UBC prof uses Sim City-like program to map disease paths; Remote sensing map of Canada’s first highway to the Arctic

UWindsor researcher maps which Windsor neighbourhoods need help accessing vaccines Research by Carina Luo, a geospatial data analyst at the…

Canadian Geospatial Briefing April 12th: GeoIgnite 2021 Keynotes, Talks, & Panels; Mapping project illuminating links between environment & racism; Remote sensing of agriculture to spot disease risk; Interactive map of Dinosaur Fossils in Canada; A literal map of Canada

Canadian Geomatics & Space Policy & Gov Updates: GeoIgnite Keynotes, Talks, & Panels This year’s GeoIgnite conference will feature many…

MAXAR GeoIgnite 2021 Spotlight: Optimizing and Accelerating the Globe in 3D

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series by Ryan Hamilton, Senior Manager, 3D Products, Maxar Technologies detailing the…

A Japanese Perspective: LiDAR forest data for resource analysis in Japan

The GIS & LiDAR Specialist I am Kei, a passionate GIS & LiDAR Specialist with over 6 years’ experience in…