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 […]
GIS is transforming key industries The geospatial data market is expected to grow to $73.9 billion by 2021, benefitting seven key industries in the process: Agriculture, transportation, energy, retail, defence and intelligence, the federal government, […]
A federal act to streamline geospatial data The USA recently passed Geospatial Data Act is expected to streamline federal government data purchases. Written to prevent duplicative data purchases by federal agencies and modernize the collection […]
UK Government Calls for Launch of Geospatial Strategy: The data revolution The UK has launched the Geospatial Commission to encourage the sector to take part in an evidence gathering initiative that will maximize the value […]
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 […]
What is a data cube and how is it used for big data analytics? How does a data cube work with remotely sensed data? Before writing this article I had never heard of a data […]
For the past four years, I’ve been involved with the capture and delivery of data derived from drones. My experience has provided me with a good perspective on the quality of the data that can be […]
Sentinel constellations and data products As the ENVISAT program is coming to an end, the European Space Agency has begun the process to develop the Sentinels family of satellites to fulfill the Copernicus earth observation […]