Satellite
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…
GeoIgnite Keynote On YouTube: “Why it Takes a Legion” MAXAR’s Walter Scott
Not all commercial satellite companies are the same. On Day Two of GeoIgnite, there was a special lunchtime keynote presentation…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing February 16th – A new app for neighbourhood environmental health; Kongsberg Geospatial horizonless air picture; Evictions Ontario map; people cry at University of Waterloo; Canadians can now get Space X Starlink internet
A new app from U of T researchers allows users to track their neighbourhood’s environmental health Researchers at the University…
MDA extends satellite operations capability through contract award by the Canadian Space Agency
BRAMPTON, ON, Jan. 29, 2021 /CNW/ – MDA today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency…
Your International Geospatial Briefing for January 11th : EA images major 2020 events; Maps are the future of smart cities & AV; Airbus-built CSO-2 French military Earth Observation satellite launched successfully; 2021 predictions for the drone industry; Indian Armed Forces ‘Reject’ Defense Ministry’s plan to ease norms On Geospatial Mapping.
Satellite images capture major events of 2020. The pandemic brought the world to a grinding halt in 2020, however that…
International Geospatial briefing for 14th December: Youngest drone cartographer; COVID-19 impact on satellite data services market; Drone-integrated metal detection sys; Initiative for more accessible data
Young drone cartographer puts record-breaking on the map Nathan Lu from the USA is featured as the youngest drone cartographer…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing for November 9th: McMaster historical map conservation; Underwater acoustic gliders for whale detection; New satellites to track space debris; Microsoft Azure powers regenerative agriculture; Multi-parties’ drone research; Driverless shuttles take road tests
Newly conserved rare map provides unique snapshot of life in 19th century Ontario https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/newly-conserved-rare-map-provides-vivid-snapshot-of-life-in-19th-century-ontario/ McMaster University Library’s Preservation Lab conservators…
GeoIgnite 2020 Video: Maxar- Monitoring Arctic Expansion and the Impact of Climate Change with High-Resolution Imager
GeoIgnite is Canada’s national geospatial conference hosted by GoGeomatics Canada. GeoIgnite was held online via Zoom from July 22nd to…
Your International Geospatial Briefing for August 17th: NZ Government investment in agritech; AWS unveils new space business segment; Measure local parks using geospatial data; Amazon rainforest cleared in July in Brazil; ESAIL Maritime Sat ready for launch
Government to invest $11.4 million in agricultural technology The New Zealand government undertakes investment in developing the country’s agritech sector,…
GEOAnalytics.ca – A demonstration cloud-native open platform for Big Data geoscience
Current data-driven and computing intensive research on climate-change, ecosystem modeling, and environmental and natural resources monitoring is based on the…
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for June 29th: New tech against wildfires; Bathymetric Lidar mapping; COVID-19 effect Heat maps; Eastern Canada DOT Power Platform; Tim Kopra as Vice President, Robotics and Space Operations of MDA
Scientists armed with new tech and cool gadgets face off against wildfires More extreme weather each spring makes wildfires a…
Advances in Satellite Imagery and Technology Cause a Basemap Evolution
Digital mapping as a discipline emerged in the 1960s, when the U.S. Census Bureau used geographic information systems (GIS) and…
