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

17 August 2020 GoGeomatics Canada | agriculture

Government to invest $11.4 million in agricultural technology The New Zealand government undertakes investment in developing the country’s agritech sector, includes the creation of a horticultural robotics academy and commercializing new products. Iris Data Science […]

GEOAnalytics.ca – A demonstration cloud-native open platform for Big Data geoscience

27 July 2020 Andy Dean | api

Current data-driven and computing intensive research on climate-change, ecosystem modeling, and environmental and natural resources monitoring is based on the collection, management, analysis, and dissemination of geospatial data. Currently, the acquisition and analysis of satellite […]

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

29 June 2020 GoGeomatics Canada | Artificial Intelligence

Scientists armed with new tech and cool gadgets face off against wildfires More extreme weather each spring makes wildfires a growing threat. Technology plays a crucial role in the fight against the threat. A researcher […]

Advances in Satellite Imagery and Technology Cause a Basemap Evolution

21 June 2020 Maxar | basemaps

Digital mapping as a discipline emerged in the 1960s, when the U.S. Census Bureau used geographic information systems (GIS) and digital cartography to fully understand and visualize population trends. Since then, the abilities of geospatial […]

Your International Geospatial Briefing for November 18th: Satellite InSAR Data used to detect massive size of North Korean Nuclear Testing; How GIS Makes IoT Data Come Alive; LiDAR: Promise and Challenge in Autonomous Vehicles; Bill Gates uses mapping tech to curb polio

18 November 2019 GoGeomatics Canada | Autonomous driving

Satellite InSAR Data used to detect massive size of North Korean Nuclear Testing Following the withdrawal of North Korea from the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty over 15 years ago, a suspected underground hydrogen bomb […]

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for November 11th: A Concerning Data Strategy; Sidewalk Labs in Toronto; Vancouver: Top North American City for tech growth; World-First Satellite Connection to the Arctic with 100Mbps

11 November 2019 GoGeomatics Canada | data strategy

A Concerning Ontario Data Strategy Teresa Scassa, a professor from the University of Ottawa, has written an interesting piece on her blog about the latest update on the Ontario data strategy. To create economic opportunities […]

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for August 12th: NCSA to help build world’s most powerful geospatial system; Preparing for Hydrographic AI Network and Systems; Radar Image Highlights Growth of Small Satellite Industry; Ghana to host Africa Geospatial Data and Internet Conference; Application of Immersive Technologies in Smart Cities

12 August 2019 GoGeomatics Canada | AI

NCSA has announced they will be collaborating with the Blue Waters Project, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, University of Minnesota and Ohio State University to produce digital elevation models of the entire earth. This new collaboration will […]

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for April 8th: 5G; 3D at Depth; Geospatial Intelligence Centre; Vulcan subscribes to Maxar; Smart Cities, Smart Infrastructure

8 April 2019 GoGeomatics Canada | Geospatial Intelligence

AT&T prepares for 5G 5G is part of an oncoming data storm. 5G will be connected to autonomous cars, robotic factories, and seamless AR/VR, and it will require a faster, more efficient network. To that […]