President Biden has nominated Frank Whitworth to be the next director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Frank Whitworth is a US Navy Vice Adm and if he’s confirmed by the Senate, he’ll be the […]
Western Canada has been experiencing extreme fire conditions following an intense heatwave since late June. According to BC Wildfire Service, 243 wildfires are currently burning in British Columbia. Due to the fire threats, many residents […]
Day Two of GeoIgnite had a very special event: a fireside chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder and CTO of SensorUp, and Dr. Nadine Alameh, the CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium. These two, who […]
Drone technology uses thermal imaging to identify feral pests on farmland Two airplane pilots and one aircraft engineer are using drone technology to identify the presence of any pests on farmland in the Australian state […]
Artificial Intelligence helping respond to extreme weather events Researchers at the University of McGill are finding new ways to harvest data from Twitter to respond to natural disasters and other extreme weather events. They have […]
Lakeland College Launches Canada’s first degree in Agriculture Technology Lakeland College is starting Canada’s first degree in agriculture technology in 2021 fall. The degree would help students keep ahead of the rapidly evolving agricultural technology […]
New support to grow Scottish geospatial sector Although Scotland location-based sector is thriving, Scottish Enterprise’s research has revealed that further help is required to cultivate more collaboration in the geospatial sector. UK Government Geospatial Commission […]
I recently read about the delay of China’s BeiDou mission and how, instead, China chose to launch a fifth satellite as part of their China High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS). This occurred in late August and […]