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Canadian Geospatial Briefing August 16th: Mapping potential intensification area at Ottawa, future challenges caused by climate change, Latin flavor map to explore Latino culture, 2022 Agro-Geoinformatics Event Quebec City, Canadian Coast Guard testing out new fixed wing drone

New map helps policy makers to find out potential areas for intensification In the City of Ottawa, the projected population in 2046 may reach 5 million, urging the government to focus on urban intensification instead […]

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Canadian Geospatial Briefing May 25th, 2021: Mapping long-term impact of COVID-19 in BC Communities; Regina Youth-led Eco-friendly Transit Map; Map and Report Abandoned Rabbits; Visualizing Alberta Provincial Vaccine Data; Old-growth at Risk in BC; Anglers Drop Bait with Drones; Canadian to Send Dogecoin to the Moon; New OGC Board of Director

An unequal post-pandemic recovery: mapping the aftermath Mapping the COVID-19 pandemic’s secondary health impacts is co-led by SFU geography professors Valorie Crooks and Nadine Schuurman outlining how the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term impacts will affect communities across […]

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International Geospatial Briefing Jan 26th: Sentinel Hub Script Contest; Google AI powered Tree Canopy Lab; Lidar on the iPhone 12 Pro; 3D Laser Scan using SLAM and UAV; 5,500 public sector organizations’ access to local data

Sentinel Hub Custom Script Contest Sentinel Hub is a platform that everyone can explore earth observation data with a free account. EO Browser, one of the free web applications on Sentinel Hub, allows users to […]

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Canadian Geospatial Briefing for November 23rd: Mapping corridors for drones; RAMMS technology to map Lake Huron; Indigenous mapping workshop; InDro Robotics working with Rogers & UBC; 5th Pan-Canadian SDI Summit

Canadian startup AirMatrix maps air corridors for drones AirMatrix is working on mapping out corridors in the sky to create drone “highways”. Manned and unmanned air traffic are becoming more common and creating a model […]