International Geospatial Briefing April 25th: 1. Using drones to study forests; 2. US bans anti-satellite missile tests; 3. Anaconda collaboration with Esri; 4. UP42 partners with Nearmap; 5. World’s 1st blockchain geospatial network

25 April 2022 GoGeomatics Canada | Anaconda

Using drones to study forest canopy in UNESCO world heritage site A recent study led by researchers at the University of Tuscia and the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria found that using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) allowed […]

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

9 November 2020 GoGeomatics Canada | acoustic glider

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 using new, experimental techniques to combat the challenges of wood pulp paper map conservation and […]

GeoIgnite 2020 Video: How to challenge the Lasers-scanning market at the cost of a drone

28 September 2020 Lindsey Goncalves | AI

Session: How to challenge the Lasers-scanning market at the cost of a drone and simple tools combined with Artificial Intelligence and Pix4D processing software Session date: July 24, 2020. Speakers: J. Carlos Maia, Photogrammetric Eng. […]

Sales of Illegal RPAS Pilot Certificates and Drone Registration Cards

4 September 2020 Paul Yeung | Canadian Aviation Regulations

Transport Canada recently became aware of sales of wallet-sized “Transport Canada Drone Pilot Certificate” and “Transport Canada Certificate of Registration” via eBay through a seller located in the United States. There were listings where the Drone Pilot Certificate and Certificate of Registration were sold separately and individually. […]

Chief Pilot for Cooke & Associates Inc Summarizes the Coming UAV regulation Changes in Canada

30 March 2019 GoGeomatics Canada | Certifications

The new Canadian Air Regulations are complex pieces of literature for those unable to parse legalese. Luckily David Cooke, Chief Pilot of Cooke & Associates Inc., has taken the initiative to create a plain language […]

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for March 18th: Lunar Gateway program; RME; SongSAT; Edmonton’s Smart City entry; 2019 geospatial events

18 March 2019 GoGeomatics Canada | alberta

MDA applauds Canadian entry to Lunar program MDA is cheering the Canadian government’s decision to join the Lunar Gateway program, an internal initiative led by NASA. The Lunar Gateway will be a Moon-orbiting outpost that […]

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for November 13th: NRCan and OGC; RASC; Concordia University; Canada’s Commemorative Map; IN-FLIGHT Data

11 November 2018 GoGeomatics Canada | Canada

NRCan becomes OGC strategic member GeoConnections of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has upgraded to the highest level of membership—strategic member—in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). NRCan has historically contributed to new standards that made geospatial […]

UAV Surveys – How to Ensure Accuracy and Precision

12 April 2017 Thomas Hoppe | accuracy

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 […]