Wildfire
Canadian Geospatial Digest May 29th, 2023
Why are hazard maps still lacking in NWT communities? Alberta wildfires are depicted on a digital map in near real-time.…
GoGeomatics Picks the Most Important International Stories of 2022
Zalak’s Pick: Vodafone’s New 3D Digital Twin Aids Engineers Farzaneh’s Pick: UAVs Uncover Italy’s Hidden History George’s Pick: Satellite Imagery…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing November 22nd, 2022
AI aims to prevent a repeat of 2004 Peterborough flood City of Medicine Hat Wins 2022 ESRI special achievement in…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing August 29th
1. Going back to the moon 2. Tracking wildfire smoke 3. MariaDB acquires CubeWerx 4. Mammal movement in Canada 5.…
International Geospatial Briefing Dec 20: 1. Announcement: SUMSF & Lidar Comex; 2. New Wildfire Dataset; 3. Using Lidar for Autonomous Vehicles; 4. Geography of Religion; 5. The Climate Atlas; 6. Trunk Road Gritter Tracker
Announcing two conferences presented by GoGeomatics that will take place this spring The first event we are announcing is the…
International Geospatial Briefing Sep 13th: Interactive Map Shows the Best Time to Photograph Fall Foliage; New interactive 3D map lets you see downtown Tampa in a new way; Geospatial Commission launches pilots to improve how data about land is used in the UK; Drop a Raindrop on This Magical Map and Watch Its Journey to the Ocean; FireWatch maps aim to help keep homes, community safe from wildfire; Geospatial Data Essential to Protect Snow Leopard in Mongolia
Interactive Map Shows the Best Time to Photograph Fall Foliage Photographers will not have difficulty planning fall photoshoots anymore and…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing August 2nd: Honouring Alex Trebek with new Grant Program; Interactive Map Looking at Marine Shipping Safety in Canada; New Canadian Wildfire App; Looking at Vulnerability from Heat Waves in Vancouver and Highlighting Importance of Green Spaces; A Collection of Canadian COVID-19 Dashboards
Alex Trebek honoured with Geographical Society grant program for emerging explorers The National Geographic Society in the United States and…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing July 19th, Drone spraying research promising; B.C. wildfire map; Manitoba Infrastructure Projects Map; N.B. COVID dashboard; New database of P.E.I. trails maps
Drone spraying research promising Drone spraying would be ideal for touch-ups and misses in a field after a large sprayer…
International Geospatial Briefing July 12th, 2021: Mapping the hot hotspots in the world; Esri’s book calling for action for conservation; June ArcGIS Living Atlas Updates; Telecomm giant maps climate resilience; Map the graveyards and trace you family tree; LiDAR to stop texting and driving; Digital Twin of the News
Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world June was an exceptionally hot month for several countries in the northern hemisphere. A…
Responding to Wildfires and Emergencies: Increasing Situational Awareness with Avenza Maps and Geospatial Data
In Canada, an estimated 3,600 wildfires burned approximately 581,004 acres in 2020 alone.1 Similarly, in the United States, an estimated…
International Geospatial Briefing March 22nd: Detect wildfire from space; Geospatial evidence of pirates; Disaster preparedness with geospatial technology; Indoor navigation without GPS; Virtual Easter eggs on Google Maps
Australia’s first satellite that can help detect bushfires within one minute of ignition set for launch An Australian company is…
Post-Wildfire Landscape Metrics & Transition Characteristics in Cariboo Regional District, 2017
The summer of 2017 marked one of the worst fire seasons in British Columbia’s history. By October, wildfires had covered…
