Let’s admit it! We live in exciting times with technology, social interactions and business models changing before our eyes: Flying taxis, self-driving cars, commercial Space missions, smart cities, SmallSats and Internet Of Things (IOT) to name just a few innovations! Our kids are growing up in a world of on-demand TV, GPS availability, all around virtual assistants, and mobile devices that pretty much can do anything! Each and every one of these innovations has a location element to i...

Prashant Shukle is the Director General for the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation Branch, Earth Sciences Sector, at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).NRCan has fostered an enabling policy mechanism and provided a conducive framework for geospatial information infrastructure. In today’s digital age when geospatial is becoming more and more ubiquitous, open and inter-disciplinary policies are the key instruments of harnessing the true value of this wonderful technology...

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The Canadian federal government is not only the largest employer in Canada, it consistently ranks among the top employers in the nation for overall employee satisfaction (see Maclean’s Magazine and The Globe and Mail Top 100 Employers.) With the broad range of job opportunities and competitive pay and benefits, government jobs are clearly some of the the most attractive career opportunities in Canada.This talk will go through the manner in which you can apply for federal goverment postio...

In this talk the CIG will describe the activities, History and accomplishments of the organization and explain teh benefits of mership to your career.The Canadian Institute of Geomatics is open to any individual, corporation, educational institution, government agency or association which supports the objectives of the Institute.

This talk will explore the benefits of becoming a member of the CRSS. The society is Canada's premier academic remote sensing organization.The Mission and Vision of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society is to: Provide a focal point for leadership and excellence to advance the art, science, technologies and applications of remote sensing and related fields.Facilitate opportunities for our national and international membership, including with partner Societie...

Hope Spots are special places that are critical to the health of the ocean — Earth’s blue heart. Some Hope Spots are already formally protected, while others still need defined protection. The Mission Blue team has embarked on a series of expeditions to shed light on these vital ecosystems and ignite support to safeguard them as marine protected areas.The IUCN are an integral partner in the Mission Blue initiative and the Hope Spot concept ties into UN amb...

If you come to the event for one talk only this would be it. Jonathan Murphy is a geospatial career coach and mentor. He has worked across Canada and around the world as a GIS specialist, geomatics manager, and marketing consultant. He has been coaching graduates, professionals, and senior members of the geospatial industry for over ten years. Jonathan is an alumnus the University of Calgary and of the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) and holds post graduate ...

Global Grid Systems is pleased to sponsor the first lunch of the conference.   GeoIgnite offers our delegates a special meal for the first day of the event. Executive Chef Derek Ragnitz has put together a delicious and healthy lunch.Geoignite Day 1 Mediterranean Style Lunch:Medley of mixed greens cherry tomatoes and cucumbers with dressings.Traditional Greek salad, freshly made hummus with tabbouleh and pita bread.Grilled M...

Today, geospatial technologies are embedded in many of the workflows that support the Fourth Industrial Revolution and therefore invaluable to users. This means that geospatial information is no longer the domain of specialists and suddenly has become a context for the rest of our augmented existence.From Pokémon Go, to Uber and autonomous vehicles (AV), Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), smart applications and on-line mapping tools give the public almost insta...

ExcelITR is one of Canada's largest independent recruitment firms dedicated to placing IT professionals in contract and permanent roles. ExcelIT epresents specialized talent in a variety of disciplines, including Canada's geospatial & IT industry. Our goal is to introduce the best technical resources to the right employers.During this talk Branka Jankovic, Senior Account Executive with Excel will share insights and specialist information on: · Curren...

The UK Government as part of its building information modeling (BIM) initiative has said repeatedly that it expects the big payoff of a digital model will be during operations and maintenance, which typically represents 80% of the cost of a facility. Companies who do design, build, finance, and maintain, or design, build, operate, or PPP projects often employ a full lifecycle BIM + geospatial strategy. For example, Crossrail appears to be the first major project that may be able to provide su...

Esri Canada is a leader in one of the most exciting and growing technology industries today. GIS is increasingly playing an indispensible role in governments, businesses and educational settings improving analysis and decision-making. With 26 years of consecutive revenue growth and profitability, our GIS solutions can be found in virtually every industry sector across the country.We invest significantly in our employee's personal and professional development, ensuring that eac...

Cloudy with a chance of data science.Sparkgeo had been building cloud first geospatial applications, from day 1. But that was not the plan. The plan was to make more maps for more people, using the internet.Sitting at the intersection of software development and GIS we see how these two communities can benefit from each other. But, to do so, we will have to step out of our comfort zones.Let me tell you the story of a lowly GIS tech's journey through the technol...

We are entering a new era of positioning, navigation and timing. Global, instantaneous, and easily accessible positioning at better than 10cm is coming, which will provide new ways of doing business and create new businesses in areas such as augmented reality. In recent years global Positioning, Navigation and Timing have been undergoing rapid technological development. New GNSS constellations (Galileo, Beidou) with new signal structures offer increased capabilities, while future posi...

The purpose of this presentation is to make the case for greater Indigenous participation in the development of geospatial technology and information. Next to government and resource companies, Indigenous people are the prominent stakeholders of the land and all the economic development that can happen on their territory. For this reason, they should have access to their own Geospatial data such as GIS data and ground imagery. Often the sources for Geospatial data comes from the proponent who...

Natural Resources Canada provides mapping and engineering advice and expertise to Public Safety Canada in support of the National Disaster Mitigation Program. Notably, NRCan develops the Federal Flood Mapping Guidelines Series and is nearing publication on two documents that will move Canada closer to having common practices for flood risk: • The Federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic Procedures for Flood Hazard Delineation, and • The Federal Geomatics Guideli...

Google Chrome is the preferred browser for this session.Tickets for this workshop must be claimed in advance.This session will occur from 10:00AM-11:00AM and repeat again from 11:00AM-12:00PMBeSpatial is a geospatial community platform in Ontario that has opened doors to connect, communicate and innovate. BeSpatial aims to provide networking opportunities, programs, and ...