Connor McIvor

GIS Analyst

Dillon Consulting Limited

Sessions in which Connor McIvor attends

Tuesday 7 November, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)

10:30 AM

Measuring Pandora: can modern geospatial tools and techniques keep up with our changing planet?

25 minutes, 10:30 AM MST - 10:55 AM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Career Theatre

Will Cadell, Sparkgeo (Speaker)

Is change the new normal? Every year seems to be the next warmest year. Those of us looking back at our planet from space are seeing these changes ...

Accurate, Efficient and Cost-Effective Subsurface Utility Data – From Field Collection to 3D Modelling

25 minutes, 10:30 AM MST - 10:55 AM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Talk

Peter Srajer, Prostar (Speaker)

SUMMARYWith the increasing focus on damage prevention, public safety concerns, and environmental damage due to underground utility strikes, ...

11:00 AM

A Geomatics Approach to Forest Fire Danger Forecasting in Canadian Context

25 minutes, 11:00 AM MST - 11:25 AM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Career Theatre

Talk

Quazi Hassan (Speaker)

At the Earth Observation for the Environment Laboratory in The University of Calgary, we have been conducting research in developing remote sensing...

11:30 AM

Agile Aerospace for a Changing Planet

25 minutes, 11:30 AM MST - 11:55 AM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Talk

Cassidy Rankine PhD, Planet Labs Geomatics (Speaker)

Planet scans the entire land mass of the planet nearly everyday with high resolution multispectral imagery, enabling exciting new opportunities and...

12:00 PM

LiDAR for Post Wildfire Mapping Applications

25 minutes, 12:00 PM MST - 12:25 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Career Theatre

Talk

Kenneth Ang, Terra Remote Sensing Inc (Speaker)

LiDAR continues to be a cornerstone of the mapping industry. Since its inception, the technology has evolved from sole use on manned aircraft to be...

12:30 PM

Flood Hazard Mapping Data and Its Importance: Jurisdictional Complexity, Innovation in Data Dissemination, and Advancing Adaptation

25 minutes, 12:30 PM MST - 12:55 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Talk

Quinn Philippe, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) (Speaker)

Marie-Josee Valiquete, Natural Resources Canada (Speaker)

Flooding is Canada’s most costly natural disaster, and flood risk intensifies as a result of urbanization and climate change. These impacts will...

1:00 PM

Lunch Break

45 minutes, 1:00 PM MST - 1:45 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse

Menu - Big Four OutletAppetizers

1:45 PM

Navigating the Constellation: The Utility of New Earth Observation Satellites

25 minutes, 1:45 PM MST - 2:10 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Talk

Chris Humphrey, Pacific Geomatics Limited (Speaker)

With an increasing multitude of new Earth Observation (EO) satellites, it is imperative for the geomatics community to assess the fit of these emer...

2:15 PM

GIS Solutions Enhancing Emergency Response, Management, and Response Team Assessments

25 minutes, 2:15 PM MST - 2:40 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 1

Talk

Vince Zafra, Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC) (Speaker)

Incidents involving dangerous goods, including flammable gases and liquids, can happen at any time and in any place. When they do, Emergency Res...

2:45 PM

Using Authoritative Geospatial Information Assets at The City of Calgary

25 minutes, 2:45 PM MST - 3:10 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 1

Talk

Gord Rasmussen, The City of Calgary (Speaker)

Creating, managing and sharing geospatial information has never been easier, but how do we ensure the information we are using to make key business...

3:30 PM

The Growing Need for Hands-on Education in Geomatics

25 minutes, 3:30 PM MST - 3:55 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 1

Talk

Carina Butterworth P.Eng., PhD(c), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) (Speaker)

Geomatics is growing technically and economically at a rapid pace. The need for skilled, knowledgeable workers is higher than ever. ...

Do you know if you are making or losing money on a job?

45 minutes, 3:30 PM MST - 4:15 PM MST

Available

Big Four Roadhouse - Education & Workshop Theatre

Workshop

Doug Kondor, Cyanic Automation (Speaker)

Join us for an immersive and interactive workshop led by the founder of Cyanic Automation, Doug Kondor. In this engaging session, you'll delve into...

4:00 PM

New AI Powered Tools to Increase Drone Point Cloud Deliverable Productivity

25 minutes, 4:00 PM MST - 4:25 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 1

Talk

Jennifer Triana, TopoDOT (Speaker)

Learn how newly implemented surface modeling tools employing artificial intelligence reduce the turnaround time of point cloud surface models by...

4:30 PM

Expo Reception Party

2 hours 30 minutes, 4:30 PM MST - 7:00 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Expo Trade Show Floor

The end of the first day of the National Canadian GoGeomatics Expo is being marked by a lively party that is eagerly anticipated by all participant...

Wednesday 8 November, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Lidar CANEX Panel

45 minutes, 10:00 AM MST - 10:45 AM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 2

Panel

Jennifer Triana, TopoDOT (Panelist)

Kenneth Ang, Terra Remote Sensing Inc (Moderator)

Dr. Tim Webster, Applied Geomatics Research Group NSCC (Panelist)

Michael Sitar, RIEGL Canada (Panelist)

Join us at the GoGeomatics Expo for a dynamic panel discussion on the latest trends in Lidar technology. Our panel of experts will dive into the ad...

10:30 AM

Modelling Wetland Vegetation Trajectories using Machine Learning and Multispectral Sentinel-2 Imagery

25 minutes, 10:30 AM MST - 10:55 AM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Talk

J. Carl Ayer, Matrix Solutions Incorporated (Speaker)

Wetlands are important to water quality, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity, and have been identified as a management priority across Canada. Re...

11:00 AM

SLAM Scan-Off Results

1 hour, 11:00 AM MST - 12:00 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 2

Talk

Alex Hill-Stosky, Eagle Engineering & Consulting (Speaker)

Carina Butterworth P.Eng., PhD(c), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) (Speaker)

Hongzhou Yang, University of Calgary (Speaker)

Rapid, short-range data collection will only become more critical as the technological revolution continues. From planning and analytics to VDC ...

11:30 AM

Logistics of Acquisition

25 minutes, 11:30 AM MST - 11:55 AM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Demo

Brian Moynihan P.Eng., OGL Engineering (Speaker)

How do you decide when to mobilize and when not to, or even where can you safely and legally fly. As the frequency of unpredictable weather and ...

12:00 PM

Multi-band SAR for Earth Observation and MDA's Next Generation Chorus Constellation

25 minutes, 12:00 PM MST - 12:25 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Talk

Vivienne Wu, MDA (Speaker)

The talk presents how multi-band SARs (X-band Iceye, C-band RADARSAT-2 and L-band SAOCOM) support various earth observation applications, such as t...

12:30 PM

Establishing an Urban Infrastructure Mapping Research Program

25 minutes, 12:30 PM MST - 12:55 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 1

Talk

Peter Pulsifer, Carleton Univeristy (Speaker)

Geoff Zeiss devoted over 30 years of his life to the Geospatial industry and global community, focusing on utility and construction sectors, and ma...

1:00 PM

Lunch Break

45 minutes, 1:00 PM MST - 1:45 PM MST

Menu - Big Four OutletAppetizers

1:45 PM

A High-Resolution, Continental Scale, and Modular Flood Risk Estimation Framework

25 minutes, 1:45 PM MST - 2:10 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Talk

Chiranjib Chaudhuri, Geosapiens Inc. (Speaker)

The lack of up-to-date, easily available flood risk data has slowed down Canadian attempts to mitigate flood damage, notwithstanding the substantia...

2:15 PM

Building A Smart World with Precise Geospatial Information, CHC Navigation

25 minutes, 2:15 PM MST - 2:40 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 3

Talk

Jack Wang, CHC Navigation (Speaker)

Roderick Ma, CHC Navigation (Speaker)

CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) is a global provider of innovative GNSS navigation and positioning solutions covering a wide range of professional applicat...

2:45 PM

Surveyor Succession Planning Panel

45 minutes, 2:45 PM MST - 3:30 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse - Theatre 2

Panel

Gavin Schrock, GoGeomatics (Moderator)

Jesse Vanneste, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) (Panelist)

Sherry Espiritu, LN Land Development Technologies. Inc (Panelist)

Dr. Robert Radovanovic, University of Calgary (Panelist)

Join us at the GoGeomatics Expo for an insightful panel discussion that tackles the pressing question: Where will the next generation of land surve...

4:00 PM

Closing

15 minutes, 4:00 PM MST - 4:15 PM MST

Big Four Roadhouse

Talk

Aleksander Kot, Doyle & Company Chartered Professional Accountants (Speaker)

Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada (Speaker)

Peter Srajer, Prostar (Speaker)

Carina Butterworth P.Eng., PhD(c), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) (Speaker)

Kenneth Ang, Terra Remote Sensing Inc (Speaker)

Mamatha Sanapala, Peloton (Speaker)

Alex Hill-Stosky, Eagle Engineering & Consulting (Speaker)

Gavin Schrock, GoGeomatics (Speaker)

Gordon McElravy, buildingSMART Canada (Speaker)

Hongzhou Yang, University of Calgary (Speaker)