Driving Geospatial Innovation through Industry Collaboration with the Scientific Community

The Earth observation (EO) sector has struggled to break outside its own space echo chamber to have its full potential realised for both social and economic benefit. Can better collaboration between industry and the scientific community help to unlock this potential and drive geospatial innovation? Dr. Tanya Harrison, Co-Founder and CEO of the Earth and Planetary Institute of Canada (EPIC), will highlight examples of such collaborations that have led to breakthroughs that enhanced both industry competitiveness and research relevance, as well as barriers that currently exist to such collaborations and strategies on how we as a sector can overcome them. By drawing on successful examples from other technology sectors, the talk will offer insights into how our industry can expand its reach beyond the traditional sectors that currently utilize geospatial solutions.