National and international civil emergencies are happening with increasing frequency.  Geospatial Intelligence can play a critical role in informing and assisting planners, leaders and first responders in preparing for and conducting for operations during and recovery from emergencies.

There is a significant Geo Int capability in the Government of Canada as well as in the provinces and regional/local governments.  Unfortunately, this capacity is limited when it comes to the ability to surge capabilities for unplanned emergencies.  This presentation will discuss options to supplement the existing resources using crowd-sourcing and open-source data to provide an enhanced capability to provide these emergency services when and where needed in the future.