Denis Hains
Denis Hains is the Founder, President, and CEO of H2i, recognized as a leader in hydrography and hydrospatial sciences. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geodetic Sciences and is the founder and Co-Lead of the Global Hydrospatial Movement Club and Community, which promotes innovation and collaboration in the field.
With over 35 years of service in the Government of Canada, Denis served as Hydrographer General of Canada and Director General of the Canadian Hydrographic Service for six years. His outstanding contributions earned him the Canadian Hydrographic Association’s Sam Masry Award in 2024.
Through H2i, Denis continues to advance hydrospatial innovation while contributing his expertise pro bono in various high-profile roles, including as a Strategic Advisory Group Member for the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, Affiliate Research Scientist at UNH-CCOM, and Co-Chair of FIG Commission 4 Working Group 4.4. He also serves on the International Hydrographic Review Editorial Board, the IFHS-Hydrographic Professional Accreditation Scheme, and as Senior Advisor for COMREN.
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Denis Hains est fondateur et PDG de H2i, reconnu comme un leader en hydrographie et sciences de l'hydrospatial. Il est titulaire d'un baccalauréat en sciences géodésiques ; fondateur et co-leader du Global Hydrospatial Movement Club and Community, pour l'innovation et la collaboration dans ce domaine.
Avec plus de 35 ans de service au sein du Gouvernement du Canada, Denis a occupé le poste d’Hydrographe général du Canada et de Directeur général du Service hydrographique du Canada pendant six ans. Ses contributions exceptionnelles lui ont valu le Prix Sam Masry de l’Association canadienne d’hydrographie en 2024.
À travers H2i, Denis continue de faire progresser l'innovation en hydrospatial tout en apportant son expertise bénévolement dans divers rôles prestigieux, notamment en tant que membre du groupe consultatif stratégique pour le projet Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030, chercheur associé au UNH-CCOM, et co-président du Groupe de travail 4.4 de la Commission 4 de la FIG. Il siège également au comité éditorial de l'International Hydrographic Review, au Hydrographic Professional Accreditation Scheme de l'IFHS, et en tant que conseiller principal pour COMREN.
Sessions in which Denis Hains attends
Tuesday 1 March, 2022
NV5 Geospatial has been at the forefront of hydrospatial data acquisition and processing for decades. This presentation will provide a brief corporate introduction and overview of some of the technologies relevant to remotely sensed hydrospatial data collection and development. This will also include associated analyses and ancillary data integration to solve questions surrounding hydrology and wetland mapping, flood risk modeling, and habitat...
The landscapes in the Northwest Territories (NWT, Canada) are amongst the most rapidly changing in the world due to climate-induced permafrost thaw. This presentation provides an overview of recent remote sensing and mapping investigations of permafrost thaw landslides across different spatial and temporal scales in the NWT. A common thread of ever-expanding geospatial capabilities (remote sensing, machine learning) is juxtaposed against rapidly intensifying permafrost thaw with many growi...
Wednesday 2 March, 2022
Join our DG Panel discussion moderated by Jonathan Murphy, Managing Director of GoGeomatics Canada. Our panelists are Eric Laliberté, Éric Loubier and David Harper.As a country spanning almost 10 million square kilometres, Canada has always faced a unique challenge in collecting the day-to-day information needed to provide critical services to Canadians. Today, space offers a unique perspective that is increasingly important to under...
Thursday 3 March, 2022
Climate change affects everybody. Solutions will be successful when everyone can get involved. An examination of the Diversity of viewpoints, needs, wants, and must haves is vital when approaching this topic. This panel will discuss and engage each other as well at the audience.
