Stewart McBean

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Sessions in which Stewart McBean attends

Tuesday 1 March, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
GeoIgnite 2022 Welcome Cold Open
15 minutes, 9:45 AM EST - 10:00 AM EST

Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada (Speaker)

John Roos, Maxar Intelligence (Speaker)

Nicholas Kellett, Deploy Software Solutions (Speaker)

Bilyana Anicic, Aurora Consulting (Speaker)

10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Keynote: Maxar Powering the Global Shift from 2D to 3D, with Daniel Nord, Chief Product Officer and SVP of MAXAR Technologies
30 minutes, 10:00 AM EST - 10:30 AM EST

Daniel Nord, Maxar Technologies (Speaker)

In this talk Dan Nord will share key insights on Maxar’s position as a centerpiece in the global tech shift from 2D to 3D. Join us to hear more ...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
GHG Monitoring from Space – Leveraging Commercial Capabilities with Barbara Ryan, Executive Director of WGIC
30 minutes, 10:45 AM EST - 11:15 AM EST

Barbara Ryan, WGIC (Speaker)

"GHG Monitoring from Space: A mapping of capabilities across public, private and hybrid missions" was a collaborative...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Increasing Canada’s resilience to flooding: Introducing the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP) with Brian Perry, engineering advisor for flood modelling with Natural Resources Canada
30 minutes, 11:30 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST

Brian Perry, NRCan (Speaker)

In Budget 2021, the government tabled a recovery plan for jobs, growth, and resilience. Within the budget were specific investments to promoting...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
New Applications of Satellite Data for Agriculture with Greg Crutsinger, Customer Success Manager - Agriculture with Planet
30 minutes, 12:15 PM EST - 12:45 PM EST

Greg Crutsinger, Planet (Speaker)

Planet's constellation of satellites capture the whole of Earth's landmass every day. This unprecedented dataset provides insights to the agricu...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Accurate Geospatial Analysis for a Dynamically Changing World with Briana Brown, Geographer from SafeGraph
30 minutes, 1:00 PM EST - 1:30 PM EST

Briana Brown, SafeGraph (Speaker)

Abstract: Organizations are increasingly relying on geospatial analysis to power their decision making and business pro...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Remote Sensing and Analyses to Support Hydrospatial Solutions with Sven Cowan, Canada Program Manager at NV5 Geospatial and Mischa Hey, Practice Lead: Analytics at NV5 Geospatial
30 minutes, 1:45 PM EST - 2:15 PM EST

Mischa Hey, NV5 Geospatial (Speaker)

Sven Cowan, NV5 Geospatial (Speaker)

NV5 Geospatial has been at the forefront of hydrospatial data acquisition and processing for deca...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Remote sensing of permafrost thaw landslides in the Northwest Territories – from Field to Cloud to Field again with Jurjen van der Sluijs, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator with NWT Centre for Geomatics
30 minutes, 2:30 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST

Mr. Jurjen van der Sluijs, NWT Centre for Geomatics (Speaker)

The landscapes in the Northwest Territories (NWT, Canada) are amongst the most rapidly changing in the world due to climate-induced permafrost t...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Panel: Using GeoIntelligence & AI to solve real world problems Sponsored by MAXAR
45 minutes, 3:15 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST

Prashant Shukle, Global Geospatial Group (Moderator)

Barbara Ryan, WGIC (Panelist)

Arthur Berrill, Royal Bank of Canada (Panelist)

Dr. Kumar Navulur, Maxar Technologies (Panelist)

Mark Carmichael, MDA (Panelist)

Wednesday 2 March, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
GeoIgnite 2022 Welcome Cold Open
15 minutes, 9:45 AM EST - 10:00 AM EST

Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada (Speaker)

John Roos, Maxar Intelligence (Speaker)

Join Jonathan Murphy and John Roos as they kick off the start of Day 2 Winter Geo:GeoIgnite 2022 and share some ...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Keynote: Planetary Scale: A Geospatial Lens with Will Cadell, Founder and CEO of Sparkgeo
30 minutes, 10:00 AM EST - 10:30 AM EST

Keynote

Will Cadell, Sparkgeo (Keynote speaker)

Our planet is in flux: pandemics, climate change, inequality. This talk will explore the ideas of "planetary-sca...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Building Software Solutions for Climate Change: Closing the communication gap between citizens and trusted authorities before, during, or after a disaster with Nicholas Kellett, Founder and CEO of Deploy Software Solutions, Inc.
30 minutes, 10:45 AM EST - 11:15 AM EST

Nicholas Kellett, Deploy Software Solutions (Speaker)

At a time of rising climate change impacts, there is a vital and growing need to prepare for, respond to, and recover...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Dr. Marshall Shepherd & Keith Masback Discuss Climate Change
30 minutes, 11:30 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST

Dr. Marshall Shepherd (Speaker)

12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Combatting IUU Fishing with Crow’s Nest Maritime Monitoring and Security with Bryan Smith, Director of Product Management at Maxar Technologies
30 minutes, 12:15 PM EST - 12:45 PM EST

Bryan Smith, Maxar Technologies (Speaker)

Maritime regions are vast, vessels of interest operate dark, and the agencies responsible for maritime enforceme...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
VertiGIS Studio at Statistics Canada with Peter McLaren, Account Manager
30 minutes, 1:00 PM EST - 1:30 PM EST

Peter Mclaren, VertiGIS (Speaker)

Steve Maddison, VertiGIS (Speaker)

Statistics Canada along with their partner, VertiGIS Studio (formerly Geocortex), have collaborated to update the original Census Program Data V...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Monitoring the Impacts of Extreme Weather on Canada's Food Supply with Catherine Champagne, Environmental Scientist, National Agroclimate Information Service with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
30 minutes, 1:45 PM EST - 2:15 PM EST

Catherine Champagne, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Speaker)

Inter-annual variability in agricultural production in Canada is largely determined by weather and climate. Climate-related impacts have caused ...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
CHORUS - Changing How and When We See the World with Wayne Hoyle, Senior Director, Business Development MDA Geointelligence
30 minutes, 2:30 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST

Wayne Hoyle, MDA (Speaker)

MDA's new multi-sensor Earth observation satellite constellation, CHORUS, will bring together multiple diverse and un...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
The Federal Government of Canada Geospatial Directors General Panel: Satellite Earth Observation in Canada – A Strategy in Action
45 minutes, 3:15 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST

David Harper, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) (Panelist)

Eric Laliberté, CSA (Panelist)

Éric Loubier, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (Panelist)

Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada (Moderator)

Join our DG Panel discussion moderated by Jonathan Murphy, Managing Director of GoGeomatics Canada. Our panelists are E...

Thursday 3 March, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
GeoIgnite 2022 Welcome Cold Open
15 minutes, 9:45 AM EST - 10:00 AM EST

Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada (Speaker)

10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Keynote: State of the Geospatial Industry with Sanjay Kumar, Founder & CEO of Geospatial World
30 minutes, 10:00 AM EST - 10:30 AM EST

Sanjay Kumar, Geospatial World (Keynote speaker)

Sanjay Kumar is the founder and CEO of Geospatial Media &amp...
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Detecting Change in Point Cloud Data with David McKittrick, Outreach & Training Manager for Blue Marble Geographics
30 minutes, 10:45 AM EST - 11:15 AM EST

David McKittrick, Blue Marble Geographics (Speaker)

The increase in the availability of high-resolution lidar and other point cloud datasets has given rise to the use o...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Introduction to NeoGeo Canada with Sreeramam GV, Chief Executive Officer
30 minutes, 11:30 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST

Sreeramam GV, NeoGeoInfo (Speaker)

Sree, the CEO of NeoGeoInfo will give a brief introduction of the organization along with our focus on 3D Data, Sub Surface Utility Detection (G...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
The OGC Disaster Pilot 2021 - Eyes in the Sky to Feet on the Ground with Trevor Taylor, Senior Director, Member Success and Development at OGC
30 minutes, 12:15 PM EST - 12:45 PM EST

Trevor Taylor, The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) (Speaker)

By some estimates, 80% of response time during a disater  is spent procuring and preparing data, leaving  2...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Diversity Leadership Panel: The importance of diverse perspective to combat Climate Change
45 minutes, 1:00 PM EST - 1:45 PM EST

Aaron Addison, Geospatial World (Moderator)

Bilyana Anicic, Aurora Consulting (Panelist)

Nicholas Kellett, Deploy Software Solutions (Panelist)

Gerald Kutney, Sixth Element Sustainable Management (Panelist)

Adina Gillespie, GHGSat Inc. (Panelist)

Climate change affects everybody. Solu...

Friday 11 March, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Multi-band SAR Sensors (X, C and L band) and Applications in Canadian Context: Workshop presented by MDA
4 hours, 10:00 AM EST - 2:00 PM EST
Available

Vivienne Wu, MDA (Moderator)

Lesley Gamble, MDA Geointelligence (Panelist)

Michael Wollersheim, Iceye (Panelist)

Adrián Unger, VENG (Panelist)

Please join us for the MDA-hosted workshop on multi-band SAR presented by MDA (Canada), Iceye (Finland) and ...