Denis Hains
Founder, President & CEO ofH2i (www.h2i.ca)
- Affiliate Research Scientist with the “University of New Hampshire – Centre for Coastal & Ocean Mapping(UNH-CCOM)”(www.ccom.unh.edu/user/dhains);
- Vice President of the Board of Directors of the CIDCO (Interdisciplinary Centre for Ocean Mapping Development –https://www.cidco.ca/index.php/en/about-us/board-directors/denis-hains);
- Representative of the “United States Canada Hydrographic Commission (USCHC)” on the International Hydrographic Review (IHR) Editorial Board, of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) – (https://iho.int/en/ihr-editorial-board);
- Member of “The Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Seabed 2030 - Strategic Advisory Group” + Ocean Frontier Mapping Committee External Advisor (https://seabed2030.gebco.net);
- Member of the Quebec Land Surveyor Modernization Committee;
- Member of the Hydrographic Professional Accreditation Scheme (HPAS) Panel of the International Federation of Hydrographic Society (IFHS)
Denis holds a Bachelor in Geodetic Sciences from Laval University; he is a Québec Land Surveyor. He worked 35 years in the Public Service of Canada, 20 years with Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), including 2 years for the Canadian Coast Guard; plus 15 years with Natural Resources Canada, primarily as National Director of the Canadian Geodetic Survey. He retired in 2018 as Director General CHS & Hydrographer General of Canada, in Ottawa, Canada. He is still very active internationally as an Hydrospatial advocate via the company H2i.
Sessions in which Denis Hains attends
- GeoIgnite Welcome & Keynote: MDA and the Future of SAR - Dr. Minda Suchan, VP of Geointelligence
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Join us for the the launch of GeoIgnite with Jonathan Murphy, the Chair of GeoIgnite, and Dr. Minda Suchan of MDA.Abstract of MDA Keynote...
- Keynote
- Talk: "Why is an AI company designing Canada's hydro database?" Minerva Intelligence's COO - Jake McGregor
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Over the past year, Minerva Intelligence, a Vancouver-based cognitive AI company, has been awarded two contracts with Natural Resources Canada t...
- Talk
- Talk: "Beneath the Surface: A closer look at the 2020 aerial topobathymetric lidar survey of Montreal" NV5 Geospatial & CMM
- 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- À l'automne 2020, NV5 Geospatial, propulsé par Quantum Spatial, a été mandaté par la Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) pour réaliser l...
- Talk
- Title: Advancing Space Based Observation in Canada: The Federal Government of Canada Geospatial Directors General Panel
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Title: Advancing Space Based Observation in Canada:The GeoIgnite 2021 Directors General Geospatial Panel, part of Canada's National Geospati...
- Panel
- Keynote: Address by Vice-President of the Canadian Space Agency - Luc Brulé
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Keynote
- Keynote: Barbara Ryan - Supporting Decision Makers: Challenges and Opportunities for the Earth Observation and Geospatial Communities
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- The global geospatial industry is estimated at US$ 500 Billion and delivers an even more significant impact on society, with derived economic be...
- Keynote
- Canada’s Provincial & Territorial Geospatial Leadership Panel
- 2:45 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Join GeoIgnite for this inaugural panel of provincial and territorial geospatial and location technology leaders.We will be discussing i...
- Panel