Faiza A

Teacher, Aspiring GIS Professional

Federal Government Employee, University of Southern California

Sessions in which Faiza A attends

Wednesday 21 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

GeoIgnite Welcome & Keynote: MDA and the Future of SAR - Dr. Minda Suchan, VP of Geointelligence

30 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT

Keynote

Minda Suchan, MDA (Keynote speaker)

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...

10:45 AM

Talk: "The Geospatial Product Trap," SparkGeo's CEO - Will Cadell

30 minutes, 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Talk

Will Cadell, Sparkgeo (Speaker)

Do you know what the geospatial product trap is? We fall in love with the technology, not the problem. I am a lucky person....

11:30 AM

Canada's DEM: The National Canadian Elevation Data Strategy Update from NRCan

30 minutes, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Talk

David Bélanger, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) (Speaker)

The Canadian Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (NRCan) continues its work to implement the National Elevation Data Strategy. Through this...

12:30 PM

Talk: "Why is an AI company designing Canada's hydro database?" Minerva Intelligence's COO - Jake McGregor

30 minutes, 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Talk

Jake McGregor, Minerva Intelligence Inc (Speaker)

Over the past year, Minerva Intelligence, a Vancouver-based cognitive AI company, has been awarded two contracts with Natural Resources Canada t...

1:15 PM

Talk: "Beneath the Surface: A closer look at the 2020 aerial topobathymetric lidar survey of Montreal" NV5 Geospatial & CMM

30 minutes, 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Talk

Guillaume Spain, Montreal Metropolitan Community (Speaker)

Sven Cowan, NV5 Geospatial (Speaker)

À l'automne 2020, NV5 Geospatial, propulsé par Quantum Spatial, a été mandaté par la Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) pour réaliser l...

2:00 PM

Talk: "Making Corporate Decisions using Geospatial Data and the Power of Location Intelligence!" Agriculture Agri-Food Canada's Agri-Geomatics Manager - James Ashton

30 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Talk

James Ashton, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Speaker)

Explore the structure of an enterprise location intelligence platform at Agriculture Agri-food Canada and how they created a strategic road map to ...

2:45 PM

Optimizing and Accelerating the Globe in 3D

30 minutes, 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT

Ryan Hamilton, Maxar (Speaker)

Maxar is building the highest resolution and most accurate 3D map of the planet and this talk will provide an overview of the products and capab...

Thursday 22 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Keynote: Address by Vice-President of the Canadian Space Agency - Luc Brulé

30 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT

Keynote

Luc Brûlé, CSA (Keynote speaker)

10:45 AM

Talk: "Building Software Solutions for Climate Change: Closing the communication gap between citizens & trusted authorities before, during, or after a disaster," Deploy Solutions's CEO - Nick Kellett

30 minutes, 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Talk

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 from natural disasters. Bu...

11:30 AM

Special Event: Fire Side Chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder & CTO of SensorUp & Dr. Nadine Alameh the OGC’s CEO

30 minutes, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Talk

Dr. Steve Liang, University of Calgary, SensorUp (Speaker)

Nadine Alameh, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) (Speaker)

Join us April 22nd for a Fireside Chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder and CTO of SensorUp. Professor and Rogers IoT Research Chair at University of ...

12:00 PM

Lunch Keynote: "Why it Takes a Legion" MAXAR's Executive Vice President & CTO Dr. Walter Scott

45 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT

Keynote

In this presentation, Dr. Walter Scott will compare the satellite imaging constellations of Maxar and other commercial companies to show how the...

1:15 PM

Talk: "Analyzing Canadian Communities with POI Data" Tabulae Spatial Services Principal -Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit

30 minutes, 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Talk

Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit, Tabulae Spatial (Speaker)

Briana Brown, SafeGraph (Speaker)

Applying SafeGraph’s Canadian POI data for community-level analysis in ArcGIS and TableauGeospatial data empowers research bodies...

2:00 PM

Talk: Canadian Council on Geomatics - Fostering collaboration across jurisdictions

30 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Talk

Melanie Desjardins, NWT Centre for Geomatics (Speaker)

For nearly 50 years, geomatics representatives from Canadian provinces and territories have collaborated together and with the federal governmen...

2:45 PM

Canadian Geodetic Survey – Supporting Accurate Geospatial Positioning in Canada

30 minutes, 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT

Talk

Brian Donahue, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) (Speaker)

The Canadian Geodetic Survey (CGS) of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is responsible for defining, maintaining, and providing access to the Can...

3:30 PM

Spatial Finance, New Markets For Earth Observation

1 hour, 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT

Panel

June McAlarey, CATALYST Earth (Panelist)

Will Cadell, Sparkgeo (Moderator)

Bill Greer, Maxar (Panelist)

Florian Thaler, OilX (Panelist)

Joe Morrison, Umbra (Panelist)

With PetaBytes of data flowing out of Low Earth Orbit everyday, the opportunity afforded by Earth Observation seems to be greater than ever. But is...

Friday 23 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Keynote: Barbara Ryan - Supporting Decision Makers: Challenges and Opportunities for the Earth Observation and Geospatial Communities

30 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT

Keynote

Barbara Ryan, WGIC (Keynote speaker)

The global geospatial industry is estimated at US$ 500 Billion and delivers an even more significant impact on society, with derived economic be...

10:45 AM

A Tale of Two Cities - Quality cartographic output for your data with Adobe Illustrator and MAPublisher

30 minutes, 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Talk

Spencer Elford, Avenza Systems Inc (Speaker)

Nick Burchell, Avenza Systems Inc (Speaker)

In this presentation by Avenza Systems, we will be showcasing how high quality cartographic outputs after your data analysis can actually be ach...

11:30 AM

GIS & beyond – smart software solutions made in Poland

30 minutes, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Talk

Michal Hermanowski, GISPartner sp. z o.o. (Speaker)

Bartlomiej Grabowski, GISPartner sp. z o.o. (Speaker)

In 2003, when GISPartner entered the business Poland was still far behind more developed countries in terms of IT implementation. In 2021 the ga...

12:10 PM

Lunch Break, Awards and Announcements

20 minutes, 12:10 PM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

12:30 PM

Advances in Earth Observation & Analytics Technologies + Deployment in Forest & Climate Solutions - Tara O'Shea, Planet

30 minutes, 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Talk

Tara O’Shea, Planet (Speaker)

With rapid advances in Earth observation, cloud computing, and analytics technologies, more information on our changing world is more readily avail...

1:15 PM

Metadata, the ties that bind

30 minutes, 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Talk

Tobias Spears, Canada's Mirror Committee to ISO/TC 211 Geographic Information/Geomatics (Speaker)

The Government of Canada and organizations such as the UN recognize the critical role of standards in geographic information and geomatics to su...

2:00 PM

Talk: "Locating the Blockchain"- Bilyana Anicic CEO, Aurora Consulting

30 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Talk

Bilyana Anicic, Aurora Consulting (Speaker)

This talk will be bringing together the power of location intelligence and blockchain technology for an increased speed and accuracy of transact...

2:45 PM

Canada’s Provincial & Territorial Geospatial Leadership Panel

1 hour, 2:45 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT

Panel

Trevor Taylor, OGC (Moderator)

Melanie Desjardins, NWT Centre for Geomatics (Panelist)

James Britton, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (Panelist)

Colin Macdonald, Province of Nova Scotia (Panelist)

Join GeoIgnite for this inaugural panel of provincial and territorial geospatial and location technology leaders.We will be discussing i...

Thursday 29 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

1:00 PM

From Imagery Purchasing to Final Product Workshop

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Signup required

Workshop

Tom Last, ImStrat Corporation (Speaker)

John Marshall, Pacific Geomatics Limited (Speaker)

Tickets for this workshop must be claimed in advance.From Imagery Purchasing t...