Mark Empey
GHD
Sessions in which Mark Empey attends
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- 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
2:00 PM
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
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Explore the structure of an enterprise location intelligence platform at Agriculture Agri-food Canada and how they created a strategic road map to ...
- Talk
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Optimizing and Accelerating the Globe in 3D
- 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- 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
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Keynote: Address by Vice-President of the Canadian Space Agency - Luc Brulé
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Keynote
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Special Event: Fire Side Chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder & CTO of SensorUp & Dr. Nadine Alameh the OGC’s CEO
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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 ...
- Talk
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Talk: "Analyzing Canadian Communities with POI Data" Tabulae Spatial Services Principal -Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit
- 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Applying SafeGraph’s Canadian POI data for community-level analysis in ArcGIS and TableauGeospatial data empowers research bodies...
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Talk: Canadian Council on Geomatics - Fostering collaboration across jurisdictions
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- For nearly 50 years, geomatics representatives from Canadian provinces and territories have collaborated together and with the federal governmen...
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Spatial Finance, New Markets For Earth Observation
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- 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...
- Panel
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- 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
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
- A Tale of Two Cities - Quality cartographic output for your data with Adobe Illustrator and MAPublisher
- 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- In this presentation by Avenza Systems, we will be showcasing how high quality cartographic outputs after your data analysis can actually be ach...
- Talk
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Advances in Earth Observation & Analytics Technologies + Deployment in Forest & Climate Solutions - Tara O'Shea, Planet
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- With rapid advances in Earth observation, cloud computing, and analytics technologies, more information on our changing world is more readily avail...
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1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Metadata, the ties that bind
- 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- The Government of Canada and organizations such as the UN recognize the critical role of standards in geographic information and geomatics to su...
- Talk
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- 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
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Got a Drone - Now What? Mapping with your UAV using Global Mapper
- Signup required
- 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- PLEASE NOTE THE PREFERRED BROWSER IS GOOGLE CHROME. If you are running into any issues accessing the session, please try logging in via Go...
- Workshop
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Introduction to SAR/EO Products Workshop, Hosted by MDA
- Signup required
- 1:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- Google Chrome is the preferred browser for this session.
- Workshop
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Drone-derived data and geomatics quality and accuracy standards
- Signup required
- 1:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Tickets for this workshop must be claimed in advance.The use of drones, officially referred to as Remotely Pilote...
- Workshop
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- The 2021 Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA) Workshop
- Signup required
- 12:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- The Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA), is a National non-profit organization that helps advance geographic education in Canada through the...
- Workshop
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- GIS Project Management Practices
- Signup required
- 11:00 AM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 3 hours 30 minutes
- Tickets for this workshop must be claimed in advance.This half-day workshop cu...
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