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Luc Vaillancourt

Founder, Geospatial Industry Strategist
BALIZ
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Geospatial Industry veteran, senior advisor in Web-mapping, Spatial Data Infrastructure, Spatial Analytics, Location Intelligence, Geomarketing, Map-centric or Map-enabled Platform and SaaS solutions.

Geographer - Entrepreneur since 1993 :
- 2006: Founder of BALIZ (Consulting in the Geospatial Industry, Geomatics, GIS, Business Geographics, Geomarketing);
- 1993: Founder of KOREM (1993-2005, Web-mapping and MapInfo Exclusive Distributor in Quebec). 

Sessions in which Luc Vaillancourt attends

Thursday 22 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT | 45 minutes

In this presentation, Dr. Walter Scott will compare the satellite imaging constellations of Maxar and other commercial companies to show how they stack up in three key metrics: product-market fit, adaptability and capital efficiency. He will also share some key insights on the next generation of Earth Intelligence arriving in 2021 with the launch of WorldView Legion, and what impact that will have for the Canadian geospatial market in the months and years ahead.

2:00 PM
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 government on geomatics initiatives. This presentation will explore why such a council came to be and why its work matters to the Canadian geomatics sector and citizens alike. While the geomatics sector and the world we live in continue to change, the need for coordination across jurisdictions remains crucial to support decision-making and response to share...

3:30 PM
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 our community realizing that opportunity yet? Are there winners? How should we be thinking about EO businesses in the roaring 2020s?