Dragos Dristaru

Geoscientist

Sessions in which Dragos Dristaru 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....

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...

2:45 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)

10:45 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...

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...

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...

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...

12:30 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...

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...

Monday 26 April, 2021

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

2:00 PM

Got a Drone - Now What? Mapping with your UAV using Global Mapper

2 hours, 2:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT

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Workshop

David McKittrick, Blue Marble Geographics (Speaker)

PLEASE NOTE THE PREFERRED BROWSER IS GOOGLE CHROME. If you are running into any issues accessing the session, please try logging in via Go...

Tuesday 27 April, 2021

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

10:00 AM

Let's Talk Automation

2 hours, 10:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

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Workshop

Marikka Williams, Fleming College (Presenter)

Gaya Ganesan, Toronto Police Service (Presenter)

Google Chrome is the preferred browser for this session.Tickets for this w...

1:00 PM

Introduction to SAR/EO Products Workshop, Hosted by MDA

2 hours, 1:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Signup required

Workshop

Edward Lau, MDA (Presenter)

Google Chrome is the preferred browser for this session.

3:30 PM

Re-Imaging Remote Sensing with ERDAS IMAGINE - workshops for AI, Spatial Modeling, Python Integration

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

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Workshop

Michael Ann Lane, Hexagon Geospatial (Presenter)

Google Chrome is the preferred browser for this session.

Wednesday 28 April, 2021

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

10:00 AM

Using software to prepare for Climate Change impacts and natural disaster: Deep Dive on our research findings and software prototype

2 hours, 10:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

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Workshop

Nicholas Kellett, Deploy Software Solutions (Presenter)

Tickets for this workshop must be claimed in advance.At a time of rising clima...

1:00 PM

Drone-derived data and geomatics quality and accuracy standards

3 hours, 1:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT

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Workshop

Clément CHARRÉ, ASG Mapping Ltd. | GeoIgnite2020 Online Team (Speaker)

Mozhdeh Shahbazi, Centre de géomatique du Québec (Speaker)

Mike Venables, Aero-Photos (Speaker)

Regie Alam, ASG Mapping Ltd (Speaker)

Tickets for this workshop must be claimed in advance.The use of drones, officially referred to as Remotely Pilote...

Thursday 29 April, 2021

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

10:00 AM

Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

5 hours 20 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 3:20 PM EDT

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10:55 AM

Using Satellite based mapping and AI to provide a quick and efficient method of Mapping Subsurface Utility infrastructure

30 minutes, 10:55 AM EDT - 11:25 AM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Ophir Wainer, UESI Canada (Speaker)

During the past 30 years the Damage prevention and Utility Engineering industry has grown and developed into what it is today. The industry has ...

11:35 AM

How a mix of legislation and regulation has enabled Colorado to revolutionize the capture and sharing of accurate underground infrastructure data

30 minutes, 11:35 AM EDT - 12:05 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Rob Martindale, Colorado State (Speaker)

Mapping the Colorado Underground: Colorado is proactively using a 2018 One Call law and new procedures to reduce underground ut...

12:15 PM

Why we should build a Digital Twin of our hidden infrastructure

30 minutes, 12:15 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Page Tucker, Prostar Geocorp Inc. (Speaker)

A look at the subsurface infrastructure that is far greater in size than the surface transportation systems. This other infrastructure is just a...

12:55 PM

Lunch Keynote: Subsurface Infrastructure Digital Twin (dream or reality) - Alex Shalash, UEVO

30 minutes, 12:55 PM EDT - 1:25 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Alex Shalash, UEVO (Keynote speaker)

UEVO is a Digital Twin of city subsurface infrastructure, which helps solve the problem of managing aging, complex infrastructure under increasingl...

1:35 PM

Discuss imminent ASCE 38-21 and utility as-built standards

30 minutes, 1:35 PM EDT - 2:05 PM EDT

Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2

Jim Anspach, J.H. Anspach Consulting (Keynote speaker)

ASCE 38 was first published in 2002. It served as the basis for subsequent standards in UK (PAS 128), Australia, Malaysia, and Ecuador. It serve...

Friday 30 April, 2021

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

10:00 AM

Canadian Underground Forum Day 2 of 2

5 hours, 10:00 AM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

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