Craig Bamford

Business Reporter

SpaceQ

Sessions in which Craig Bamford 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...

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...

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...

3:30 PM

Title: Advancing Space Based Observation in Canada: The Federal Government of Canada Geospatial Directors General Panel

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

Panel

Éric Loubier, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (Panelist)

Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada (Moderator)

Eric Laliberté, CSA (Panelist)

David Harper, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) (Panelist)

Title: Advancing Space Based Observation in Canada:The GeoIgnite 2021 Directors General Geospatial Panel, part of Canada's National Geospati...

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...

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...

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...

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

Signup required

Workshop

Nicholas Kellett, Deploy Software Solutions (Presenter)

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