Reyhan Akyol

Sessions in which Reyhan Akyol 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...

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)

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...

2:45 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...

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...

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...

2:45 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...

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

Signup required

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

Signup required

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)

1:00 PM

Drone-derived data and geomatics quality and accuracy standards

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

Signup required

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)

10:55 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 ...

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...

Friday 30 April, 2021

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

11:00 AM

GIS Project Management Practices

3 hours 30 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Signup required

Workshop

Peter Croswell, Croswell-Schulte IT Consultants (Speaker)

Tickets for this workshop must be claimed in advance.This half-day workshop cu...