Sean Backus

Sessions in which Sean Backus 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...

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...

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...

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...

Friday 23 April, 2021

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

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)

11:00 AM

ISO/TC 211 - Q&A and membership opportunities in the Canadian national Mirror Committee

2 hours, 11:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Signup required

Workshop

Mohammed Habbane, NRCan (Speaker)

Graham Wilkes, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) (Speaker)

Nancy Sell, Public Services and Procurement Canada (Speaker)

Tobias Spears, Canada's Mirror Committee to ISO/TC 211 Geographic Information/Geomatics (Speaker)

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Thursday 29 April, 2021

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

2:00 PM

Avenza Maps: A mobile solution for offline mapping, data collection and navigation in the field

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

Signup required

Workshop

Felipe Gonzalez-Macqueen, Avenza (Speaker)

Spencer Elford, Avenza Systems Inc (Speaker)

Justin Baradi, Avenza Systems Inc. (Speaker)

Alex Videka, Avenza (Speaker)

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