Dr. Heather McGrath
Geospatial Scientist
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Heather McGrath is a Geospatial Scientist with Natural Resources Canada. The focus of her research includes the development of methods and implementation techniques to promote the interoperability and accessibility of water and flood mapping datasets, standards for water and disaster management datasets, and open-source, web-based tools to increase awareness of flooding and for communication of flood risk.
Sessions in which Dr. Heather McGrath attends
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Canada's DEM: The National Canadian Elevation Data Strategy Update from NRCan
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- The Canadian Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (NRCan) continues its work to implement the National Elevation Data Strategy. Through this...
- Talk
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Talk: "Why is an AI company designing Canada's hydro database?" Minerva Intelligence's COO - Jake McGregor
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Over the past year, Minerva Intelligence, a Vancouver-based cognitive AI company, has been awarded two contracts with Natural Resources Canada t...
- Talk
10:45 AM
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
- 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Talk
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch Keynote: "Why it Takes a Legion" MAXAR's Executive Vice President & CTO Dr. Walter Scott
- 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 the...
- Keynote