Geoff has been tracking the contribution of geospatial technology to the digitization of construction, operation and maintenance of energy, building and transportation infrastructure - primarily in his blog “Between The Poles”, on LinkedIn and Geospatial World. From 2014 to 2016 Geoff was Editor for Energy and Building with Geospatial Media. Prior to that Geoff was responsible for thought leadership, evangelization, and industry messaging for the utility industry program at Autodesk. Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial IT industry working with utilities, communications, and public works in enterprise IT around the world. In his early career, he was responsible for some of the largest successful implementations of location-aware enterprise design and records management software in the utility and telecommunications sectors. In 2004, he received a global technology award from Oracle Corporation for technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. In recognition of his efforts to increase the awareness of geospatial data and technologies in utilities and construction, Geoff received the Geospatial Ambassador Award at Geospatial World Forum 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. He actively supports open standards as a director of the Open Geospatial Consortium and contributed to the founding of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation in 2005/2006.
Sessions in which Geoff Zeiss participates
- Welcome to the Canadian Underground Forum
- Speaker Geoff Zeiss (Between the Poles) |
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:15 AM EDT | 15 minutes Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 1 of 2
- Awareness of the human and economic cost of not knowing the location of underground utilities and other infrastructure has grown dramatically in...
- CUF Closing Remarks
- Master of ceremonies Geoff Zeiss (Between the Poles) |
- 2:35 PM EDT - 2:45 PM EDT | 10 minutes Part of: Canadian Underground Forum Day 2 of 2
Sessions in which Geoff Zeiss attends
- GeoIgnite Welcome & Keynote: MDA and the Future of SAR - Dr. Minda Suchan, VP of Geointelligence
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Keynote
- Talk: "The Geospatial Product Trap," SparkGeo's CEO - Will Cadell
- 10:45 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Do you know what the geospatial product trap is? We fall in love with the technology, not the problem. I am a lucky person....
- Talk
- Optimizing and Accelerating the Globe in 3D
- 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- 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...
- Keynote: Address by Vice-President of the Canadian Space Agency - Luc Brulé
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- Keynote
- 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
- Special Event: Fire Side Chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder & CTO of SensorUp & Dr. Nadine Alameh the OGC’s CEO
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- Join us April 22nd for a Fireside Chat with Dr. Steve Liang, Founder and CTO of SensorUp. Professor and Rogers IoT Research Chair at University of ...
- Talk
- 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
- Canadian Geodetic Survey – Supporting Accurate Geospatial Positioning in Canada
- 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- The Canadian Geodetic Survey (CGS) of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is responsible for defining, maintaining, and providing access to the Can...
- Talk
- Spatial Finance, New Markets For Earth Observation
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- 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...
- Panel
- Keynote: Barbara Ryan - Supporting Decision Makers: Challenges and Opportunities for the Earth Observation and Geospatial Communities
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- The global geospatial industry is estimated at US$ 500 Billion and delivers an even more significant impact on society, with derived economic be...
- Keynote
- Lunch Break, Awards and Announcements
- 12:10 PM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 20 minutes
- Advances in Earth Observation & Analytics Technologies + Deployment in Forest & Climate Solutions - Tara O'Shea, Planet
- 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- With rapid advances in Earth observation, cloud computing, and analytics technologies, more information on our changing world is more readily avail...
- Talk
- Metadata, the ties that bind
- 1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- The Government of Canada and organizations such as the UN recognize the critical role of standards in geographic information and geomatics to su...
- Talk