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Brian Donahue

Information Services Manager - Canadian Geodetic Survey
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Participates in 1 Session
Brian Donahue works with the Canadian Geodetic Survey, Natural Resources Canada and is currently the team leader of the Geodetic Integrated Services Unit. He is also the chair of the Canadian Geodetic Reference System Committee (CGRSC), a Federal-Provincial-Territorial working committee of the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG), which is responsible for planning geodetic reference system improvements in Canada.

Sessions in which Brian Donahue participates

Thursday 22 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
2:45 PM
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 Canadian Spatial Reference System (CSRS). The CSRS provides a consistent reference for surveying, mapping, and other applications which require accurate positioning. This presentation will describe the CGS products, tools and services which are currently available and provide access to the Canadian Spatial Reference System (CSRS). It will also take a ...

Sessions in which Brian Donahue attends

Wednesday 21 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:45 AM
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. My job has evolved to one where I primarily get to talk about geospatial technology all day. I could be scoping out internal or external projects or evaluating technologies. Increasingly, I provide advice on product ideas. This final situation has forced me to consider the nature of our community-of-practice. The common assumption that geospatial ...

2:45 PM
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 capabilities that are making it possible.