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Wednesday 21 April, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
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
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....
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Break
15 minutes, 11:15 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT
11:30 AM
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...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
30 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Talk: "Why is an AI company designing Canada's hydro database?" Minerva Intelligence's COO - Jake McGregor
30 minutes, 12:30 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Talk

Jake McGregor, Minerva Intelligence Inc (Speaker)

Over the past year, Minerva Intelligence, a Vancouver-based cognitive AI company, has been awarded two contracts with Natural Resources Canada t...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Break
15 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT
1:15 PM
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...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Break
15 minutes, 1:45 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT
2:00 PM
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 ...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Break
15 minutes, 2:30 PM EDT - 2:45 PM EDT
2:45 PM
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...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Break
15 minutes, 3:15 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT
3:30 PM
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...
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