Ocean, Marine & Coastal Hydro(Geo)spatial Management is critical for the Blue Economy. Much knowledge, data, information and coordination are needed for the marine and coastal sector in time of disruption to maintain safe and efficient operations. This session will cover the scientific basis; the detection and the response of Earthquake in the Canadian coastal zone and underwater that could potentially generate ocean coastal flooding & Tsunamis. The session will be a...

Title: Growing Canada’s Next Earth Observation (EO) GenerationCanada has a proud history in Earth Observation, supporting a strong export industry driven on EO imagery and geospatial analytics. It is incumbent on all of us to continue Canada’s strong presence in the global EO community and we can only do that with a concerted effort and plan to grow the next generation of leaders. After 51 years of leadership in space and spatial information technology MDA was recen...

A closer look at some of the lidar-derived innovations for enhanced forestry management solutions and topobathymetric flood mitigation from Quantum Spatial Canada. Presented by Sven Cowan, Dr. Andrew Brenner, and Colin Cooper. Quantum Spatial, Inc., an NV5 company, is one of North America's largest geospatial services firms, providing insights to organizations that need geospatial intelligence to mitigate risk, plan for growth, better manage resources and advance scientific ...