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Programme

Mercredi 22 Juillet, 2020

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00
10:00
Éric Loubier - Director General - CCMEO - Keynote: Geospatial Opportunities in COVID Times
1 heure, 10:00 - 11:00

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Keynote

Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada (Conférencier.ère)

Éric Loubier, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (Invité.e d'honneur)

Opening Remarks by GeoIgnite founder Jonathan MurphyKeynote address: Geospatial Opportunities in COVID TimesGeospatial capacity ha...
11:30
11:30
David Acco - President - Acosys Consulting - Talk: Geospatial data & analytics advance issues critical to Indigenous communities across Canada
45 minutes, 11:30 - 12:15

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Building on the panel discussion at GeoIgnite 2019, David Acco will discuss the potential of geospatial data and analytics to advance issues cri...
12:30
12:30
Maxar - Monitoring Arctic Expansion and the Impact of Climate Change with High Resolution Imagery
45 minutes, 12:30 - 13:15

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Jake Dickinson, Maxar (Conférencier.ère)

John Roos, Maxar Intelligence Inc. (Conférencier.ère)

Presented by: Jake Dickinson & John Roos Abstract: As shrinking polar ice creates...
13:30
13:30
Will Cadell - CEO - SparkGeo - Talk: Strategic Geospatial for a Complex World
45 minutes, 13:30 - 14:15

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Will Cadell, Sparkgeo (Conférencier.ère)

Strategic Geospatial for a Complex WorldWhere humans move and landscapes change there is value. That’s geospatial. This talk is a...
14:30
14:30
Melody Rosdahl - Global Partner Manager - Business Geografic, Talk: A Modern approach to GIS
45 minutes, 14:30 - 15:15

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Melody Rosdahl, Business Geografic – Ciril GROUP (Conférencier.ère)

GIS users’ numbers are expanding around the world. It is now possible to find a GIS use in every field and to optimize their success....
15:30
15:30
What does the future hold for the Canadian Geospatial Sector? Panel Discussion
1 heure, 15:30 - 16:30

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Panel

Prashant Shukle, buildingSMART Canada (Modérateur.rice)

Dr. Kumar Navulur, Maxar Technologies (Panéliste)

Paul Kennedy, MDA (Panéliste)

David Harper, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) (Panéliste)

Geospatial and location technologies is present and continues to expand its reach in many sectors. Much of the current digital transformation t...

Jeudi 23 Juillet, 2020

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10:00
10:00
Paul Kennedy - VP of MDA - Keynote: Growing Canada’s Next Earth Observation (EO) Generation
45 minutes, 10:00 - 10:45

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Keynote

Paul Kennedy, MDA (Invité.e d'honneur)

Title: Growing Canada’s Next Earth Observation (EO) GenerationCanada has a proud history in Earth Observation, supportin...
11:00
11:00
Sven Cowan - Program Manager - Quantum Spatial Canada - What’s New? Innovations and Lidar Applications for Trees & Water
45 minutes, 11:00 - 11:45

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Dr. Andrew Brenner, Quantum Spatial Canada Inc. (Conférencier.ère)

Colin Cooper, Quantum Spatial Canada Inc. (Conférencier.ère)

Sven Cowan, NV5 Geospatial (Conférencier.ère)

A closer look at some of the lidar-derived innovations for enhanced forestry management solutions and topobathymetric flood mitigation from Quan...
12:00
12:00
Bilyana Anicic - President - Aurora Consulting - Talk: Digital Transformation: Our New Reality
45 minutes, 12:00 - 12:45

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Bilyana Anicic, Aurora Consulting (Conférencier.ère)

A new era of human experience is upon us. The current disruption brought by the COVID-19 crisis has thrust us from a mere “digital transfo...
13:00
13:00
Maxar - Elevation Suite: An overview of the elevation products available through earth observation satellites
45 minutes, 13:00 - 13:45

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Ryan Hamilton, Maxar (Conférencier.ère)

John Roos, Maxar Intelligence Inc. (Conférencier.ère)

Presented by: Ryan Hamilton & John Roos Abstract: The combination of Maxar’s earth observation sat...

Vendredi 24 Juillet, 2020

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00
10:00
Final Day Remarks and Awards with GeoIgnite Committee Members
15 minutes, 10:00 - 10:15

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Keynote

10:30
10:30
Nick Burchell - Director- Avenza - Talk: Cartographic Journeys with the Avenza Platform
45 minutes, 10:30 - 11:15

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Nick Burchell, Avenza Systems Inc (Conférencier.ère)

In this presentation, Avenza’s Nick Burchell will provide a series of case studies on how maps created with the Avenza suite of tools are being ...
11:30
11:30
Nicholas Kellett - Founder & CEO - Deploy Solutions - Talk: New Horizons in Space Apps Development
45 minutes, 11:30 - 12:15

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Nicholas Kellett, Deploy Software Solutions (Conférencier.ère)

We are living through a transformative time, not least in the space industry. A graph of upcoming satellite launches looks like a hockey stick –...
12:30
12:30
Statistics Canada - DEIL experiments & outputs with open geospatial data Statistics Canada
45 minutes, 12:30 - 13:15

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Nick Newstead, Statistics Canada (Conférencier.ère)

Marina Smailes, Statistics Canada (Conférencier.ère)

Joseph Kuchar, Statistics Canada (Conférencier.ère)

Alessandro Alasia, Statistics Canada (Conférencier.ère)

Ala'a Al-Habashna, Statistics Canada (Conférencier.ère)

Title: DEIL experiments and outputs with open geospatial dataThe Data Exploration and Integration Lab (DEIL) at Statistics Canada has i...
13:30
13:30
June McAlarey - President & CEO - PCI Geomatics - Talk: Making earth observation intelligence available to the decision makers that drive our future
45 minutes, 13:30 - 14:15

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June McAlarey, CATALYST Earth (Conférencier.ère)

Abstract A fundamental shift in the geospatial industry has occurred over recent years. Modern remote sensing technolog...