Building on the panel discussion at GeoIgnite 2019, David Acco will discuss the potential of geospatial data and analytics to advance issues critical to Indigenous communities across Canada, from exerting sovereignty over territory, to environmental protection and climate change adaptation, to natural resources development. Mr. Acco will further outline how his firm, Acosys Consulting Services Inc., has developed an approach to marrying Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK) and geospatial...

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...

Agriculture Canada’s COVID-19 response with location data & technology helping drive Objectives and Key Results (OKR’s) on the Enterprise GIS Roadmap This talk is designed to provide insights and guidelines for managing and directing Geospatial programs and uses the COVID-19 response (Maps Apps and Data) and digital transformation as the means to achieve the Objectives and Key Results of the Geomatics program.At AAFC the strategic initiatives of our data driven...

In recognition of the increasing costs and risk due to flooding, the Government of Canada is investing in flood mapping as part of the Government’s commitment to build safer and more resilient communities. Flood maps are critical for the public to understand their flood risks, and the availability of up to date flood hazard maps are key to strengthening the resilience of Canadian communities to overland flooding. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has been working in collaboration to advance...