Delegates, exhibitors, sponsors, speakers and volunteers are invited to Join GeoIgnite for our Pub Social at Heart & Crown on the ByWard Market.The Heart & Crown, in Ottawa’s historic ByWard Market, consists of 5 pubs under 1 roof with 6 patios that make-up what is locally known as Ottawa’s Irish Village. Featuring Irish-inspired dishes, live music daily and domestic & international sporting events; there’s a little something for everybody. A favourite amongst the Iri...

Jonathan Murphy the Founder of GeoIgnite and GoGeomatics welcome participants to the conference

Mayor Watson welcomes delegates, exhibitors and VIPS to the inaugural National Geospatial event in Canada.

There's never been a more exciting time to be a part of the geospatial profession. From mapping the infrastructure beneath our cities to indoor wayfinding, to plentiful and powerful remote sensing capabilities in air and space which we could hardly have imagined just a few years ago, the opportunities - and the expectations - for geospatial professionals are immense. Technology is evolving at a pace which outstrips the ability of academics, governments, and industries to keep pace. How will w...

Let’s admit it! We live in exciting times with technology, social interactions and business models changing before our eyes: Flying taxis, self-driving cars, commercial Space missions, smart cities, SmallSats and Internet Of Things (IOT) to name just a few innovations! Our kids are growing up in a world of on-demand TV, GPS availability, all around virtual assistants, and mobile devices that pretty much can do anything! Each and every one of these innovations has a location element to i...

Prashant Shukle is the Director General for the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation Branch, Earth Sciences Sector, at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).NRCan has fostered an enabling policy mechanism and provided a conducive framework for geospatial information infrastructure. In today’s digital age when geospatial is becoming more and more ubiquitous, open and inter-disciplinary policies are the key instruments of harnessing the true value of this wonderful technology...

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Alberta View: Economic impacts and Opportunities of the Geospatial SectorLocation technologies are changing the way we live, work, and play, and are having a transformative impact on industries across Canada. The intersection of location technologies with Virtual Reality and Augmented reality are rapidly transforming key sectors of the Canadian economy including transportation, the resource sector, the digital and interactive media sector and transforming how governments d...

The future is digital. Big data is an integral part of the digital transformation of a private or public organization. Location and geospatial technologies are at the heart of the digital transformation as enablers, game changers and contribute to the success of big data in many ways. Combined with emerging geospatial artificial intelligence, the possibilities are limitless. Smart cities and autonomous vehicles are examples of this potential. However, this big data revolution raises many lega...

Several key trends in the geospatial industry over the last few years have created the conditions needed to truly leverage remote sensing as a technology that has the potential to provide tremendous benefit to civil society. These include changes in data policy, most notably with USGS's decision in 2008 to make all Landsat archives free and open, a policy which led the European Space Agency to also implement free and open access to the Copernicus constellation. The volume of data that is incr...

Hope Spots are special places that are critical to the health of the ocean — Earth’s blue heart. Some Hope Spots are already formally protected, while others still need defined protection. The Mission Blue team has embarked on a series of expeditions to shed light on these vital ecosystems and ignite support to safeguard them as marine protected areas.The IUCN are an integral partner in the Mission Blue initiative and the Hope Spot concept ties into UN amb...

Global Grid Systems is pleased to sponsor the first lunch of the conference.   GeoIgnite offers our delegates a special meal for the first day of the event. Executive Chef Derek Ragnitz has put together a delicious and healthy lunch.Geoignite Day 1 Mediterranean Style Lunch:Medley of mixed greens cherry tomatoes and cucumbers with dressings.Traditional Greek salad, freshly made hummus with tabbouleh and pita bread.Grilled M...

Today, geospatial technologies are embedded in many of the workflows that support the Fourth Industrial Revolution and therefore invaluable to users. This means that geospatial information is no longer the domain of specialists and suddenly has become a context for the rest of our augmented existence.From Pokémon Go, to Uber and autonomous vehicles (AV), Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), smart applications and on-line mapping tools give the public almost insta...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is here. Whether applied to industrial automation, wearables, connected transportation and logistics, drones or smart cities, IoT is poised to disrupt how we work, live and relate to each other, delivering great benefits along with new challenges. Improved revenue, costs, quality of life and convenience benefits are often confounded by concerns such as privacy, security, and social disruption, with location info playing no small role on both sides. So, what exactl...

The UK Government as part of its building information modeling (BIM) initiative has said repeatedly that it expects the big payoff of a digital model will be during operations and maintenance, which typically represents 80% of the cost of a facility. Companies who do design, build, finance, and maintain, or design, build, operate, or PPP projects often employ a full lifecycle BIM + geospatial strategy. For example, Crossrail appears to be the first major project that may be able to provide su...

The Earth is immense, and abundant with interesting information. Recent advancements in geospatial sensors (e.g. satellites, smart phones, meteorological instruments, and LIDAR) have resulted in the development of technologies capable of collecting large and dynamic geospatial data. As a result, we are experiencing an explosion in the volume and variability of geospatial data, and yet many in public remain unaware of or unable to access this wealth of data to make informed decisions regarding...

Cloudy with a chance of data science.Sparkgeo had been building cloud first geospatial applications, from day 1. But that was not the plan. The plan was to make more maps for more people, using the internet.Sitting at the intersection of software development and GIS we see how these two communities can benefit from each other. But, to do so, we will have to step out of our comfort zones.Let me tell you the story of a lowly GIS tech's journey through the technol...

The Mapbox live location platform was designed to serve all levels of government and the critical services they support. Develop custom mapping and location applications from start to finish in your own private cloud or on-premises infrastructure. Atlas offers the same capabilities found on Mapbox.com only offline, and deployable anywhere, even on your own infrastructure. Learn more about accessing and analyzing your sensitive geospatial data on and off network during this 30 minute session. ...

We are entering a new era of positioning, navigation and timing. Global, instantaneous, and easily accessible positioning at better than 10cm is coming, which will provide new ways of doing business and create new businesses in areas such as augmented reality. In recent years global Positioning, Navigation and Timing have been undergoing rapid technological development. New GNSS constellations (Galileo, Beidou) with new signal structures offer increased capabilities, while future posi...

Please join fellow conference attendees for an amazing networking reception in the exhibitor hall sponsored by Mapbox. The event will feature surprise performances and appetizers, and will be a great chance to connect with other geospatial professionals.

Megan works with national players in the Construction Industry, balancing high-level strategic direction and thinking with operational needs and technologies. She works with Departmental Stakeholders, Clients, and Private Sector Service Providers alike to bring digital efficiencies and innovation to workflows and processes in Real Property portfolio, program, and project, management. Megan has been a strong voice for digital transformation within the Federal Government's Real Property Communi...

Remote sensing is the most cost-effective means for gathering timely detailed and reliable information over large areas with high revisit frequency. The integration of remote sensing data with national statistics, field observations and secondary data show great potential for mapping crop acreages. This requires the selection of appropriate satellite data, the collection of quality ground information, the application of suitable pre- and post-processing methods and the implementation of a rob...

As we worked with multiple government organizations this past year, we faced this same question along the way: Should we move our data processes to the cloud? Now as much as we would like to give you a yes or no answer, there are different paths or options you need to explore inside your organization before taking this decision. In this presentation, you will hear about the latest trends and some ways to use the Cloud as a platform for geo data processes. You will also learn different conside...

The Government of Canada purchases on average $22 billion in goods and services each year to help deliver programs and services to Canadians. Many departments and agencies collect and manage large amounts of geospatial data, and significant investments have been made within these organizations. The demand for, and use of, geospatially-related data and tools is rapidly increasing across government, as well as in the broader public context. This information session will help you understand the ...

The value of geospatial big data and how to efficiently convert it to useful information is an important cross disciplinary question. There has been significant investment in the collection and archiving of geospatial and other environmental data and numerous organizations recognize the importance of this information resource. However, the software and computing systems to effectively and efficiently access, interrogate, and utilize this information for specific applications has not seen the ...

For the second day of the conference executive Chef Derek Ragnitz and his award winning culinary team offer a Mexican themed selection for delegates enjoyment.GeoIgnite Day 2 Mexican Style LunchChef Dereks Ragnitz's tasty Chicken Fajitas using fresh ingredients.Tortilla chip platters: Chips, fresh guacamole and salsa. Shredded cheese, sliced jalapenos, sour cream and Mexican re-fried beans.Southwestern three bean salad.

Over the last few years, the Data Exploration and Integration Lab (DEIL) at Statistics Canada has conducted an increasing amount of work with open data using various open source tools in an open ecosystem. This exploration and experience has given rise to the idea of using an “open project” approach; that is, an approach that, to the extent possible, makes use of open source software, open code, open standards, open data, open platforms and open project management tools. The presentation outl...

Natural Resources Canada provides mapping and engineering advice and expertise to Public Safety Canada in support of the National Disaster Mitigation Program. Notably, NRCan develops the Federal Flood Mapping Guidelines Series and is nearing publication on two documents that will move Canada closer to having common practices for flood risk: • The Federal Hydrologic and Hydraulic Procedures for Flood Hazard Delineation, and • The Federal Geomatics Guideli...

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 ...

Explore the structure of an enterprise location intelligence platform at Agriculture Agri-food Canada and how they created a strategic road map to systematically diagnose strengths and weaknesses to drive the use of location intelligence in everyday program and policy decisions of a federal department.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada supports the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector through initiatives that promote innovation and competitiveness.

At a time of rising climate change impacts, there is a vital and growing need to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. But there is a critical communication gap between authorities and citizens. Drawing on the results of our massive multi-year climate change R&D project, and with assistance from hundreds of students, citizens, academics, NGOs, and government officials, we have identified the top perceived climate change-relatedcommunication problem...

For nearly 50 years, geomatics representatives from Canadian provinces and territories have collaborated together and with the federal government on geomatics initiatives. This presentation will explore why such a council came to be and why its work matters to the Canadian geomatics sector and citizens alike. While the geomatics sector and the world we live in continue to change, the need for coordination across jurisdictions remains crucial to support decision-making and response to share...

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 ...

Presentation of Awards and Concluding Announcements.

The Government of Canada and organizations such as the UN recognize the critical role of standards in geographic information and geomatics to support stewardship and interoperability of information, ensuring that organizations access, use and share geospatial data efficiently and effectively to support program and service delivery to Citizens. The data inventory/catalogue and the supporting standards are foundational components of any national geospatial information framework. As such, wel...