Our planet is in flux: pandemics, climate change, inequality. This talk will explore the ideas of "planetary-scale" as it pertains to the geospatial community’s work. We will be looking at how we need planetary-scale thinking to address the planetary-scale problems we are now being challenged with. We don’t have a “Planet B", so how can geospatial technology be used to ethically approach some of the most pressing issues our species have collectively faced? &...

Will Cadell

Keynote speaker

The increase in the availability of high-resolution lidar and other point cloud datasets has given rise to the use of this data for detecting change in the environment over time. Continual improvements in airborne technology and the miniaturization of the requisite sensors has cultivated a nimble new branch of the industry that provides cost-effective data collection services virtually on demand. This ability to employ temporal analysis of the geospatial landsca...

David McKittrick

Speaker

By some estimates, 80% of response time during a disater  is spent procuring and preparing data, leaving  20%  of the time learning from data.  We can do better.  Sponsored by USGS/FGDC, Natural Resource Canada, NASA and supported by CONIDA (Peru) and Amazon Web Services, the goal of the pilot was to develop standards-based services to support rapid decision making through the full life-cycle of disaster management for multiple hazards.

Trevor Taylor

Speaker

The Association of Canada Lands Surveyord (ACLS) has developed a certification model for hydrographers which, has been officially recognized by the IHO/FIG/ICA International Board of Standards and Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers (IBSC) in April of 2016. The ACLS program is the second internationally recognized scheme in the world.   Certification for a hydrographic surveyor is desirable because: - Certification provides a formal...

Jean-Claude Tétreault

Presenter

The Integrated Cadastral Information Society (ICI Society) is a leader in sharing geospatial information, promoting the integration, adoption, and use of spatial data for the social and economic benefit of British Columbians. In addition to data sharing, ICI Society works to facilitate opportunities for training, education, and collaboration across government, industry, and other interested organizations.  Incorporated in May 2001 and registered under the BC Societies Act as a ...

Eden McDonald-Yale

Presenter

Steve Mark

Presenter

This workshop will use open tools and standards to create STAC compliant data for a Canadian Federal Dataset.  The workshop will focus on the nuances of working on Canadian Data in a Cloud environment. It will further demonstrate modern geospatial data science tools to create a SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogue.  Sparkgeo will also demonstrate use in leading desktop and cloud mapping software. 

Tomer Rockman

Speaker

James Banting

Speaker

The Topobathymetric Lidar Solutions & Applications Workshop presented by NV5 Geospatial is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of topobathymetric lidar in a relaxed, collaborative environment to allow discussion and answer any questions. This interactive, virtual event will review our latest sensor technology, present typical project planning and execution, and provide processing insights to successfully completing and delivering ...