May 9, 2016
In early May 2016, a destructive wildfire burned through Canada’s Fort McMurray in the Northern Alberta region, forcing the evacuation of more than 80,000 people.
December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015 — How can access to Sentinel data increase Canada’s ability to offer improved information on sea ice? Radar satellite data like those from Sentinel-1 can provide day and night information, and through clouds, of entire coastal areas even during harsh weather. This is especially important during the winter months, when conditions can be
December 14, 2015
Fugro has been awarded new task orders by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to conduct airborne LiDAR bathymetry (ALB) surveys in Eastern and Central Canada. The task orders, which have been issued under a supply arrangement Fugro holds with the CHS, are in support of their nautical charting programs and involve the survey of multiple
October 15, 2015
The 9th International Symposium on Digital Earth was successfully held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from 5th to 9th of October 2015, under the theme of “Towards a One-World Vision for the Blue Planet”. About 300 delegates of scientists, engineers, technologists, and environmental managers from 28 countries around the world including United States, Canada, Australia,
May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015—The Summary Report of the Canadian Geomatics Environmental Scan and Value Study, prepared by Hickling Arthurs Low and associates for Natural Resources Canada is now available for download. The report provides highlights on the geomatics sector in Canada; domestic and global trends (market, technology, social, economic, open data) involving geospatial information and Canada's position
April 21, 2015
Mississauga, ON, April 20, 2015 – Intergraph is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacques Tremblay to vice president and general manager of its Canadian business unit for the Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) division. Tremblay assumes all duties on April 20. Tremblay has 15 years of experience with Intergraph SG&I in the Canadian professional services group,
March 3, 2015
Feb. 25, 2015—Unmanned Systems Canada is pleased to release the report Canadian Civil UAS 2014. The report, developed with funding from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), provides insight into the growth and potential of the UAS sector in Canada. “It was a pleasure to undertake this work for NRC”, said Stewart Baillie, one
February 24, 2015
An official in the 28-member European Union (EU) bloc says they will commit satellite imagery to monitor the cease fire in Ukraine. Canada also made a data commitment for the Ukrainian military with RADARSAT-2 images.
January 27, 2015
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick, Canada, Jan. 27, 2015—Scene Sharp Technologies Inc. has received $500,000 in investment from the Government of Canada through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). Provided as a repayable loan, the investment will support conversion of the Scene Sharp Fuze Go image fusion software from standard desktop software to cloud-based and software-as-a-service product offerings. “Our government
November 24, 2014
A Lethbridge Alberta (Canada) company is making a change to their business name because of its similarity to the name of a terrorist group – but instead of looking at it as a negative, company officials are turning the name change into a positive process that will help them better navigate in foreign markets and
