As the COVID-19 resources build and grow, Esri Canada has done a good job maintaining their public page. Recently they also added a page of helpful tips and assistance, including this getting started resource guide.
Flights Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain to Continue Aquifer Mapping
A low-flying airplane will soon be visible to residents in the multi-state area comprising the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP), marking the beginning of the next stage of the U.S. Geological Survey’s high-resolution airborne survey project to map aquifers.
More States to Integrate Mapping Technology into Elections Systems as NSGIC Project Moves into Second Phase
November 20, 2019 – National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) has been awarded $300,000 by the bipartisan Democracy Fund Voice organization for the second phase of NSGIC’s Geo-Enabled Elections project.
Helsinki, World’s First City as a Service Is Not Just a Joke – Attracts Over 6500 applications from +100 cities
Helsinki and some of Finland’s most renowned tech companies launched a talent attraction campaign in September branding Helsinki as the world’s first City as a Service (CaaS). The campaign reframed the value that Helsinki offers to its “users” (current citizens) and potential “demo users” (tech professionals looking to relocate) using familiar vocabulary and tone of […]
CentralSquare User Event in Canada to Draw More Than 300 Leaders from Municipal Government and Public Safety Agencies
CentralSquare 2019: Canada gathers leading voices in municipal government and public safety in Canada to explore current and emerging technology solutions
Building a Successful Open Source Management Strategy
Are you contemplating a switch to open source technology? Perhaps you’re a consultant and want to expand your expertise and solution offerings to include Open Source solutions. This resource may be worth a read then.
Itron Announces Smart City Challenge Winners
Instrumentation Technologies and Noesis.Network step up to the challenge and design compelling IoT solutions for London and Glasgow
Open data: over 36,000 historical RADARSAT-1 satellite images of the Earth now available to the public
LONGUEUIL, QC, April 1, 2019 – The Canadian Space Agency and the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation are making RADARSAT-1 synthetic aperture radar images of Earth available to researchers, industry and the public at no cost. The 36,500 images are available through the Government of Canada’s Earth Observation Data Management System.
USGIF Publishes Version 2.0 of its Geospatial Intelligence Essential Body of Knowledge
This document is at the heart of the Foundation’s efforts to create a GEOINT workforce pipeline
Report highlights benefits of geospatial open data for SMEs
Open geospatial data from official sources is an opportunity to boost SME productivity and gain competitive advantage says new report
