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THE CONFERENCE /

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November 25 & 26, 2020

Virtual Workshops & Conference

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The Canadian Institute of Geomatics - Newfoundland and Labrador Branch is pleased to announce Geomatics Atlantic 2020. From emergency preparedness to healthy ecosystems and from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to citizen science, geomatics is playing an increasingly important role in visualizing our world and building a road map towards a resilient future.

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In keeping with the times, GA2020 will be a virtual event with authors given the opportunity to present their research from the comfort of their offices or homes. Without the travel requirement, GA2020 will afford an equal opportunity for attendance from across Canada.

Due to the online nature of this event, we have been able to provide registration at a reduced cost, providing attendees with virtual networking and professional development at a significant value. Visit our Registration page for more information on pricing.

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We look forward to seeing you virtually at this exciting event!

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KEYNOTES /

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Healy Hamilton - Chief Scientist, NatureServe

(Arlington, VA)

Title: Map of Biodiversity Importance – A Collaborative Effort to Identify the Places Most Important for Conserving at-risk Species

Through a landmark collaboration, NatureServe has released a portfolio of maps that identify areas critical to sustaining our nation's rich biodiversity. With support from Esri, The Nature Conservancy, and Microsoft's AI for Earth program, NatureServe and their network of natural heritage programs created a comprehensive set of habitat models for over 2,200 at-risk species in the contiguous United States, including those ranked as Globally Critically Imperiled (G1) or Globally Imperiled (G2), or those listed as full species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Analyzed in conjunction with protected areas boundaries, these data support mapping areas of high biodiversity importance—an invaluable input to guide effective conservation decision-making.​

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Photo by gilberto.ca

Nora Young - Journalist and Author

(Toronto, Ontario)

Title: The Data Boom - How the Explosion of Data is Driving our Technological Future

Nora Young is the host and the creator of Spark, CBC’s national radio show and podcast about technology and culture. She was the founding host of the CBC Radio arts and pop culture magazine, Definitely not the Opera. 

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As a broadcaster, author, and speaker, Nora explores how new technology impacts both the broader society, as well as our individual lives, and how we, in turn, shape our technologies.

Her book, The Virtual Self, on the explosion of data about our behaviours, opinions, and actions, is published by McClelland and Stewart. She is an avid hobby podcaster and radio fan, though her favourite technology is her bicycle.

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Joel Cumming - Chief Technology Officer, Skywatch

(Waterloo, Ontario)

Title: No Humans in the Loop - How Machine to Machine Processing is Revolutionizing Remote Sensing and Geomatics

Earth observation has come a long way. We've gone from the days of imagery delivered via mail on 9 track tapes to near-real capture, processing, and delivery of billions of pixels of data. The industry that used to require a large number of skilled analysts to interpret satellite imagery is now seeing algorithms replacing eyeball and machine learning uncovering patterns never before predicted.  In this keynote, we'll dive into the trend of machine-to-machine processing in Earth observation, the benefits of aggregation and normalization, and the impact on the Earth observation industry as a whole.

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Éric Loubier - Director General,

Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation

Opening Address 

For the last 20 years, Eric has worked for the federal government, as project manager, program manager, Director, and now Director General of the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation. Eric has also worked as Director of the Science Policy and Partnership Division of the Science and Technology Branch of Agriculture and AgriFood Canada (AAFC). 

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Before joining the public service, he worked for a consulting firm in the field of land management and as a sub-contractor for the Canadian Space Agency. As such, Eric has significant experience in providing corporate leadership in planning, developing and implementing complex national geomatics and earth observation programs and strategies.

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CONTACT US /

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Questions? Fill out the form below or e-mail us at geomaticsatlantic2020@gmail.com.

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