Today at TECTERRA, we're announcing a new vision and mission concentrated on philanthropic programs with a focus in community, learning, and growth in the geospatial industry workforce. TECTERRA's funding model has changed, and we are no longer receiving funding from government sources. As a result...
Ecopia AI Wins the 2021 Most Disruptive Technology Award Maps have been a vital form of technology for millennia. Any innovation that improves the quality of maps has a cascading effect for individuals, businesses, and governments trying to navigate, understand, and explain the world. Whenever...
NORTH51 is a time for us to connect and look forward. Unfortunately, this year NORTH51 was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, so we’re reliving some of the best moments online instead. In this post, I’m going to look forward, and hopefully, we can have a robust conversation online...
Alongside a volunteer local organizing committee from across western Canada, TECTERRA has taken lead in the planning and production of the internationally acclaimed Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) 2020, OSGeo’s annual global conference held in a different city each year since...
Calgary, AB, January 9, 2020 – TECTERRA is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2020. The organization has successfully been supporting innovative geospatial technology development in Alberta for the last decade.
The Planpincieux glacier is melting, and that’s an especially troublesome problem because it hangs just above the Val Ferret, a popular tourist area on the Swiss-Italian border. Uncharacteristically high temperatures this summer caused a large fissure to form in the glacier, which is part of the...
The third annual NORTH51 takes place at the Banff Center on February 5-7, 2020 and features keynotes, presentations, panels and invaluable networking opportunities. The conference gathers 100 of the most innovative minds in geospatial technology. For the first time, TECTERRA has announced a theme...
This past June, the Government of Canada announced a new stream of funding under the Strategic Innovation Fund that focuses on ecosystems from Canada’s most dynamic sectors to support competitiveness and economic growth. Stream 5: National Ecosystems was designed to support high-impact...
In February 2019, Transport Canada streamlined the regulations governing the use of drones flying above agricultural land. Farmers across the country rejoiced, and for good reason. It’s vital for agricultural professionals to know how their land—which these days can amount to thousands of thousands...
Maybe you’ve heard the joke: Canada now has two seasons—polar vortex and forest fire. While there’s nothing immediate we can do about the icy winters, the geospatial industry is at the innovative forefront of forest-fire prevention and detection. From human safety to the preservation of forest...