The 2019 Geospatial workshop is aimed at reviewing and discussing the state of Geospatial operations at Hakai Institute. We will hold sessions throughout the week to plan for 2020, discuss how we can build more efficiency into the work we do, and generally improving the overall Geospatial operation. Discussion will focus on field safety protocols, data collection methodologies, data processing techniques, project management, reporting, database management, data integration, GIS workflows, and ongoing collaborations. We will discuss the future of remote sensing, new technologies and techniques, and how we will stay at the leading edge of the Geospatial field. We expect to have a number of specific outcomes that will be scheduled for completion during the workshop.
The Hakai Geospatial team is dedicated to working with community and research partners to collect, analyze, and distribute spatial data. We address scientific questions from icefields to oceans by using a combination of remote sensing techniques, including: airborne images collected from satellites and drones; airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) collected from aircraft; 3D terrain models collected from drones; and underwater acoustic data (bathymetry and habitat mapping) collected from a hydrographic survey vessel. We use different processing techniques to create analysis ready mapping products.
