Previous Symposia
Canadian symposium on remote sensing
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VIRTUAL EVENT – July 13-16, 2020
41st Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing
Landscapes of change; remote sensing for a sustainable future
FREDERICTON, NEW-BRUNSWICK – June 4-6, 2019
University of New Brunswick
40th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing & Geomatics Atlantics 2019
Remote Sensing and Geomatics – Common Perspectives and NewSpace
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN – June 19-21, 2018
Marquis Hall Events Centre, University of Saskatchewan
39th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing
New era in remote sensing technology
MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JUNE 20- 22, 2017
At the Coeur des Sciences premises of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
The Earth Observation (EO) Summit 2017
Includes the:
– 38th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing (CSRS)
– 17th Congress of the Association Québécoise de Télédétection (AQT)
– 11th Advanced SAR (ASAR) Workshop
– 51st Workshop of the Association de Géomatique Municipale du Québec (AGMQ)
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – JUNE 7- 9, 2016
At the University of Winnipeg, Richardson College for the Environment.
37th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, CANADA – JUNE 8 – 11, 2015
At the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre.
36th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – JULY 13 – 18, 2014
35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA – AUGUST 27 – 29, 2013
34th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing
2000’s Poster
2009, 30th Lethbridge AB
2008, 29th Whitehorse YT
2007, 28th Ottawa ON
2006, 27th Denver CO (USA)
2005, 26th Wolfville NS
2003, 25th Montréal QC
2002, 24th Toronto ON
2001, 23th Québec City QC
2000, 22th Victoria BC
1980’s Poster
1989, 12th Vancouver BC
1987, 11th Waterloo ON
1986, 10th Edmonton AB
1984, 9th St. John’s NL
1982, 8th Montréal QC
1981, 7th Winnipeg MB
1980, 6th Halifax NS
1970’s Poster
1978, 5th Victoria BC
1977, 4th Québec City QC
1975, 3th Edmonton AB
1974, 2nd Guelph ON
1972, 1st Ottawa ON
Regional Events Archive
Atlantic Chapter
April 19, 2018: Webinar presented by Dr. Amy Mui of Dalhousie University. Dr. Mui discussed her research which utilizes multispectral imagery to model habitat preference and connectivity for the Blanding’s turtle, a species at risk in Canada. (Details)
January 26, 2018: Webinar presented by Melanie Irvine (Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Natural Resources, St. John’s, NL, Canada) entitled: From Eroding Cliffs to Mine Tailings: Using UAVs in Geoscience (Details)
October 19, 2017: Webinar. Nathan Crowell of the Applied Geomatics Research Group in Middleton, Nova Scotia, presented their recent work surveying the coast using a topographic-bathymetric lidar system. (Details)
June 2, 2017: Webinar. Alex Graham from SkySquirrel Technologies presented a talk about Acquiring UAV Data for Remote Sensing Research. (Details)
Kootenay Chapter
September 24, 2015: Back to school social with GoGeomatics, Nelson Chapter.
October 22, 2015: Remote Sensing and Drone social with GoGeomatics, Nelson Chapter.
November 18, 2015: GIS Day 2015 with Selkirk College.
November 14, 2014: GIS DAY 2014 with Selkirk College.
Ottawa Chapter
January 15, 2018: A presentation by Chris Durell, Labsphere’s Director of Business Development – Remote Sensing, provided an overview of Radiometry, Calibration & Reflective Remote Sensing Applications. (Details) (Download presentation)
December 11, 2017: UAV Talk: CRSS Ottawa Chapter & GoGeomatics Christmas Party (Details)
March 21, 2016: Dr. Judith Boss, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Scientist at the Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada, presentation on Government, the Role of Science, and Leadership in Earth Observation at Natural Resources Canada. Download presentation
February 22, 2016: James Freemantle, Project Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Lidar Altimiter (OLA) Science Support Project, York University, and Technical Program Director, Ontario Association of Remote Sensing (OARS), speaking on Creating Smart Data. Download presentation
December 16, 2015: Geospatial Community Social at James Street Pub. This Social is free, and open to everyone – business owners, professionals, students, and job seekers from all areas of geomatics. The groups discuss jobs, technology, careers, and anything else related to GIS, remote sensing, surveying, and geomatics. To get on the email reminder list for this event, please RSVP to CRSSOttawa@Gmail.com.
November 24, 2015: Dr. Margaret Kalacska, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, McGill University speaking on Remote sensing as a conservation tool for freshwater ecosystems – two contrasting cases from Northern Tanzania and the Xingu River, Brazil.
May 4, 2015: Yinsuo Zhang of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, speaking on Integrated Canadian Crop Yield Forecasting (ICCYF) from Earth Observations. 5 p.m. at NRC Hangar, 1920 Research Rd., Ottawa. Download presentation
December 18, 2014: Joint CRSS-Ottawa / GoGeomatics Ottawa Social. 6 p.m. at the James Street Pub, 390 Bank Street, Ottawa.
March 24, 2014: A visit to the Flight Research Laboratory at the National Research Council. 5 p.m. at NRC Hangar, 1920 Research Rd., Ottawa.
Toronto Chapter
May 26, 2017: Seminar. Dr. Derek R. Peddle University of Lethbridge. Advances in Forest Biophysical and Structural Inversion using Adaptive and Full Blind Canopy Reflectance Modeling: Applications to Forest Disturbance Detection and Monitoring. (Details)