September 12, 2019
Le 12 septembre 2019

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Association News / Nouvelles des associations
Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
AOLS September Webinar: "Blockchain 101"
"Blockchain 101:
What is it? How does it work?
And what does it mean to our industry?"

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
12:00-1:00 pm
Click here to register

In October 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto published a ten-page document entitled "Bitcoin, a peer-to-peer electronic cash system". In it he solved an age-old cryptographic puzzle, and birthed a new, dazzlingly simple way to secure data: Blockchain. To this day nobody knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is, yet Blockchain quickly became the new standard for securing critical, sensitive information in our data-driven world. Stranger than fiction? Absolutely!

In this webinar Chris will explain what blockchain is, how it is being used to protect our data and secure better processes, and what the potential is for the land industry.

In this webinar you will learn:
•   What is blockchain, what is it for, and how does it work?
•   What is Bitcoin, Etherium and cryptocurrency, and what is their relationship to blockchain?
•   How is blockchain relevant to our industry?
•   Scams and shams - cutting through the noise to get to what's important.
•   What $10 of Bitcoin bought in 2010 would be worth today (hint...you wouldn't be attending this webinar!)

Presenter:

Chris Kamarianakis is the CEO of Protect Your Boundaries, a Land Survey, Data and Technology firm located in Toronto.

Having spent most of his career as a tech executive, Chris has extensive experience in the technologies that underpin our daily lives.
Chris Kamarianakis CEO Protect Your Boundaries
In the Media / Dans les médias
Historic Maps of Prince Edward Island
Canadian GIS and Geospatial Resources
The “Island Register” website is an amazing online resource for Historic Maps of Prince Edward Island (PEI) and information on PEI genealogy. They have a database with more then 1150 lineages and 4500 documents, including photos, atlases, maps, ship-logs and much more.
Some of the online historical maps available that you can download and print include: Read more
Fatal gas line explosion in Murrieta a warning for home contractors
Los Angeles Times
Southern California Gas Co. said a huge explosion Monday at a house in Murrieta, Calif., that left a utility worker dead and 15 others injured underscores the dangers of home improvements and construction without following gas safety rules.
Cedric Williams, the company’s vice president of construction, said a preliminary investigation shows that a contractor at the house did not call the utility’s designated 811 line so that workers could come mark the gas lines, as required by law. There is no record of the contractor filing a ticket with the company, he said.  Read more
Le barrage déversoir de Saskatoon devrait être détruit, selon un arpenteur-géomètre
Radio-Canada
Le « Weir », le barrage déversoire sur la rivière Saskatchewan sud qui scinde Saskatoon en deux, devrait être détruit, selon l'auteur de plusieurs livres sur son histoire et son avenir, Paul Van Pul.
L'auteur qui est également arpenteur-géomètre hydrologue, s'intéresse depuis longtemps au barrage déversant de Saskatoon. Lire plus
Online Land Surveying / Geomatics Degree Program
Great Basin College, Nevada
The online land surveying/geomatics bachelor degree program of applied science was co-developed by Great Basin College (GBC) and the Nevada Association of Land Surveyor’s Advisory Committee. The land surveying/ geomatics program was implemented in response to the growing need for licensed professional surveyors in Nevada to capture, store, process, and manage spatial data. The four-year bachelor’s degree program in land surveying/geomatics has served Nevada students and distance learners from around the country effectively since its inception in 2005. The land surveying/geomatics program model is ideally structured for students who are employed (or seeking employment) in a surveying or geospatial related profession that require the flexibility and accessibility to coursework delivered outside the typical undergraduate learning environment. Read more
Hurricane Dorian relief mapping aided by Lake Erie College volunteers
The News-Herald
Students and teachers from Lake Erie College recently contributed to search and rescue efforts that centered on the island of the Bahamas after the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
Partnering with Miami University of Ohio’s Department of Geography and Geospatial Analysis Center and the University of the Bahamas, approximately 30 LEC faculty, students, and other volunteers took part in a “Bahamas Mapathon for Hurricane Dorian Relief.” Read more
Cannabis permit battle goes to court as Atrium Group sues Pasadena
Pasadena Star-News
One of Pasadena’s rejected cannabis contenders is fighting a war of technicalities, trying to win the single license available in the city’s 3rd District.
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SweetFlower was first to the finish line but stumbled after failing to have a licensed surveyor review its potential store site, according to a staff report. Read more
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International News / Informations internationales
Australia Celebrates 65 Years of the Mawson Research Station
The Maritime Executive
Antarctic veterans celebrated 65 years since the opening of Mawson research station at the Australian Antarctic Division last week.
Mawson is one of Australia's three permanent research stations in Antarctica, and is the longest continuously operating station south of the Antarctic Circle.
Acting Director, Rob Bryson, reflected on the changes since the early years of Australian Antarctic exploration, when much of the Antarctic continent had not been seen or mapped, huskies were a vital mode of transport and having a shower meant heating snow on a coal briquette stove.
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For Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) surveyor, Syd Kirkby, the place and the people saw him return six times after his first winter in 1956-57. Read more
A painting by the founder of Adelaide, Colonel William Light, has been discovered in a suburban garage
10 daily
The year is 1836, the sun is shining, and British surveyor Colonel William Light is on the banks of the River Torrens in Adelaide, taking in the view.
That's the picture historians are painting of how a rare piece of art by Light, the founder of the South Australian capital, came to be. It captures a time and place nearly two centuries ago, as Colonel Light began planning how the city of Adelaide would look. Read more
Chinese man prevented from visiting Indian family
BBC News
In 1963, a former Chinese army surveyor crossed into India and was captured weeks after a war between the two countries. Wang Qi was then left in a central Indian town for more than five decades before he was allowed to travel back home to China in 2017.
The BBC reported his story at the time and videos of the emotional family reunion in China were watched by millions.  Read more
Tech News / Nouvelles techno
Bluesky LiDAR survey helps Dublin Airport
GEOInformatics
Dublin Airport is using data collected by laser scanning aircraft to accurately measure land surface elevation to help reduce the risk of flooding at the international transport hub.
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The specially commissioned survey by aerial mapping company Bluesky involved the capture of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data for the entire site and surrounding area as part of a Dublin Airport Drainage Masterplan (DMP). Read more
Voitures électriques : EDF parie sur les bornes solaires
Le Point
Pour atteindre plus vite les engagements sur les énergies renouvelables, ....
En Californie, où l'État s'est fixé pour objectif d'atteindre 60 % d'énergie renouvelable en 2030 et cinq millions de véhicules électriques, PowerFlex doit déployer « des milliers de bornes de recharge à faible coût sur les lieux de travail, favorisant ainsi la recharge en journée pour faire face à la baisse de production solaire » en soirée, a souligné George Lee, le directeur général de PowerFlex, cité dans le communiqué.  Lire plus
Aussies Find the True Meaning of Drone Flight
Hackaday
Ah, stereotypes. Once they’ve solidified it’s surprisingly hard to shake them. When non-Australians think of a generic Aussie then, the chances are that a Crocodile Dundee type of character will spring to mind — a ‘Strine-speaking outdoorsman with a beer in hand. This group of Aussies aren’t helping the case, with a video posted by Australian drone retailer UAVme and featured by ABC News where a large multirotor lifts a guy in a lawn chair, beer in hand, over a lake to do some fishing. Read more
Upcoming Events / Prochaines activités
National Geodetic Survey Webinars
2019 CCGA Damage Prevention Symposium
Damage Prevention Symposium
Canadian Common Ground Alliance
October 8-10, 2019
Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, ON




IDS Summit Oct 2019
IDS Summit
Canadian Spatial Data Infrastructure (IDS) Summit
Organized jointly by:
Canadian Council on Geomatics (COCG)
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles (MERN)
October 16, 2019
Concored Hotel
Quebec City, QC

Call for proposals by September 18, 2019

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Fall Conference 2019
Manitoba GIS User Group
October 23, 2019
Club Regent Event Centre
Winnipeg, MB

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GeoAlberta 2019
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GeoAlberta
November 13-14, 2019
Sheraton
Red Deer, AB

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