Need an easy way to lookup upcoming Sentinel-2 and/or Landsat overpasses? The good news is there are for this year only three S-2 satellites in operation so more overpasses than ever. The bad news is a lot of the tools out there are outdated and will give you incorrect answers, including LLMs! […]

"The LLM era has made it very easy to make software appear, while the slower work remains: maintenance, validation, messy remote sensing details, and earning trust. Making something exist is no longer the hard part. Making something worth depending on still is." […]

In Yesterday's IO Keynote Google declared war on the remnants of the Web. While they packaged it as a lot of "AI" talk what their whole approach of decontextualizing information, of taking away links to sources and instead producing some LLM generated response means is that they want to […]

An interesting analysis #alberta #pipeline #oil https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/12/01/New-Oilsands-Pipeline/

The "Oilsands Region" refers to not just the active surface mines, but a large region across 1/5 of Alberta that overlays #bitumen deposits. Most of it is in fact still native vegetation, but it is highly fragmented by seismic lines and other human footprint. After ten years, Alberta […]

A little while ago, while looking for something else, I came upon an obscure #firefox extension (also available in #Chrome that shows you a beautiful #satellite image from #GoogleEarth every time you open a new tab. It brings me so much delight! […]

https://gogeomatics.ca/canada-trusted-ai-verification-ethical-geoai/ This sentence is key :Human oversight must remain central, with validation and authorization processes required for high-impact decisions. The article doesn't mention the biggest elephant in the room: nothing AI does is worth […]

As a Canadian #geospatial professional, it is the first time I have heard of #jmap or K2 Geospatial. Likely a "two solitudes" thing. But I am interested! Apparently there are 700+ organizational users - anyone out there? #k2geospatial #canadiangis #geospatialdatasovereignty

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/csa-lunar-rover-cancellation-9.7135987 #canada #lunarrover I am going to write to the Minister of Industry asking this programme be restored. Maybe if there is a public outcry...and there should be! Canada was the 3rd country in space, has always been a leader in […]

Anthropic's Claude Code's full source code leaked. Claude is seen by many to be the best coding LLM on the market with Anthropic proudly stating that Claude Code itself is mostly written by the LLM. Now this sounds good as long as nobody can see the code which is quite the trash fire. Detecting […]

So 99% of the maps we produce are conventionally oriented with north facing up. What do you think of people who insist every map has to have a north arrow? #cartography

The turbines are ruining the natural beauty of the giant hole

This is a really beautiful video production, as well as being very interesting in its subject: Long term satellite records confirm the #borealforest has moved north by 23 km since 1985. It's a net gain of trees, which could be helpful for #carbon sequestration #biodiversity #ClimateChange […]

Something wrong with this picture #alberta Graphic from abresistance.substack.com

Publication of this paper was delayed for months and the lead author forbidden to give media interviews https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974912501214X?via%3Dihub https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stalled-coal-mine-pollution-study/

A new study using the longest high-resolution satellite record of tree cover has found that the boreal forest has expanded by 12% and shifted northward over the past four decades....The results show an expansion of approximately 0.84 million square kilometres […] [Original post on mapstodon.space]

RE: https://mapstodon.space/@mapsmania/116041789378261804 I love this!

Well, everyone, you can now submit a comment to let the FCC know what you think about SpaceX asking for 1 million satellites for "AI datacenters" whatever the fuck that means. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-113A1.pdf Comments due March 6. I am having a very hard time believing […]

It's not looking good for #caribou in #alberta " the review of the Section 11 Agreement with the feds is now due, yet instead of completing the required planning, the Alberta government is doubling down on industrial conversion of the landscape...Perhaps the […] [Original post on mapstodon.space]

Is there anyone else on here who lives in the town of #athabasca ?

Sign Elizabeth May's Petition e-6993 concerning #proportionalrepresentation "...We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to: 2) Commit to implementing a proportional-representation voting system before the next federal election […]

Join Tony McQuail and the other Leadership candidates @votetanille.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social @avilewis.ca @rob-for-ndp-leader.bsky.social for a Community Marathon. Starting at 10 am EST. Schedule to follow. #ndp2026 #ndp #pr youtube.com/@tonymcquail

Maps showing why Trump wants #Greenland and maybe why he wants to keep that #ClimateChange going https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greenland-maps-important-shipping-defense-arctic-warms/

I wonder why I'm not able to see images on Mastodon today

Very interesting. " a landmark study .... provides rigorous, data-driven proof that Indigenous-led conservation efforts—specifically #Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)—are just as effective, and often more effective, at sequestering #carbon and preserving #biodiversity than […]

If you are in Edmonton #yeg , check out this book launch presentation of <i>Move slowly and build bridges </i> , a book about Mastodon and the #Fediverse by Robert Gehl […]

2025 was a big year for GRASS: modernized documentation, faster parallel raster algebra, a new Python API with NumPy integration, JSON outputs for data-science workflows, new addons, and a major developer summit in North Carolina—plus tutorials, workshops, and community support. Read the full […]

Wow. New #Buildings height dataset based on Planetscope data #geospatialdata #opendata "We introduce GlobalBuildingAtlas, a publicly available dataset providing global and complete coverage of building polygons, heights and Level of Detail 1 (LoD1) 3D building models. This is the first open […]

https://open.substack.com/pub/spectralreflectance/p/earth-observation-in-2025-acceleration This is so full of insights I don’t know which to quote. Must read for anyone interested in the current state of #earthobservation

Fun and engaging video on the CABIN procedure for sampling aquatic invertebrates in beautiful upper tributaries of the #athabasca river https://lnkd.in/eUVJZyTG As always I recommend you download the #freetube app to watch videos from Youtube without giving Google your data #aquaticecology […]

Fediverse Report 147 - this week's #fediverse news: Threads is putting their fediverse integration on maintenance mode after it has seen very little use, signalling the end to a tumultuous period for the fediverse. Zuckerberg's belief in decentralised social networking, saying in 2023 that he […]

🎬 Missed today's webinar on the new #grass #python API? The recording is now available! Learn how upcoming GRASS 8.5 lets you use GRASS tools as Python functions, integrates NumPy, and simplifies #geospatial automation with JSON outputs and context managers. Thanks to Natrx for supporting this […]

#abmi estimates ungulate and predator population densities in NW #alberta #caribou #lynx #blackbear #wolf #moose #snowshoehare #whitetail deer #biodiversity https://abmi.ca/publication/663.html

Thirteen new species of calcioid fungi discovered by the #abmi (Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute)'s Processing (taxonomy) Centre. They are tiny pin-like fungi, yet visible to the native eye - To appreciate the size watch the video! […]

First images from Sentinel 1D #earthobservation #sar https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Sentinel-1D_delivers_first_images_from_Antarctica_to_Bremen

First images from Sentinel 5A #earthobservation https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/first-images-copernicus-sentinel-5a

This interview with Charles #trimble is very interesting! How #gps almost died in the 1990's. We need to learn from this today! This is why we need international rules and standards. "A satellite communications company (ICO) began lobbying globally to take 5 MHz of protected GPS spectrum and […]

Another wrinkle in the pipeline debate. Are we are smart as 50 years ago? https://gogeomatics.ca/what-lies-beneath-why-canada-must-study-the-land-before-building-a-new-pipeline/

A treasure trove of #earthobservation news and resources in the latest Spectral Reflectances newsletter! https://www.spectralreflectance.space/p/spectral-reflectance-newsletter-125 Like how about the Cloud Native Geospatial Conference summarized into one notebook, not only by AI but also the […]

HEADS UP that the FCC comment period for Reflect Orbital first hideously bright, ecology-disrupting satellite will open probably in mid- to late-January. I'm gonna need EVERYBODY to write in for that one.

"EO is uniquely positioned to become the first scalable proving ground for orbital compute....this essay is about why this “radical” idea is on the table at all, what it could unlock for Earth Observation, and what’s standing squarely in the way" Very good article #earthobservation #orbital […]

"It is easy to take GIS tools for granted because they feel fast and intuitive. Yet every click depends on contributions from many fields. Surveyors measured land boundaries by hand. Mathematicians built the formulas for projections. Geodesists defined the reference frames. Engineers designed […]

How field data collection and satellite monitoring should exist in a continuous virtuous cycle of mutual improvement of sampling design and modelling. #earthobservation https://newsletter.cecil.earth/p/towards-mutualism-reconciling-differences

This #canada #forest Cover #map by Tewodros Alemayehu is one of many cool maps from Western University's #GISDay Map Gallery! https://gisdays-westernu.hub.arcgis.com/pages/2025-map-gallery

Not sure where this is, but it's a spectacular #hyperspectral image from #wyrvern. They're an #edmonton satellite company! Sample images for download here https://opendata.wyvern.space

GIS Days is next week. Western University has organized a virtual conference for Nov 17, 18, and 20. Free registration, drop in and out for whichever presentations pique your interest. https://gisdays-westernu.hub.arcgis.com/ #GIS #GISDay

Now imagine something 4 times brighter that the full moon, but a single point source, moving across the sky as fast as a Starlink satellite. It's so bright that it would definitely not feel good to look at, and would instantly destroy your night vision. If you look at it with binoculars or a […]

#Earthobservation in the 21st Century. No words are adequate. #Dafur #Sudan #ethniccleansing <i>"The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab, which has been monitoring the siege through open-source and satellite data, said the images show clusters of human-sized […] [Original post on mapstodon.space]

This company seems to have a progressive approach to remote first and open source GIS. And then there's the product! https://jobingis.com/jobs/gis-assistant-4 #rockweathering

The FCC has explicitly stated that they plan to approve everything https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2025/10/28/fcc-kicks-off-proceeding-to-overhaul-satellite-licensing/. There is no way to stop stupid fucking mirrors from being launched into […] [Original post on mastodon.social]