Helping indigenous and First Nations people build their GIS capacity cartographer Steve DeRoy of The Firelight Group, wants to indigenize maps.

https://resources.esri.ca/geographical-thinking-podcast/season-2-episode-12-indigenous-mapping-in-canada?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcasts-2022

Paul Shaffelburg is in charge of the GIS and geospatial services at Halifax Regional Municipality. Hear how he spearheads new processes and solutions in a complex municipality.

https://resources.esri.ca/geographical-thinking-podcast/season-2-episode-11-management-perspectives-with-matt-lewin?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=%23ref!&utm_campaign=podcasts-2022

Tune in to hear how the role of GIS in managing a big city's water has evolved over the last decade. In this special interview with guest host Matt Lewin, Esri Canada's director of management consulting, Bill Shea is thoughtful about how GIS managers can effectively collaborate with upper management, who often don't know all the capabilities of GIS and location analytics.

https://resources.esri.ca/geographical-thinking-podcast/season-2-episode-3-management-perspectives-part-1-of-4?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcasts-2021

To help our battle against COVID-19, public health's need for location analytics was obvious. Meet two members of the Esri Canada's new public health team in this episode and hear how two GIS enabled Canadian projects in this field  - HIV self-testing kits and getting COVID vaccines to the homebound- have made a difference.

We're making some lists and checking them twice. We're gonna find out who wins geo-glory! The funcast podcast returns with the ultimate game of knowledge and strategy. Play along with Esri Canada's Lakshmy Vasanthamohan and Mark Nguyen as they itemize geographical lists - one location at a time. It's harder and funnier than you think. They better not pout and better not cry if they're wrong!

GHGSat - a start up in Montreal - owns the first satellites that detect greenhouse gases at the facility level. They use Esri software to present the results so the emitter can respond effectively. Listen to a fireside chat amongst founder of Esri Jack Dangermond, Richard Cooke Esri's Director of Remote Sensing and CEO of GHGSat Stephane Germain on monitoring climate change from space.

Alex Miller, President of Esri Canada, is a pioneer in GIS technology. He knows this subject in his bones and has travelled all over this country showing it to others. He wants GIS to help make this country a better place to live. On this episode of Geographical thinking he reflected on the pivotal moments of GIS in the past and what its future may entail.

"Geographic knowledge plays a role in nearly every decision we make at Ducks Unlimited Canada". When Guan saw this statement, she knew she needed to hear their stories. For decades, Ducks Unlimited Canada has been using GIS. Initially it was to map wetlands, but it's gone far beyond that. They use it for research into waterfowl, and study the effect habitat conservation has on water quality and even to raise funds. Guan invited Andrew Pratt - Manager of Information Technology at Ducks Unlimited Canada to share the story of how they leverage GIS across departments.

https://resources.esri.ca/geographical-thinking-podcast/season-2-episode-5-from-habitat-conservation-to-fundraising?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=s2ep5&utm_campaign=podcasts-2021

Mapannapolis is a non-profit that maps local cultural history, but this is not a traditional group of historians. It is a silo-busting, cross-discipline, award-nominated group that uses GIS to map structures, graveyards and churches to understand their community better. Guan talks to one of their founders, Heather LeBlanc, about how it works and what it means to the people living in one of the most famous parts of this country, the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia.

https://resources.esri.ca/geographical-thinking-podcast/season-2-episode-4-mapping-history-in-nova-scotia?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcasts-2021

GHGSat, a Montreal-based, leading-edge space and data technology company, is the first in the world to monitor greenhouse gases from space. According to the World Meteorological Organization, 26 of the 50 essential climate variables can only be effectively observed from space. Guan invited Adina Gillespie, the Director of Business Development at GHGSat, to share their journey. Tune in to hear about this important work on the eve of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

https://resources.esri.ca/geographical-thinking-podcast/season-2-episode-3-monitoring-greenhouse-gases-using-satellites?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcasts-2021