The NORTH51 Community Blog extends beyond the conference sharing captivating tales, invaluable insights, and fostering meaningful connections.


Innovation is a Team Sport 
Sarah Pryor Sarah Pryor

Innovation is a Team Sport 

The scale of Canada’s challenges in adapting and supporting the rest of the world towards a net-zero future are daunting. At DIGITAL, we work with Canadian innovators rising to these challenges every day.

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Bootstrapping your New Space Start-Up: a Geospatial Perspective
Sarah Pryor Sarah Pryor

Bootstrapping your New Space Start-Up: a Geospatial Perspective

At Element 84, our background in geospatial software has allowed us to work with a non-trivial number of up-and-coming space start-ups, often before they publicly enter the stage. With a strong interest in open source ideologies, we’re excited about positioning new space start-ups so they can make huge strides – and ultimately make it big in the industry.

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Latency is the new resolution 
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Latency is the new resolution 

A picture of our entire Earth’s surface is taken every day. Such a possibility—or even the concept—would have seemed unfeasible and unaffordable just ten years ago. Yet now, with continued technology improvements, net new sensors, we are witnessing a rapid increase in the number of miniature satellites like SmallSats and CubeSats going into orbit, delivering a dynamic picture of our world.

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Unlocking the Power of Innovation: A Recap of the Dynamic NORTH51 Conference
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Unlocking the Power of Innovation: A Recap of the Dynamic NORTH51 Conference

From riveting keynotes to insightful panel discussions, the event was a deep dive into the world of geospatial technology and its intersection with climate action, innovation, and ethics with the industry’s most influential leaders. The program was facilitated by Bonny McClain and participants were encouraged to embrace storytelling and healthy tension.

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