ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE
Making Space for Urban Green Infrastructure: Inter-Disciplinary Design
Green rainwater infrastructure (GRI) are small, distributed systems that use nature-based solutions to protect, restore, and mimic the pre-development water cycle. Applying GRI to dense urban areas requires working with highly constrained spaces and coordinating closely with other disciplines to achieve multiple co-benefits. During this presentation, learn from Osvaldo Vega and Nick Mead-Fox as they demonstrate how GRI has been successfully implemented alongside improvements to transportation and public space through case studies within the city of Vancouver.
Speakers
Nick Mead-Fox, P.Eng.
Nick Mead-Fox is a green infrastructure (GI) engineer with the City of Vancouver. He is responsible for developing GI standard drawings, design and modelling best practices, and construction specifications in coordination with other engineering branches and stakeholders and assists in the design of municipal GI assets. Nick has over 5 years of experience in the field of stormwater management, project management, and construction.
Osvaldo Vega, P.Eng.
Osvaldo Vega is a green infrastructure (GI) project engineer at the City of Vancouver. He is responsible for the implementation of GI in the Public Right-of-Way including project management, design, external design review, and construction of GI assets.
Environmental Monitoring using Earth Observation and Augmented Reality
During this presentation, attendees will learn how to use Earth Observation and augmented reality for environmental monitoring. Topics will include the following:
- An overview of Earth Observation (EO) data types including SAR, LiDAR, Multispectral, and Hyperspectral
- When and how EO data can be used for physical science challenges including flooding, fires, and infrastructure breakdown
- The challenges of large scale EO data exploitation for automated systems
- How cloud-enabled value chains can improve availability and accessibility
- Using augmented reality and geo-enabled data for communication and stakeholder engagement.
Speakers
Keith Lay
Keith Lay is the Director of Content for Clirio. He has extensive experience in digital content, strategy and client services, and has delivered digital, 3D and VR content to high tech and engineering clients for over 15 years. This has included providing analysis and managing projects for both the public and private sector, at a regional and national level. Keith also teaches at the post-secondary level in the areas of digital media, programming and metaverse technology, and has had the privilege to present talks and seminars, on a variety of topics, in venues large and small. He has also lent his expertise to various non-profit boards and organizations.
Matt Murdoch, P.Eng.
Matt Murdoch is currently a senior program manager responsible for managing all software engineering projects at EarthDaily Analytics (EDA). EDA is a Vancouver-based data and analytics company developing world-first technologies in data services, satellite processing, machine learning and actionable insights. Matt completed his B.Eng at UVic in computer engineering and holds his PMP. Matt has 17 years of experience as a software engineer, technical lead, and program manager in the fields of earth observation systems and high-definition video surveillance. Matt has also successfully led teams from start to finish on several multi-million-dollar projects at MDA Corporation, Avigilon, UrtheCast, and EarthDaily Analytics.
William Parkinson
William Parkinson, M.Sc., is a technical product manager responsible for managing product development at EarthDaily Analytics (EDA). EDA is a Vancouver-based data and analytics company developing world-first technologies in data services, satellite processing, machine learning, and actionable insights. Will completed an M.Sc. in geography focusing on using earth observation (EO) data for monitoring natural systems. Will has 14 years of experience in geomatics, and has held roles in, GIS, teaching, remote sensing science, data science management, research management, and technical product management. Will has successfully completed collaborative team projects across organizations including the Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation in Canada and Canada’s Digital Supercluster.