It may come as a bit of a surprise that my collaborator on the Ernest Blair Experiment Blog, Edward Wedler has been exploring the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in relationship to Geomatics and Geographic Sciences at COGS in Lawrencetown.
What should not be a surprise, is that both of us, although officially retired, remain engaged in the questions of the day.
Today (January 28) Edward had a conversation with Gemini. This led to four ‘moon-shot-type’ projects. COGS and AGRG with their expertise in the Geographic Sciences, can play a crucial role in these sectors and drive innovation to become a global leader for Nova Scotia in Artificial Intelligence and Geomatics.
Our exploration was spurred on by Nova Scotia’s Premier’s reported comments on our traditional industries (such as Farming, Fisheries and Forestry) and our potential in “new-to-Nova-Scotia” industries (such as Hydrogen, Wind and Critical Minerals).
We will explore these four “moonshot” projects in future blog posts.
PROJECT 1: The Nova Scotia Digital Twin.
PROJECT 2: The Ocean Intelligence program.
PROJECT 3: The Nova Scotia Geo-Innovation Hub
PROJECT 4: The Sustainable Energy Corridor
Heather and I attended the second day of the COGS Industry Expo. At the ESRI Canada booth, we were fortunate to pick up a copy of the latest ESRI Map Book, Volume 39.
Acknowledgements
I appreciate Edward’s inquiring spirit, checking out the relationship between AI and GIS.
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