
The Future of GIS Professionals
02/25/21 • 33 min
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Making Poverty Visible for all
Centraide of Greater Montréal and United Way Greater Toronto released a special edition of their Radar—an innovative mapping tool—in response to increased community needs and an influx of emergency funding during COVID-19. The Radar geospatial tool profiles poverty in Canadian communities and helps local United Way organizations prioritize resource allocation. Listen to Guan's conversation with two executive leaders from the United Way and learn how this GIS-enabled project is helping to uncover critical insights about the Canadian communities that are in greatest need.
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Choose to Challenge
Caroline Arnouk, founder and CEO of OPA Technologies, decided to challenge the status quo of traffic closure planning while working for the City of Montréal. The civil engineer founded OPA Technologies six years ago to help cities minimize the effects of traffic obstructions using GIS. Caroline speaks to Guan about how to sell to the public sector, the benefits of circulating business ideas and the evolution of her company during COVID-19.
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