The Evolution of Remote Sensing Education in Canada’s Universities and Colleges: Decades of Innovation and Expansion
During the rapid development of remote sensing technology and applications in the 1970’s in Canada, the Canadian Advisory Committee on Remote Sensing conducted a nation-wide review of relevant activities in post-secondary teaching and research. This was updated in the 1980’s. Similar reviews were so...
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| description | During the rapid development of remote sensing technology and applications in the 1970’s in Canada, the Canadian Advisory Committee on Remote Sensing conducted a nation-wide review of relevant activities in post-secondary teaching and research. This was updated in the 1980’s. Similar reviews were solicited for the radar community in 2009 by the Canadian Space Agency and for the Geospatial community in Canada in 2016 by Natural Resources Canada. In this paper we report on a new Canadian survey conducted in 2021 which is discussed within the context of the previous profiles. In Canada today there are 65 post-secondary institutions directly involved in remote sensing teaching and 63 academic research centers in this field. At these institutions and others worldwide, significant changes were brought about in education practice in the spring of 2020 with shutdowns in many sectors of the economy in response to the rapid expansion of the COVID-19 virus. Classroom teaching transitioned to on-line communication. These experiences may have a direct influence on how teaching and training practice of ‘hands-on’ disciplines such as remote sensing may evolve and contribute to future growth. We discuss the potential impact of this upheaval for the future of remote sensing education within the remote sensing community in Canada based upon personal experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e515334029394e2797f914e4d50f3f452024-01-04T15:59:06ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCanadian Journal of Remote Sensing1712-79712023-01-0149110.1080/07038992.2023.22362262236226The Evolution of Remote Sensing Education in Canada’s Universities and Colleges: Decades of Innovation and ExpansionEllsworth LeDrew0Robert Ryerson1Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of WaterlooManotick, Ontario, CanadaDuring the rapid development of remote sensing technology and applications in the 1970’s in Canada, the Canadian Advisory Committee on Remote Sensing conducted a nation-wide review of relevant activities in post-secondary teaching and research. This was updated in the 1980’s. Similar reviews were solicited for the radar community in 2009 by the Canadian Space Agency and for the Geospatial community in Canada in 2016 by Natural Resources Canada. In this paper we report on a new Canadian survey conducted in 2021 which is discussed within the context of the previous profiles. In Canada today there are 65 post-secondary institutions directly involved in remote sensing teaching and 63 academic research centers in this field. At these institutions and others worldwide, significant changes were brought about in education practice in the spring of 2020 with shutdowns in many sectors of the economy in response to the rapid expansion of the COVID-19 virus. Classroom teaching transitioned to on-line communication. These experiences may have a direct influence on how teaching and training practice of ‘hands-on’ disciplines such as remote sensing may evolve and contribute to future growth. We discuss the potential impact of this upheaval for the future of remote sensing education within the remote sensing community in Canada based upon personal experience.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2023.2236226 |
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| title | The Evolution of Remote Sensing Education in Canada’s Universities and Colleges: Decades of Innovation and Expansion |
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| title_short | The Evolution of Remote Sensing Education in Canada’s Universities and Colleges: Decades of Innovation and Expansion |
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