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Seeing Through the Smoke - Using 5G
28 July 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Martin Shi, co-founder of Longan Vision is using 5G to create a AR-like helmet mounted device for firefighters that would allow them real-time hand free communication and data gathering to see what previously… Read more
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RoadLaunch & the rise of connected freight
25 June 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
RoadLaunch, a ground freight logistics management firm has used a regional research and innovation program to develop a new 5G data streaming service. This service will allow real-time monitoring of high-value… Read more
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Clearpath Maps a New Way Forward
31 May 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Clearpath Robotics, the largest autonomous vehicle manufacturer in Canada, has been developing a new 3D scanning device for their OTTO robots that could be used to make rich neural networks of 3 dimensional… Read more
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Using High Definition Mapping for Real Estate Intelligence
27 May 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Map Your Property (MYP) is a real estate intelligence and mapping firm that provides professionals instant access to key regulatory information on a target property. This can be useful for realtors and… Read more
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Steve Blank: 'There will be a morning after'
09 April 2020 | By Bill Bean in: COVID19, Featured, News
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the economy greatly, and CEOs that cannot keep up are facing extinction says Steve Blank, Silicon Valley veteran, author, professor at Stanford University. Blank was on… Read more
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Lessons in Data Governance
09 March 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Sidewalk Labs was one of the biggest urban innovation proposals in Canadian history. An innovative waterfront project which promoted future tech such as self-cleaning trash cans, and sustainable structures.… Read more
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Students converge on Communitech to navigate careers in design
08 March 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
About 100 students participated in the first Navigate Design: Craft Your Future conference. There were 11 sessions sponsored by Google, the governments of Ontario and Canada. Read more
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Nine students score $5K each in Code to Win challenge
18 January 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Nine students got a perfect score at Code to Win this year, earning them $5,000 each. Code to Win continues to be a great opportunity for young software engineers and corporate sponsors to connect for… Read more
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Mapping the world - and Waterloo Region - with AI
11 December 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Ecopia.AI is partering with Communitech, WatCAR and the Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation to use the Waterloo REgion as a test bed to scale out HD vector maps for autonomous vehicles. Read more
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Changing nature of work poses collective challenge
20 November 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Economist, author, broadcaster and Senior Fellow Linda Nazareth spoke to 130 attendees at a breakfast event as part of Communitech's speaker series on the future of work and learning. Read more