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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 21 - 27 Sep, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS 1/2

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🆕 Canada’s Changing Climate Report 2026 🍁 ℹ️ The 2nd Edition of Canada’s Changing Climate Report is a scientific assessment of past and future changes in Canada’s climate. It provides an update to the first edition of Canada’s Changing Climate Report from 2019. 🔗 www.canada.ca/en/environme...

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Canada’s Changing Climate Report 2026 - Canada.ca

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🍁 Aimeriez-vous en savoir plus sur l'effet des tendances météorologiques actuelles sur l’agriculture canadienne? Vous pouvez maintenant consulter le dernier Rapport national sur les risques agroclimatiques: agriculture.canada.ca/fr/productio... 1/3

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Rapport national sur les risques agroclimatiques - agriculture.canada.ca

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🍁 The latest agriculture.Canada.ca National Agroclimate Risk Report is now available (August 18, 2026). See how the weather is affecting Canadian agriculture: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultu... 1/3

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National Agroclimate Risk Report - agriculture.canada.ca

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🆕 Updated Agroclimate derived indices from agriculture.canada.ca 🍁 🌐 Our interactive maps display agroclimate indices derived from precipitation and temperature data, providing insights into weather and climate conditions across Canada. Check it out ⤵️ agriculture.canada.ca/atlas/apps/a...

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 14 - 20 Sep, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS 1/2

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Come work with us at agriculture.canada.ca 🍁 🌎 Lethbridge (AB), Ottawa (ON), Sherbrooke (PQ) 🎯 SE-REM-01 ➡️ Responsible for planning, coordinating & overseeing a component of research activities at an AAFC Research & Development Centre / its satellite location(s). tinyurl.com/4u9wb3a9

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Research Manager

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🌎 I have always been fascinated by maps. The first gift I remember asking for was a globe when I was 8 years old. Anyone remember that West Wing episode with the Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality (OCSE)? I felt validated, for at least a moment. www.economist.com/interactive/...

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In search of the least wrong map

The UN wants to adopt a fairer way to trace borders

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 7 - 13 Sep, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 31 Aug - 6 Sep, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS 1/2

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🆕 MSc or PhD Geomatics Analyst - Research Affiliate Program — Agriculture.Canada.ca Start date: October 1, 2026 End date: March 31, 2027 Location: Various Locations Salary: $25.17 to $38.38 per hour 🔗 emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/ap... Come work with us! 🧪

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MSc or PhD Geomatics Analyst

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 24 - 30 August, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

At the end of the 2026 growing season, we will decommission our 🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS) that has been operational since 2009. This includes our primary system based on MODIS-Terra and our backup system based on MODIS-Aqua. This is why: www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...

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Transition from MODIS to VIIRS | NASA Earthdata

In late 2026/early 2027, NASA's Terra and Aqua platforms that carry the MODIS instrument will begin shutting down operations. We encourage MODIS data users to explore similar VIIRS data products in ad...

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 17 - 23 August, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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Rapport national sur les risques agroclimatiques - agriculture.canada.ca

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🍁 The latest agriculture.Canada.ca National Agroclimate Risk Report is now available. See how the weather is affecting Canadian agriculture: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultu...

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National Agroclimate Risk Report - agriculture.canada.ca

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🍁 A reminder: In uncertain times, investing in *Canadian* science is critical for building self-reliance, reducing dependencies on others, and securing national interests. 🧪 (At some point I’ll replace my AI image for something human made).

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🍁 The agriculture.canada.ca Canadian Drought Monitor and Outlook show current conditions and whether Canadian drought will emerge, stay the same or improve. 🧪 ➡️ Current drought conditions: 🔗 tinyurl.com/NAIS-Current ➡️ Drought Outlook for July - September, 2026: 🔗 tinyurl.com/NAIS-CDO

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Current drought conditions - agriculture.canada.ca

See the latest real-time status and alerts on Canadian agricultural drought, with regional maps and risk analysis for producers and the sector.

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 10 - 16 August, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 3 - 9 August, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 27 July - 2 August, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I want to go to bed, but @psbhq.bsky.social are telling me not to. And so I’m gonna listen to GO instead. youtu.be/BHIo6qwJarI?...

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Public Service Broadcasting - Go!

YouTube video by PSBHQVEVO

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 20 - 26 July, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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ESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 30/07/2026

Not one, but two satellites will soon be on their way to orbit 🚀 On 15 September at 03:21 CEST/02:21 BST (14 September at 22:21 local time), @esa.int’s FLEX mission and Copernicus Sentinel-3C are set to launch together from Europe’s Spaceport aboard a Vega-C rocket. 📷ESA/ATG medialab

Visual of the FLEX and Sentinel-3 satellites flying in formation above Earth, with coloured observation swaths projected onto the surface below.

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🍁 The latest agriculture.Canada.ca National Agroclimate Risk Report is now available. See how the weather is affecting Canadian agriculture: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultu...

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National Agroclimate Risk Report - agriculture.canada.ca

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ESA Navigation @navigation.esa.int · 24/07/2026

🛰️Two new Galileo satellites enter service Two new satellites, SAT 33 and SAT 34, have now officially joined Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation constellation, strengthening its capabilities, resilience and autonomy. www.esa.int/Applications...

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

If you want to better understand Canadian wildfires — and the causes of the climate change that make conditions for such disasters so much worse — I recommend this wonderful book by @johnvaillant.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554938...

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Fire Weather by John Vaillant: 9780525434245 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION • FINALIST FOR THE PEN/GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION...

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🍁 The agriculture.canada.ca Canadian Drought Monitor and Outlook shows current conditions and whether Canadian drought will emerge, stay the same or improve. 🧪 ➡️ Current drought conditions: 🔗 tinyurl.com/NAIS-Current ➡️ Drought Outlook for April - June, 2026: 🔗 tinyurl.com/NAIS-CDO

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 13 - 19 July, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 6 - 12 July, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 29 June - 5 July, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🍁 #JOB ALERT: Research Scientist – Grain Quality – Pulses and Oilseeds at agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 🌐 Morden, MB. 💲 $68,264 to $176,445 📆 Closing date: 21 July 🆔 26-AGR-MBSK-EA-STB-68137 🫵 Persons residing in Canada, and Cdn citizens and PRs abroad. 🔗 emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/ap...

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Research Scientist – Grain Quality – Pulses and Oilseeds

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 22 - 28 June, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Our first National Agroclimate Risk Report of 2026 is out! See how weather is affecting 🍁 agriculture: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultu... We draw on farm data from across the country. If you’re a producer or ag specialist you can take part via this survey: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultu...

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National Agroclimate Risk Report - agriculture.canada.ca

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🆕 Some news on something that agriculture.canada.ca 🍁 has been involved with ⤵️ MDA Space will design, build, test, launch and commission the next-generation sovereign satellite to be added to Canada's existing #RADARSAT Constellation Mission. 🛰️📡 mda.space/article/cana...

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CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY AND MDA SPACE CONCLUDE CONTRACT FOR RE

Toronto, ON (June 24, 2026) — MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been award

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 15 - 21 June, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🆕 In an attempt to cut costs and optimize our science resources, the Canadian Drought Monitor 🍁 will simply be posting this image weekly.* * No, not really.

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 8 - 14 June, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Check out this starter pack for the Fellows of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. 🍁 🌎 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 1 - 7 June, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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ESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 10/06/2026

We have good news for all radar satellites aficionados! @esa.int and @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social signed a contract to build two Copernicus Sentinel-1 next generation satellites. What's cool about it? ✅ Larger coverage ✅ 5 m × 5 m geometric resolution ✅ Coverage extended to the polar regions

Image showing satellite over Earth. Credits: Thales Alenia Space

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🍁 agriculture.canada.ca drought maps in the news: ➡️ As resistance to AI data centres grows, industry leaders say there are ways to build community-friendly facilities. Radio-Canada examines water concerns and explores arguments for a more sustainable approach in Canada 🧪 www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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Why data centre communities worry about water

As resistance to AI data centres grows, industry leaders say there are ways to build more community-friendly facilities. For Radio-Canada, Anaïs Elboujdaïni examines the water concerns and explores th...

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Twenty one years ago today, Canada lost one of its great minds in geography and geostatistics, my first mentor and academic advisor, Ferko Csillag. His legacy lives on partly through his students who have gone onto careers in academia, government and industry. I think he would be proud.

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🆕🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS): Weekly NDVI anomalies 📆 25- 31 May, 2026 📀 agriculture.canada.ca 🧪 ℹ️ Weekly crop condition (Max-NDVI) maps throughout growing season (end of March to the end of October). Download data for *FREE* (2000 to present): 🔗 tinyurl.com/AAFC-CALMS

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