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Postal Codes: Canada Post Backs Down on Crowdsourced Open Data
Have you ever felt the wrath of a Canadian Crown Corporation? In 2011 Canada Post set its sights on Ervin…
SaveTheMap Campaign: What is the future of geospatial information in India
SaveTheMap Campaign: “to encourage citizens and startups to use geospatial data in everyday lives and create businesses that serve India”…
GIS Certification: AOLS Certificate of Registration
Among the various types of GIS and Geomatics certifications available to Canadians, The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS)…
NSCC & COGS to Host Career Fair
The Nova Scotia Career College and the Centre of Geographic Sciences will be hosting a Career Fair on March 31st,…
What is the Difference Between Geomatics and Geography?
There seems to be great confusion between these two great disciplines, especially noting that some geographers and schools claim that…
Remembering Roger Tomlinson & Early History of GIS in Canada
It’s two years now since Roger Tomlinson passed away. Roger’s and my career path have crossed several times over the…
Transport Canada encourages new drone users to learn rules before flying
With popular holiday gift comes great responsibility OTTAWA, Dec. 11, 2015 /CNW/ – Drones, also known as unmanned air vehicles,…
FAA Task Force recommends registration for drones over 9 ounces
A Federal Aviation Administration task force has recommended requiring owners of all drones larger than 9 oz. (250 grams) to…
Local Action & Geomatics: the Gowgaia Institute on Haida Gwaii
This blog is a sequel to last month’s discussion on ‘think global, act local‘. It looks at the the Gowgaia…
Dr Robert Maher on Geoliteracy: ‘Think global, act local’
This month (October) Digital Earth 2015 (DE2015) was held in Halifax. There were a number of keynote presentations, including those…
GIS: Parks Canada Receives Award for Enterprise Approach to Data Management
OTTAWA, Esri Canada User Conference – October 6, 2015 – Parks Canada fosters public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of Canada’s…
Perspective is everything: The St. John’s Declaration & Geographic Education
I am a retired geographic educator. I am a geographer. I understand GIS. Or should I say I LOVE Geomatics?…
