I have frequently blogged about some of the important geospatial standards that have been fostered by the Open Geospatial Consortium, most recently about a new Energy and Utilities Domain Working Group (DWG) for the electric, […]
I believed in 1996 that the future of geography was with technology and I still believe that even more so today. Geography is alive and well in the real world because of technical geography despite […]
I’ve blogged recently about energy efficiency initiatives in Europe and the U.S., and I think it is fair to say that Europe is doing more in this area as part of its 20-20-20 objectives than […]
In the UK the median age of Chartered engineers rises 10 years for every 14 that elapse. A new report from the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK, titled Jobs and growth: the importance […]
Canada’s north has always been a challenge to those living there and to geoscience professionals alike. The sheer size of the arctic and extreme cold have resulted in difficult access and contributed toward significant challenges […]
Last week was a big week in the web and mobile mapping world on at least two fronts. First, Amazon announced plans to release a mapping API to support the Kindle Fire HD. That alone […]
Last week at the GIS in the Rockies annual conference in Denver Elthron Anderson of Southgate Water and Saniation Districts gave a very insightful presentation on the evolution of asset management at a small water […]
The City of Ottawa Official Plan set a target of 30% tree canopy cover for the entire city. To the author’s knowledge there is no information on the amount of tree canopy for the entire […]