Community
Wanted – A GNSS Puck
“I want it! I want it! I want it!” – “Magic Bus” – The Who The Glass Floor. There is glass floor of precision and accuracy that has sometimes been a hindrance to geospatial field […]
Month: October 2014
Community
GeoAlberta 2014 Wants You Take a Geocache Selfie
GeoAlberta 2014 has just announced a fun geocache contest for all those attending their upcoming conference! They’ve hidden two GeoAlberta geocaches out in the world – one in Edmonton and one in Calgary – and […]
Education & Careers
The Changing Face of Geography: Learning Opportunitites
This article is a companion piece to the September 23rd article “The Changing Face of Geomatics: Learning Opportunities,” which focused more on technology. Geomatics, as a suite of technologies, is only one of the factors […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
Brian Maloney Presented with Esri Canada’s Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award
Inaugural recipient receives award for outstanding achievement and contribution to the field of GIS TORONTO, Esri Canada User Conference – October 7, 2014 – Brian Maloney, a recently retired surveyor and leader in the […]
Technology
Tech Startup Born in University of Calgary Department of Geomatics Sold for $36 Million
Sale of Trusted Positioning Inc. to NYSE-listed company a vote of confidence in Calgary tech sector The sale of a spinoff company from the Department of Geomatics Engineering at the University of Calgary to […]
Education & Careers
Register Today! Find Success at the Alberta Career Seminar
Alberta young professionals, this event is for you! GoGeomatics Canada is hosting a career seminar later this month in Calgary. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. Date: Thursday, October 30, 2014 Location: St. Stephen’s […]
Community
Environmental GIS – City of Toronto Light Pollution Initiative
Nathan Heazlewood, in one of his recent articles, urges us Geomatics practitioners to be proud of the Geospatial profession. GIS and maps are the basis for many environmental projects because, let’s face it, all environmental […]
Community
Alberta Geomatics Group – Update on “What is Geomatics?”
Over the past year, the Alberta Geomatics Group (AGG) has embarked on a journey to promote the use of the word Geomatics to encompass all things spatial, GIS, geospatial, location-based, and the like. For many […]