On July 7, 2017 a series of devastating wildfires began in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. The effects of these wildfires will take much time and many resources to make recovery. GIS can have […]
In South Africa there appears to be growing interest in underground utility detection. One of the highlights of the SA Geotech conference in Johannesburg where I had been invited to give a keynote was a demonstration […]
I don’t go to many conferences during the year, but the June 2017 Earth Observation (EO) Summit in Montreal is one I’m glad I attended. This was a special geomatics event that brought together practitioners, […]
Since 1951, the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) is a non-profit, charitable organization that is committed to the dissemination of geographic research and the promotion of geography as a key discipline in education, research, and in […]
Access to timely and quality health care is an important determinant of health and well-being. Despite universal health coverage in Canada, there exists socio-demographic, financial and physical geographic barriers that limit the accessibility to health […]
One of the benefits of being a contributing writer to GoGeomatics Canada is that I am able to attend, and subsequently write about, events in our community. I’m a Ryerson University Student taking Applied Geography […]
On April 14, 2017 Secretary of Energy Rick Perry issued a memorandum directing preparation of a study to examine whether the retirement of many baseload plants (mostly coal-fired) are premature and whether their retirement reduces […]
It’s been a while since I wrote an article about finding work in GIS and geomatics, so I thought I’d take some time and put pen to paper. As a career coach for GIS and […]