The BCIT GIS program is seeking sponsors, particularly companies and government agencies, to undertake a project or practicum with BCIT students in the January-May/June 2019/2020 semester. A BCIT GIS Practicum or Project offers a valuable opportunity […]
Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 EDT GeoConnections is extending an invitation to the webinar, “Open Geospatial Consortium Technology Trends” to be delivered by the OGC on September 4th 2018 10:00 – 11:00 EDT. Natural […]
2018 Fall Learning Session & AGM – Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Time: 8:30 am – 1:00 pm (breakfast coffee/danishes and lunch included) Location: SAIT – MacDonald Hall, located in the […]
Canada, like so many other countries around the world, is embracing the idea of smart cities. This spring Industry Canada closed a competition for the Smart Cities Challenge. They describe it as “…a pan-Canadian competition […]
UK Government Calls for Launch of Geospatial Strategy: The data revolution The UK has launched the Geospatial Commission to encourage the sector to take part in an evidence gathering initiative that will maximize the value […]
Between Ottawa and Toronto, nestled in what many consider the best cottage country in the world is Lindsay, Ontario. It is in Lindsay we find one of the best GIS programs in Canada. Our GIS education explorations have […]
This series first started with three career profiles linked to COGS in Lawrencetown, NS, and then moved west to Victoria, BC. But geospatialists dot the Canadian landscape, and my next subject takes us east. I […]
Map of Black Widow Expansion into Canada Scientists are finding evidence of poisonous Black Widow Spiders appearing farther north than ever before. Citizens with smartphones have been snapping photos of the spiders and helping to […]