GoGeomatics Canada

GoGeomatics Canada’s Online Magazine is your source for the latest news in the Canadian geomatics sector. We publish articles about technology, projects, events, Canadian companies, and interviews with industry leaders. To submit an article to the GoGeomatics Magazine, please email your pitch to [email protected].
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International Geospatial Briefing for Sept 28: Chinese launch failure; HERE Data access; Free Aerial Imagery basemap of New Zealand; SpaceX internet 700 satellites; GIS is powering solutions; Teaching disaster management through GIS games

China’s launch of new satellite fails Jilin-1 Gaofen 02C, the new Chinese satellite failed to enter the preset orbit on September 12th. Read more here HERE offers developers and data scientists direct access to rich […]

Lisa Cambell First Female Head of CSA; Space Station
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Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for Sept 22: First woman to head CSA; Polar Bears’ GPS Collars Reveal Hidden Histories; Data Crisis in Covid-19; What Would The Impact of the Beirut Explosion Look Like on Maps of Canadian Cities; Should You Get a GIS Certification?

Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency – CBC The Government of Canada announced earlier in September, 2020, that Lisa Campbell will take over from Slyvian Laporte as the president […]

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Your International Geospatial Briefing for September 14th: Where the GISP’s are; China’s new Earth Observation Sattelite; COVID-19 push to aerial surveying; Interdisciplinary data-driven approach; Interactive historic map that shows your hometown’s location 750 million years ago

A Look at where the GISPs are Dr Dapeng Li, an assistant professor at South Dakota State University, and a couple of researchers examined the characteristics and spatial patterns of the Geographic Information Systems Professional […]

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Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for September 7th: UofC’s research on glacial lakes; Canadian youth in space sector; Remote Sensing reasons out orange dusting in N.W.T; USask’s AI contribution to agriculture; Calgary woman’s Park story map

Dramatic growth reported in glacial lakes – A study by University of Calgary Dr. Dan Shugar, an associate professor at the University of Calgary and the lead researcher for this study, along with his team […]

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Your International Geospatial Briefing for August 31st: Trimble and Totalmobile Awarded HS2; Everest survey succeeds; Underwater heat blob growing in the Arctic; China Launches Beidou; Amazonian Tribe Applies Location Intelligence

Trimble and Totalmobile Awarded HS2 Contract from Civil Engineering Contractor EKFB Trimble and Totalmobile have developed the first cloud-based vehicle management booking system and integrated inventory management system. This innovative system will enable EKFB to […]

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Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for August 24th: Tracking Canadian migratory birds; New platform to give a voice to minorities; Before and After of Rocky Mountain; Aquaculture Company goes paperless with Survey123; New Canada-wide COVID-19 data project; GeoVerra, a new Canadian geomatics firm

Migrating breeding populations of Canada warbler clogged by geolocators To determine migratory routes of multiple breeding populations of Canada Warblers, scientists from the University of Manitoba directly tracked individuals using light-level geolocators from Migrate Technology […]