In honour of Canada Day, I’ve put together a top 10 list of the best Canadian tunes that have a place name or strong geographic connection. Here are my picks, in order from ten to […]
My week-long Western Canada tour has come to an end after two more incredible social events in Edmonton and Vancouver. As you’ll see from the photos below, we had a great time getting together to […]
Yesterday I had the privilege of facilitating and working with the Alberta Geomatics Group (AGG) in Calgary on their Geomatics Education Symposium. The event was sponsored by TECTERRA and attended by an estimated 50 participants. […]
There was a time when the Canadian geomatics sector was world-recognized industry leader. Unfortunately, our sector is no longer what it once was. If you’ve read the CGCRT draft strategy you’ll see that it’s big […]
Many Canadian survey associations have been grappling with a declining membership and an increasing median age of survey professionals. There are worries that as baby boomers retire, there will be a crisis in this part […]
In case you haven’t heard, the Canadian geospatial community is actively working towards a strategy that will propel our sector to success for the next 20 years. The Pan-Canadian Geomatics Strategy’s first draft is now […]
I was saddened to hear the news that Roger Tomlinson, the father of GIS, had passed away on February 9, 2014. While born and educated in England, Canada was the place of Roger’s greatest triumphs […]
At the end of last year, I came across what I think is an excellent synopsis of what NRCan and the Canadian Federal Government are focused on in terms of geomatics. All of it is […]