Jon Murphy
Jonathan Murphy is the CEO, President, and Founder of GoGeomatics Canada. He is also the founder and chair of GeoIgnite, Canada's national geospatial leadership conference, and Canada's National Geomatics expo.
Jon has created Canada’s largest professional geospatial network, aiming to strengthen and empower our geospatial ecosystem.
A community builder and connector, he holds a bachelor's degree in Archaeology from the University of Calgary and advanced diplomas in GIS and applied geomatics research from COGS.
Jon is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In 2020, he joined the ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics Technical Committee responsible for the ISO geographic information series of standards. In 2023, Jon joined the board of directors of buildingSMART Canada.
Articles by Jon Murphy
UAVs in Precision Agriculture: Ottawa GoGeomatics & CRSS Christmas Party Dec 11th 2017
For the last social of 2017 GoGeomatics and the Canadian Remote Sensing Society are coming together again this year to…
Telling Canada’s Geomatics Stories with NRCan & CCMEO
Perhaps the most effective means for strengthening and empowering Canada’s geomatics sector is communicating our value and purpose to Canadians.…
2017 Nationwide GoGeomatics Back to School Socials in Pictures
We have just completed our fourth annual Back to School Socials across Canada and our community continues to grow and…
Esri Canada Interview: Dr Brent Hall Discusses Going Back to School this Sept with GoGeomatics
Esri Canada is an active supporter of GoGeomatics Canada and our grass roots efforts to bring the sector together. Esri…
4th Annual 2017 GoGeomatics Back to School Social: Dates, Venues & Sponsors Announced
Join the Canadian geospatial community as we welcome new and returning students to our sector. This year we are proud…
Montreal 2017 Earth Observation Conference Image Gallery, Quotes & Awards
I don’t go to many conferences during the year, but the June 2017 Earth Observation (EO) Summit in Montreal is…
Methods of Finding GIS and Geomatics Jobs
It’s been a while since I wrote an article about finding work in GIS and geomatics, so I thought I’d…
Esri Education Event Toronto: Geospatial Career Workshop with GoGeomatics
GoGeomatics Canada is attending the Esri Canada GIS in Education and Research Conference in Toronto. This event only happen once…
Happy Canada Day! Back to School with GoGeomatics 150th Events Across Canada
GoGeomatics Canada is thrilled to announce the 4th annual series of coast-to-coast Back to School Socials (BTSS) taking place this…
The “New” GoGeomatics Canada: Relaunching Our Magazine
A team of really intelligent squirrels and I have been working on the new GoGeomatics magazine. I’m taking a break…
Mystery Speaker Revealed for Next Ottawa GoGeomatics Social April 25th
GoGeomatics has swept aside the curtain to reveal Masroor Hussain, Senior Scientist and Software Developer at PCI Geomatics, as the…
New GoGeomatics Group in Thunder Bay, Ontario
GoGeomatics is excited to introduce the Thunder Bay GoGeomatics group as the newest grass roots effort by local geospatial professionals,…
