The Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG) has been working for over 50 years with the federal government to help with projects and planning in Canada. Learn more about CCOG from Melanie Desjardins, the Chair, in this insightful panel that took place on Day Two of GeoIgnite.

Talk: Canadian Council on Geomatics – Fostering collaboration across jurisdictions

Melanie is the former Co-Chair of the Canadian Council on Geomatics representing provincial and territorial jurisdictions across Canada, along side the Federal Co-Chair. She holds a BSc. in Biology from Dalhousie University and two post-graduate diplomas from the Centre of Geographic Sciences in Geographic Information Systems and Applied Geomatics Research. Melanie has worked in the public service since 2001 and has held a variety of geomatics roles with Parks Canada, Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Canada, and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT).

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