Over the past couple of months, I’ve been writing about the state of geo awareness and education in Canada, and speculating on how it may be improved. The overall message has been the need for […]
The Canadian geomatics community has been discussing and debating the importance of having a thriving and useful geomatics industry association. In the past the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada (GIAC) has been both of those […]
How can we ensure that we have – or as students, that we are – the Canadian geomatics workforce and ‘geospatially-enabled society’ of tomorrow? How can we ensure that the Canadian Geomatics Sector communicates a […]
Recently we, as geomatics practitioners, have witnessed much discussion and debate between colleagues and over a number of social media channels about the Canadian Geomatics Community Roundtable (CGCRT) and specifically the discussion draft of the […]
I was recently asked if I believe a Canadian Geomatics trade association is in some form beneficial to the geomatics community. YES, absolutely, definitely. And I sure hope someone else gets one going soon. Anyone? […]
Every year, GoGeomatics Canada pays tribute to International Women’s Day by publishing a series of articles about women working in the geomatics field. Although International Women’s day is on March 8th, GoGeomatics celebrates women in […]
If you didn’t catch our announcement in December on the new Hexagon Geospatial group, please read on! Intergraph’s geospatial technology portfolio remains under the leadership of Mladen Stojic in a new business unit. Hexagon Geospatial, […]
Some have voiced a concern that Canada’s geomatics industry does not have a viable trade and industry association. There are many examples of organizations that link to the edges of geomatics. Examples include the Association […]