Education & Careers
Are you a COGS Graduate?
Dr. Bob Maher has started to research ‘the story of COGS’. This is a personal project for Bob and his…
A GIS Postgraduate’s Journal – December 17, 2012
December 17, 2012 To say that the past semester of school flew by is an understatement. I am still slightly…
Tara Seitz – GIS Quality Manager and Facilitator at GiQ Inc.
To continue celebrating women in GIS/Geomatics we would like to introduce Tara Seitz, a GIS Quality Manager and Facilitator at…
Where will your Geomatics Career Bring You?
“Should you Specialize or Diversify?” Something many of us in geomatics often come across in our careers is whether or not we…
Why Free Open Source Software?
The Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) model provides interacting tools, plugs ins and processes with which Geospatial Analyst (GA)…
Top Five Canadian Explorers/ Mappers/ Surveyors
Modern Canada is internationally renowned for its cartographic practices and strong mapping systems. Canada is host to vast landscapes and…
ORRSC GIS Day in Lethbridge, AB
In Lethbridge, AB the Oldman River Regional Services Commission (ORRSC) hosted a GIS Day event on November 14th. It was an…
Extraterrestrial Geomatics: An interview with Dr. Nancy McKeown
I recently interviewed Dr. Nancy McKeown, who in 2010, gave a talk at the SETI Institute entitled: What Clays Can…
Fleming College: On GIS Day It’s About Careers
GIS Day, having been a few days ago, is still hot on my mind. Here at Fleming, there was a…
Ethics for the GIS Consultant is Good Business
I just finished a small GIS job for a client. A really small job. They wanted to know where the…
GIS Training Approaches with Scott Bell
GIS training and teaching is a fascinating endeavor. Undergraduate classes are a mélange of students from disciplines that span the…
“Bands” Around Edges Of Polygons – ArcGIS Online Tip
The essence of this article is: preparing a thick border around polygons for display on ArcGIS Online (but also in…
