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Open Data, Open Source, Open Possibilities
Back in 2006 I (Jim) was a student at BCIT and a Vancouver resident, eager to obtain some local data for a project. I sent a hopeful email to City of Vancouver (COV) requesting the […]
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Local Action & Geomatics: the Gowgaia Institute on Haida Gwaii
This blog is a sequel to last month’s discussion on ‘think global, act local‘. It looks at the the Gowgaia Institute and their use of Geomatics technologies, including an interview with John Broadhead a director […]
Education & Careers
On the Importance of Mentoring in Geomatics
I guess I was lucky. It seems to me that I always wanted to be a civil engineer, but if asked I think we all have someone that we can identify as a mentor. The […]
Education & Careers
Getting to First Base with GIS
A friend of mine who volunteers with a girls’ softball team came to me with a request recently. “I have the addresses of all of the girls in our softball league”, she said. “I want […]
Education & Careers
Interview: Canadian Cartographer in Australia
GoGeomatics has reached all the way across the world to Australia to interview our next guest. Today we have a discussion with Jennifer Johnston whom has taken the time to talk about some of her Cartography experiences and what she thinks about the Geomatics industry. […]
Education & Careers
Dr Robert Maher on Geoliteracy: ‘Think global, act local’
This month (October) Digital Earth 2015 (DE2015) was held in Halifax. There were a number of keynote presentations, including those by Michael Goodchild (Keeping the Dream Alive ) and Lynn Moorman and James Boxall. (Digital […]
Education & Careers
When did you decide to go into Surveying/Geomatics and Why?
An informal poll by Julia Meldrum Smith This article was reprinted with permission from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 3, Summer 2015 A few years ago Blain Martin invited me to participate in […]
Community
ESRI City Engine & DEM Art at Next Kingston GoGeomatics Social October 21
GoGeomatics Kingston first social night was great. We had a much bigger turn-out than expected for our first get together. The group comprised many GIS professionals. We want to thank staff from City of Kingston […]