The month of November is going to be focused on topics in surveying and CAD in the Canadian geomatics industry. GoGeomatics Canada will have articles from professionals, students, industry, and surveying instructors. GoGeomatics has contacted […]
Microsoft Launches Beta Testing Program to Achieve Laserless Point Clouds In July 2012 Microsoft announced the launch of its beta testing program for UltraMap Version 3.0. For those unfamiliar with UltraMap, it is the factory […]
Last week was a big week in the web and mobile mapping world on at least two fronts. First, Amazon announced plans to release a mapping API to support the Kindle Fire HD. That alone […]
Canada’s north has always been a challenge to those living there and to geoscience professionals alike. The sheer size of the arctic and extreme cold have resulted in difficult access and contributed toward significant challenges […]
The City of Ottawa Official Plan set a target of 30% tree canopy cover for the entire city. To the author’s knowledge there is no information on the amount of tree canopy for the entire […]
What is the power of GIS? What we have to do is separate GIS from software and hardware. GIS has been on this planet a lot longer than computers, servers, and […]
For the first editorial for the new Canadian web magazine for geomatics I have been asked to comment on where we have been in the past, where we are today, and what the future may […]
I had just finished a trip in Kincardine, Ontario and was preparing for the upcoming eight-hour long drive back to Ottawa. I am interested in GIS and therefore decided to test out some software capabilities […]