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 […]
To properly and effectively design and manage the city’s tree canopy it is important to quantify the amount and composition of existing vegetation. Knowing this baseline information provides a benchmark for identifying tree canopy targets […]
I know things that others don’t, I feel things that others can’t And yet its not part of this time or this place. — From the poem “Out of Time, Out of Place” by Daniel […]