Technology
UNB & Google Maps: New EarthView3D Technology
University of New Brunswick researcher, Yun Zhang, is no stranger to Google Maps. In 2000, he participated in a Street…
Discrete Global Grid Systems – A new OGC standard emerges.
The beginning of 2016 was accompanied with a sonorous press release from the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) entitled: “OGC® seeks…
Vancouver: Using QGIS TimeManager for Analysis of Crime Data
We typically think of a GIS as features on a map with a maximum of three dimensions: Longitude Latitude Height…
FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule
For Immediate Release December 14, 2015 Contact: Les Dorr or Alison Duquette Phone: (202) 267-3883 Registration Begins on December 21,…
Transport Canada encourages new drone users to learn rules before flying
With popular holiday gift comes great responsibility OTTAWA, Dec. 11, 2015 /CNW/ – Drones, also known as unmanned air vehicles,…
Map Tiles and Cached Map Services
The tiling of large maps is an old practice. Large paper maps have always been divided into a series…
Turkey VS Russia: which map do you believe?
This week Turkish F-16s took out a Russian military jet along the Turkish-Syrian border. Turkey is a NATO member and…
Geomatics: Discovering history in Canada’s Arctic waters
This article was reprinted with permission from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 3, Summer 2015 By Theresa Nicholsi,…
QGIS, GDAL & Python: Exploring The Lost Buildings of Ottawa
The city of Ottawa has seen its urban landscape change throughout its history. As in many major cities, small buildings…
Ottawa GoGeomatics Social Nov 25th: Mapping Historic Buildings in Ottawa
This months speaker will be discussing his project mapping historic Ottawa. Kevin Ballantyne, Geomatics Specialist at MDA, will be…
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…
GIS: Adventures in Historical Mapping
This article focuses on the process of creating a very out-of-date map in GIS. Lots has gone on since I…
