Technology
Ottawa CCRS Speaker Series: The Halifax air photo mission of 1921 post-WW1 air surveys in Canada
Mr. Dirk Werle, Partner / Geoscientist, Ærde Environmental Research, Halifax Date: Friday, November 13, 2015 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 Location:…
Elevation Web Services: Limitations and Prospects
Elevation Web Services: Limitations and Prospects Elevation data is necessary for a wide range of geospatial applications such as creating…
Web Mercator: the de facto standard, the controversy, and the opportunity
Four hundred and fifty years ago, the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator presented the most popular map projection ever.…
A Canadian Perspective: Idiots who use Drones
In the past few months there have been quite a few articles that have shown UAV’s or drones in a…
2005-2015: Ten Years with Google Maps
In February 2005, Google Maps was launched as a desktop web mapping service. A few months later, in June 2005,…
Quebec Launches new FOSS4G GIS called IGO
IGO (for Open GIS Infrastructure) is a Free Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) developed by organisations in the government…
Global Commercial Drone Market to Reach $2.07 Billion by 2022
The global commercial drone market size is expected to reach USD 2.07 billion by 2022, according to a new report…
New Book: Web Mapping and Geospatial Web Services
It is with great pleasure that I want to introduce a new Web Mapping and Geospatial textbook to the Canadian geomatics…
Standardizing IoT via the Open Geospatial Consortium Registry Platform
While IoT continues to grow in hype and in real importance, all of this excitement will start to wane if…
Open Data Portals and Geomatics: The Polar Data Catalogue
The growing interest in providing open data access has long been integrated into the field of Geomatics. However, the use…
PredictION: Routing & Modeling App for Proposed Transit Projects
PredictION is an app that provides transit authorities with a unique approach to engage and inform the public. By making…
UrtheCast: A Canadian Company Showing Us The World
Imagine seeing our world through an astronaut’s eye-view from the comfort of your own home… Pretty soon, you won’t have…
