Transoft Solutions and Plexscape partnership offers the most realistic 3D vehicle representation on Google Earth

Transoft Solutions Inc., a global leader in transportation engineering design and analysis software, has partnered with Plexscape, developers of Plex.Earth®,…

The New Innovative Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM) Program at UBC

This installment of our ongoing series on GIS and education in Canada features GoGeomatics talking to Dr. Trevor Jones, the…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for November 5th: What the District; World Cities Day; Japanese satellite Ibuki-2; geomarketing; Geospatial Data Act

Using Maps to Visualize Gerrymandering in the age of Trump The ACLU’s “What the District?!” map allows users to trace…

GoGeomatics Digests: We are your geospatial news source for Canada and abroad

If you are new to GoGeomatics, you make have noticed our “GoGeomatics Canada News Briefing” and “Global Location Technology Digest”…

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for October 29th: Petawawa Research Forest; exactEarth; Jeff McKenna; Evergreen; Toronto’s geographic history

Tracking climate change with LiDAR Donna Kirkwood, the chief scientist at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), marked the 100-year anniversary of…

How does modern tech fit in geomatics?

New technologies emerge all the time with lightning speed, but not all industries are equal in their rate of adopting…

Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation launch delayed

The launch of the Canadian Earth observation satellites (known collectively as the RADARSAT Constellation) has been delayed until February 2019.…

MDA starts the LaunchPad program for small and medium-sized Canadian Companies

MDA, a Maxar Technologies company announced announced the company’s LaunchPad program, which will serve as an entry point for innovative…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for October 23rd: GIS market growth; Huawei; Argentine satellite; unmanned aerial systems; CNBC 100 Upstarts

GIS is transforming key industries The geospatial data market is expected to grow to $73.9 billion by 2021, benefitting seven…

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for October 16th: #DontLetGoCanada; Australia + UK + Canadian Space Agency; Fogo Island; Alberta UAVs; Climate change impacts Atlantic Canada

Join #Don’tLetGoCanada to preserve our space legacy!  Canada has long been a leader in space robotics and science, Earth observation,…

Geospatial College & University Scholarships, Grants and Awards Available 2019

Awards Available To Canadian Students in Geomatics: GIS, Surveying, Geography, Engineering, Remote Sensing, etc… Editors note: If your institution gives…

Should the CCMEO Act? Results of the Canadian Geospatial Readiness Survey are in

When GoGeomatics saw that Canada had dropped 3 spots on the 2018 Geospatial Readiness Index, we wanted to gauge the…