2012

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…

Story Mapping: Haida Gwaii

In my previous blog “Storytelling: Haida Gwaii,” I referenced the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia’s (GANS) mentoring program between myself…

Learn about UAVs at the Ottawa June Social

This is the last month for GoGeomatics Socials before we break for the summer, and in Ottawa we’re going out…

Remote sensing sheds light on Earth’s surface at UVic

The University of Victoria is partnering with the province to develop new ways of using airborne sensors to gather information…

EnWin Utilities Recognized for Using GIS to Improve Access to Key Operational Information

Consolidating hydro and water network data into a single geodatabase provides better decision support London, Esri Canada User Conference –…

Island Geography: Haida Gwaii

Canada, with its endless coastline, has thousands of islands. Besides the physical islands with tangible, defined boundaries, there are also…

Kraken Sonar Receives Financial Contribution From the Government of Canada

Financial Contribution to Support Research and Development of Ultra High Resolution, Real Time 3D Seabed Imaging ST. JOHN’S, NL –…

Farmers Edge Acquires GranDuke Geomatics as Precision Agriculture Market Grows

With operations around the world, Farmers Edge Inc. promotes Innovation in Precision Agriculture Winnipeg, MB – Farmers Edge Inc., a…

Canada to Host International Open Data Conference, Announces Minister Clement

Third worldwide conference a key initiative in Canada’s international promotion of open data February 18, 2015 – Ottawa – Treasury…

A Breakdown of the NRCan 2014 Geomatics Country Report of Canada for the United Nations

Last year GoGeomatics brought our readers up to date on the 2012 country report from NRCan to the United Nations.…

Geography Education: Travels to England and Nunavut

Geography education is about understanding our relationship to the world around us. We need to seek out the best examples…

Content and Growth of Municipal Open Data Catalogues

The open data movement has been the talk of the nation, encouraging transparency of governance and good management of data.…