Aboriginal
Resources and Maps: National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month. This month gives Canadians the opportunity to honour the resilience, stories, history and achievements…
Leadership in Times of Disruption: GeoIgnite 2020 talks at a Glance
Canada’s geospatial community is gathering next week for GeoIgnite 2020. The second annual conference is being held online this year…
A List of Geospatial Open Data Resources in Canada
Recently, I read an article about the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) that seeks to explain why the CGDI, among many…
Easy Access to Data: The CGDI Initiative
The Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) is an initiative of Natural Resources Canada that began in 2001. The CGDI does…
Northern Canada: Nunavut and a New View of Community Mapping
The writer and his wife, Heather Stewart visited grandchildren in Iqaluit for three weeks in April During the first week…
Finding Common Ground: CGCRT & GeoAlliance Canada
The full title of Ted Chamberlin’s 2003 book is ‘If this is your land, where are your stories ? Finding…
The Canadian Geomatics & Geospatial Community Awards, Scholarships & Bursaries
The Canadian geomatics community is full of awards, scholarships, and bursaries recognizing outstanding work and contributions. We’re putting together a…
2015 Canadian Geomatics Events & Conferences
This is our list Canadian geomatics conferences and events for 2015. Here you will find events pertaining to GIS, remote…
GIS Day is Just around the Corner
This November 19, the geomatics world will celebrate the 15th annual GIS Day. GIS Day is part of Geography Awareness…
10 Canadian Border Disputes that Shaped our Country
Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, the second largest country based on land mass, and a…
Dr. Sue Nichols Becomes Professor Emerita at University of New Brunswick
At the University of New Brunswick’s 185th Encaenia on 29 May 2014, GGE’s Dr. Sue Nichols was awarded the rank…
Indigenous mapping initiatives powered by Google
Indigenous communities across Canada are engaged in intensively mapping their lands, waters, resources and knowledge. These maps have unparalleled importance…
