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My COGS GIS Education, Part II
In my first article, I introduced the how and why I chose to attend COGS from the fall of 2014…
Top Ten Climate Change Maps and GIS Applications
Awareness for climate change has been steadily increasing ever since the Green Revolution in the 1960s. There is a plethora…
The 5 most interesting things that happened in geomatics in 2016
Let’s take a step back and have a look at what happened this year. To be honest, it was pretty…
Operational Use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) for Geomatics Applications
Recently, I reviewed a report by the Canadian Council of Geomatics on the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)…
Predicting the Future of the GIS in Canada
Editors note: This article has been jointly written by Bruce McCormack and Gordon Plunkett. Bios can be found at the…
Fall Reading in Canada: landscape, language, geography
Last week, I picked up a copy of Robert MacFarlane’s ‘Landmarks’. I had read all of his previous works and…
PCI Geomatics and PrecisionHawk Enter into Long Term Partnership
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today it has entered into…
MDA signs contracts for RADARSAT-2 information
Richmond, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company,…
TECTERRA Funds $4.9 Million for Geomatics Innovation in Canada in 2015-16
TECTERRA Inc. announced it had committed $4.9 million of funds to support the geomatics technology sector in Canada during the…
2016 Student UAS Competition- Phase 1 Winners
Phase 1 of the 2016 Student UAS Competition is complete. A judging panel, comprised of Canadian subject matter experts, has…
UAV Technology in the Canadian Forestry Sector
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry is soaring! Civilian drones are being applied in various global industries ranging from agriculture…
An API for the World’s Weather & Climate Data
Planet OS is excited to announce the launch of our first API designed specifically for geospatial and Earth observation data.…
