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OGC Academic Summit 2014 – Call for Presentations
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has issued a call for presentations and presentation abstracts at the inaugural OGC Academic Summit…
Global Humanitarian Organization Uses Satellite Technology to Improve Pastoral Decision-Making in Ethiopia
PCI, in collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Ethiopia, is pleased to announced that it has…
Starting a GIS Career in a Slow Economy
You’ve finished all your courses, walked across the stage wearing a grad gown, cap and hood with your school’s chosen…
Geospatial or Geomatics: The Headaches of Terminology in Canada
Great debates about the terms geomatics, geospatial, geoinformation and geoscience have occurred for decades. Additional terms like geoanalysis, geolocation, geocomputation…
The Future Of GIS Scripting? Designing A Functional GIS Using Simplified Coding
Suppose you could write yourself a working GIS at home, in a very simple language. Would you? In this…
Furthering Canada’s Geomatics Strategy: New Visions – New Direction – New Future
The recent publication of the ‘Canadian Geomatics Community Strategy “White Paper” and Scenarios’ has added another perspective toward furthering the development…
Marie-Josee Proulx: CEO of Intelli3
We would like to introduce an industry professional, Marie-Josee Proulx. She is currently the CEO of Intelli3 in Quebec. GoGeomatics…
GIS Training Approaches with Scott Bell
GIS training and teaching is a fascinating endeavor. Undergraduate classes are a mélange of students from disciplines that span the…
Surveying and CAD: Add GIS, Stir and Serve
When Jon Murphy asked me to write something about ‘Surveying and CAD’ this month I thought, “no problem, when do…
Esri Canada User Conference Toronto 2012
As this is my first article with GoGeomatics Canada, I would like to start off by saying a warm hello…
Canada’s Arctic: Spatial Info/Geotech Opportunity
Canada’s north has always been a challenge to those living there and to geoscience professionals alike. The sheer size of…
The Best GIS Education in Canada
In 1960 Canada brought the first GIS to use. We can thank Dr. Roger Tomlinson for this genesis. He called the…
