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Canadian Geomatics Twitter Channels: Friends with Benefits

This piece is generated by my experiences with my own account @RebelGeo and as Tweeter for Canadian Geographic Education @CanGeoEdu.…

Did You Know You Can Help Build and Implement a National Geomatics Action Plan?

At the June 9 and 10 CGCRT Team Canada event, the attendees were called upon to join working groups in…

All the Geomatics Acronyms You Wanted to Know but were Too Afraid to Ask

Here in Canada, there are many geomatics acronyms that get tossed around. During the recent “Team Canada” event that the…

Looking Back on The CGCRT Team Canada Event

The CGCRT Geomatics Strategy, Action, and Implementation Planning Workshop took place in Ottawa June 9 and 10 at the Delta…

CAG/CCA/ESAC Conference and Geographic Education Town Hall Recap

Having Congress 2014 of the Humanities and Social Sciences in your backyard doesn’t happen very often, and it’s a pretty…

Canada Should Host A Location Technology Showcase

There was a time when the Canadian geomatics sector was world-recognized industry leader. Unfortunately, our sector is no longer what…

Bridging the Gap Between GIS Job Seekers and Surveying Jobs in Canada

Many Canadian survey associations have been grappling with a declining membership and an increasing median age of survey professionals. There…

Toronto Geospatial Students Give Input on new Canadian Geomatics Strategy

On March 22nd, GoGeomatics Toronto hosted an event where a group of passionate and interested students assembled to explore the…

U.S. Surveying, Geomatics, and Angst

“Not good enough damn it! Not good enough!” – Jean-Luc Picard   Jonathan Murphy, Managing Director of GoGeomatics asked me…

Students Talking

Student Input on the Pan-Canadian Geomatics Strategy: Meet us in Toronto

How can we ensure that we have – or as students, that we are – the Canadian geomatics workforce and…

Ed Kennedy Discuses GIAC’s Past and Future

The Canadian geomatics community has been discussing and debating the importance of having a thriving and useful geomatics industry association. …

Additional Input: GoGeomatics Geo-Conundrum about Geomatics Associations

I was recently asked if I believe a Canadian Geomatics trade association is in some form beneficial to the geomatics…