Having Congress 2014 of the Humanities and Social Sciences in your backyard doesn’t happen very often, and it’s a pretty big deal economically for any region that has the opportunity to host it. It seems […]
There was a time when the Canadian geomatics sector was world-recognized industry leader. Unfortunately, our sector is no longer what it once was. If you’ve read the CGCRT draft strategy you’ll see that it’s big […]
Many Canadian survey associations have been grappling with a declining membership and an increasing median age of survey professionals. There are worries that as baby boomers retire, there will be a crisis in this part […]
On March 22nd, GoGeomatics Toronto hosted an event where a group of passionate and interested students assembled to explore the main issues affecting their future in the Canadian geomatics sector. Each member of the group, […]
“Not good enough damn it! Not good enough!” – Jean-Luc Picard Jonathan Murphy, Managing Director of GoGeomatics asked me many months ago if I’d pen a guest blog entry on the question of Identity […]
The Canadian geomatics community has been discussing and debating the importance of having a thriving and useful geomatics industry association. In the past the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada (GIAC) has been both of those […]
How can we ensure that we have – or as students, that we are – the Canadian geomatics workforce and ‘geospatially-enabled society’ of tomorrow? How can we ensure that the Canadian Geomatics Sector communicates a […]
I was recently asked if I believe a Canadian Geomatics trade association is in some form beneficial to the geomatics community. YES, absolutely, definitely. And I sure hope someone else gets one going soon. Anyone? […]