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List of Canadian Geomatics Conferences and Events for 2017
This is our list Canadian geomatics conferences and events for 2017. Here you will find events pertaining to GIS, remote…
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…
A Tale of Two Communities
After the Atlantic Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) workshop: Geography Education (previous blog: http://wp.me/p2586i-4xP), I have a renewed enthusiasm for…
Call to Action: Network of Concerned Geographers
Our growing network – the Network of Concerned Geographers – is pressuring the American Association of Geographers to study and…
Ten Online GIS Programs in Canada
After completing an undergraduate degree in 2015, (Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Toronto) I needed to determine…
QGIS & WorldClim: Using Zonal Statistics to Map Temperature Patterns
There has never been a time in the history of GIS when so much free, high quality data has been…
MDA to deliver space-based SAR for broad-area maritime surveillance
Vancouver, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company,…
Canadian Surveyors “Remark” on History with Elk Pass Boundary Restoration Survey
The Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission has just completed a monument restoration survey to restore a number of deteriorated provincial boundary…
GoGeomatics Kelowna: September Success & October Social With Talk from Esri Canada
GoGeomatics Kelowna’s first Back-to-School September social was a huge success! Among the attendees were a great group from Stantec, our…
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…
50 Years a Geographer: My Top Ten books about Geography
In celebration of Geography Week, it seemed like a good idea to issue a challenge: list the top ten books…
CIG Offers Free Membership to all Students at GoGeomatics Back to School Socials
The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG), Gold-level sponsor of the 2016 GoGeomatics Back to School Socials, is happy to announce…
