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The “New” GoGeomatics Canada: Relaunching Our Magazine
A team of really intelligent squirrels and I have been working on the new GoGeomatics magazine. I’m taking a break…
Student Passion for Geography and the Google Summer of Code
GoGeomatics has reached across the Atlantic to interview one of our new geospatial contributors in Europe. Join us as we…
Google Earth Engine – What is a Data Cube and Why Canadians Should Care
What is a data cube and how is it used for big data analytics? How does a data cube work…
CANMAP, and SHIFTing gears at COGS
At the end of last month, John Wian hosted the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the CANMAP Research Institute in…
Remote Sensing QGIS: Semi-Automatic-Classification Plugin (SCP)
Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin Today I’m going to take a quick look at one of the remote sensing plugins for…
Graph Databases – Recent development in Neo4j may help accommodate the Geospatial Community
Graph Databases and GIS & Technology (GIS&T) In the era of big data, graph databases are becoming very popular as…
The Future of GIS Software? QGIS A Popular Open-Source GIS for the Masses
In today’s geomatics society, ArcGIS, developed by Esri, is a giant and dominates the GIS software market. However, there are…
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…
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…
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…
Altus Geomatics’ Contributions to Fallsview Construction Helped to Create World-Class Canadian Casino
When construction began on Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in 2001, the spectacular natural surroundings belied a particularly difficult problem for…
What are the Top Programming Languages in the GIS World?
Image source: www.tiobe.com Every now and again we hear about the importance of programming for Geographic Information Systems(GIS) professionals, that…
