Canadian Geospatial Briefing May 10th: Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity; Tracking impact of industrial projects on B.C. species at risk; 3D satellite mapping shows that glaciers are melting faster than ever; Geospatial Maturity Index shows that Calgary is a leader in GIS programs; Community engagement to measure impact of climate change on coastal environments in the Estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence; Surprising locations in Canada that have seen the largest increase in house prices

10 May 2021 GoGeomatics Canada | 3D Mapping

Carleton and Partners Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity Dr. Joseph Bennett, a biology professor at Carleton University and his team will develop support tools that will assist partner organizations with prioritizing resources to help […]

Post-Wildfire Landscape Metrics & Transition Characteristics in Cariboo Regional District, 2017

5 July 2020 Alexander Coster | British Columbia

The summer of 2017 marked one of the worst fire seasons in British Columbia’s history. By October, wildfires had covered approximately 1.2 million hectares, prompting the province to spend $649 million in fire suppression costs […]

COVID-19: Supporting Kamloops, BC businesses using Story Maps

18 June 2020 Saeideh Hejazi | ArcGIS Online

In the middle of March 2020, COVID-19 pandemic leads to social distancing rules in Canada. Public areas such as restaurants are closed. Some restaurants in Kamloops city in British Columbia have been working through takeout […]

Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for June 15th: Canadian Drone delivery solution; City of Montreal open data; Tagged leatherback sea turtles; Endangered Fish in BC

15 June 2020 GoGeomatics Canada | api

Drone company will convey COVID-19 medical equipment to First Nation Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) will transport COVID-19 medical products using Sparrow drone to Beausoleil First Nation (BSN) community located at the southern tip of Georgian […]

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2019-2020 Back to School Socials in Pictures – Thank you Sponsors & Participants!

7 November 2019 Jon Murphy | 2019 GoGeomatics

The 6th annual GoGeomatics 2019 Back to School Socials have been a tremendous success. After coming off the success of GeoIgnite 2019 National Conference in Ottawa. Our groups and group leaders across the country came […]

Hatfield releases R-BAM algorithm to all Canadian wildfire agencies

21 March 2019 Andy Dean | algorithm

The Rapid Burned Area Mapping (R-BAM) technology was developed over the last three years by Hatfield Consultants and aims to complement conventional wildfire observation and assessment techniques by providing frequent updates on wildfire burn areas […]

Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG) Conference

20 December 2018 GoGeomatics Newsmakers | British Columbia

We acknowledge and respect the Lekwungen-speaking peoples on whose traditional territory the University of Victoria stands, and the Songhees, Esquimalt, and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. The Department of Geography […]

The New Innovative Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM) Program at UBC

4 November 2018 Jon Murphy | British Columbia

This installment of our ongoing series on GIS and education in Canada features GoGeomatics talking to Dr. Trevor Jones, the Program Coordinator for the Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM) program and lecturer in Forest […]