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Are you a COGS Graduate?
Dr. Bob Maher has started to research ‘the story of COGS’. This is a personal project for Bob and his wife, Heather Stewart. They arrived in Lawrencetown in 1980 when Bob along with Bruce Peveril […]
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2013 Canadian Geomatics Conferences: GIS, Remote Sensing, Surveying
2013 Canadian Geomatics Conferences: Attending GIS, Remote Sensing, Surveying, Cartography, Geography Conferences Please note that we have an updated 2013 Canadian Geomatics Conference list available. With an eye on 2013 GoGeomatics Canada is looking at […]
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Top Five Canadian Explorers/ Mappers/ Surveyors
Modern Canada is internationally renowned for its cartographic practices and strong mapping systems. Canada is host to vast landscapes and diverse in climates and topography. These lands and waters were mapped and surveyed, by many […]
Education & Careers
Fleming College: On GIS Day It’s About Careers
GIS Day, having been a few days ago, is still hot on my mind. Here at Fleming, there was a half-day event with four guest speakers: Tammy Sikma (GIS Manager, Peterborough County), Paul Heersink (Community […]
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GIS Training Approaches with Scott Bell
GIS training and teaching is a fascinating endeavor. Undergraduate classes are a mélange of students from disciplines that span the University curriculum. Graduate training is usually highly focused on task-specific outcomes, while professional training can […]
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“Bands” Around Edges Of Polygons – ArcGIS Online Tip
The essence of this article is: preparing a thick border around polygons for display on ArcGIS Online (but also in ArcMap); note I am using what is now – Nov 2012 – referred to as […]
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Cartographic Specialist or Applications Specialist: That Is The Question.
Well, at least for a post-grad GIS student… Having recently graduated from the University of Ottawa with a BA Honors in Geography, the next step for me was clear. Although I achieved a minor in […]
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GIS at Niagara College: Janet Finlay
Today we are doing an interview with Janet Finlay from Niagara College. She is an instructor for their GIS-Geospatial Management Postgraduate Program. GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To begin, can you tell us […]