Certification

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Help Shape the Future of Open Data Certification – Take the Survey

The Canadian Open Data Society and the GO Open Data Association have launched a new survey to gather vital feedback…

Canadian Utility Locators Level Up with PointMan Software: Now Critical Part of LMI Certification Program

The flagship product of ProStar, called PointMan, has now become part of the LMI (Locate Management Institute) of Canada Certification…

GISP Certification Official practice exam now available

GISCI announces the availability of a new, official practice exam.  This practice exam challenges candidates with 50 questions covering the…

The Top 5 IT Certifications geospatial professionals need to consider

It is essential that geospatial professionals be aware of which available certifications are considered attractive to organizations, as they indicate…

Association of Canada Lands Surveyors Develops New Canadian Hydrographer Certification

Canadian Hydrographer Certification Scheme Association of Canada Lands Surveyors The Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS) has developed a certification…

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…

Jessi Mielke Esri’s Certification Manager Chats About the Esri Technical Certification Program

For the last 6 months I’ve been writing articles and discussing my experience in regards to the Esri technical certification…

Open Geospatial Consortium adopts the OGC SensorThings API as an official standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has adopted SensorThings API Part 1: Sensing as an official standard. The OGC SensorThings API…

Esri Technical Associate Certification: how I passed the test

A few months ago, I decided to obtain the Esri Associate certification for ArcGIS Desktop and wrote about my reasoning here. …

GIS Certification: Options and Discussion

There are many GIS and geomatics certification options available to Canadians.  They have been discussed in detail in previous articles. …

GIS Certification: Esri Certification

Many GIS Certification options exist for Canadian geomatics professionals, including software-specific certifications. One popular software certification is the Technical Certification…

GIS Certification: The Canadian Institute of Geomatics Certification Program

One of the GIS Certifications available to Canadians specifically is the Certified Geomatics Specialist certification available from the Canadian Institute…