Certification
GIS Certification: AOLS Certificate of Registration
Among the various types of GIS and Geomatics certifications available to Canadians, The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS)…
Professional Certification: Population Health Data Analysis in British Columbia
Population health research is inherently interdisciplinary, multifaceted and firmly rooted in the evolving connections between place, time and related socioeconomic…
GIS Certification: ASPRS Certification
One type of certification available for GIS and Geomatics professionals is the ASPRS Certification program available from the American…
GIS Certification: The GISP
Professional certification is nothing new. It is a requirement in many fields to help regulate professional practices in specific industries…
Esri Technical Certification: Why am I going to take it?
A couple weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to take one of the Esri Technical Certification Exams to improve…
GIS Certifications: Esri, ASPRS, AOLS, GISP, & CIG
Even today, with so much information at our finger tips, graduates and geospatial professionals struggle to understand the myriad of…
BCIT GIS Survey: should we offer a new type of GIS program?
The BCIT GIS department is undertaking a needs assessment to determine the feasibility of offering an Advanced Certificate in GIS…
When did you decide to go into Surveying/Geomatics and Why?
An informal poll by Julia Meldrum Smith This article was reprinted with permission from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56,…
Strategies for Young GIS & Geomatics Professionals: Getting Ahead At Work
You have landed your job in geomatics and you want to move ahead. Maybe you are interested in leading a…
Do You Want A Geospatial Career in Canada?
GoGeomatics is well known for providing resources to Canadian geospatial job seekers. Now, we’re extending our reach to job seekers…
Geospatial Career: Finding a GIS Job
Sometimes it seems like jobs are getting harder to find in the geospatial sector. That’s because it is hard, especially…
Opinion: Canada Doesn’t Have Too Many GIS Programs
Are there too many GIS post-diploma programs and University GIS certifications in Canada? In the late 1980s, the prevailing notion…
