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Canada Takes Part: Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure Meets in Anchorage

The Arctic SDI Board, which includes mapping executives from Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the…

SaveTheMap Campaign: What is the future of geospatial information in India

SaveTheMap Campaign: “to encourage citizens and startups to use geospatial data in everyday lives and create businesses that serve India”…

A Shared Vision

Every year, a small team of Esri staff come to COGS to recruit new talent. As part of the interview…

Advice

Perspective is everything: The St. John’s Declaration & Geographic Education

I am a retired geographic educator. I am a geographer. I understand GIS. Or should I say I LOVE Geomatics?…

Governments of Canada and Manitoba invest in building state-of-the-art Churchill Marine Observatory

Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Minister responsible for Manitoba, and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger visited…

Story Mapping: Haida Gwaii

In my previous blog “Storytelling: Haida Gwaii,” I referenced the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia’s (GANS) mentoring program between myself…

ECCE APP Challenge Experience –Team CODE

Team CODE is made up of myself (Jin Xing), Carl Hughes, and Matthew Tenney. We all come from Roger Tomlinson…

City of Lethbridge Wins Cityworks Exemplary User Award

New computer maintenance management system incorporates location intelligence in support of effective asset and work order management Lethbridge, AB –…

Storytelling: Haida Gwaii

Haida Gwaii is a rich source for stories. There are many perspectives and many different formats. In the Haida culture…

West Parry Sound Geography Network Wins Esri Canada’s Award of Excellence in GIS

Use of mapping technology facilitates efficient data sharing and increased collaboration among rural municipalities Thunder Bay, ON, Esri Canada User…

Ville de Montréal Wins Award for Innovative Snow Removal Mapping Application

Cloud-based mobile app communicates real-time snow removal information, enabling citizens to effectively plan around parking restrictions QUÉBEC, Esri Canada User…

Remote sensing sheds light on Earth’s surface at UVic

The University of Victoria is partnering with the province to develop new ways of using airborne sensors to gather information…