Distinguished Carleton University researcher Fraser Taylor has received a coveted Killam Prize worth $100,000, the Canada Council for the Arts announced Wednesday. The news means that Carleton has captured two of the 10 Killam Prizes […]
Industry Experts Call for Safeguards After Spectacular Failure of “Russian GPS” CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA and LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Apr 7, 2014) – The world’s global positioning industry watched in disbelief on April 2, 2014, as […]
It’s no secret that our industry is facing challenges, just check out the stories on the various Geomatics groups on social media sites such as LinkedIn. From attracting students, to hiring talented professionals, to the […]
My name is Elise White. I was born and raised on the island of New Providence, the capital of the Bahamas, better known by its main city; Nassau. After graduating high school, I moved to […]
Over the past couple of months, I’ve been writing about the state of geo awareness and education in Canada, and speculating on how it may be improved. The overall message has been the need for […]
Recently we, as geomatics practitioners, have witnessed much discussion and debate between colleagues and over a number of social media channels about the Canadian Geomatics Community Roundtable (CGCRT) and specifically the discussion draft of the […]
I was recently asked if I believe a Canadian Geomatics trade association is in some form beneficial to the geomatics community. YES, absolutely, definitely. And I sure hope someone else gets one going soon. Anyone? […]
On February 6-9, 2014, Dr. Claus Rinner, Associate Professor of Geography and Program Director of the Master of Spatial Analysis at Ryerson University and his team of four students attended the 2014 Spatial Knowledge Information […]