New York – The science that supports the precise pinpointing of people and places should be shared more widely, according to the United Nations General Assembly as it adopted its first resolution recognizing the importance […]
When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from […]
This article is a companion piece to the September 23rd article “The Changing Face of Geomatics: Learning Opportunities,” which focused more on technology. Geomatics, as a suite of technologies, is only one of the factors […]
It’s been seven years since the last edition of this GeoConference, organized by the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (Section Champlain), the Ordre des arpenteurs-géomètres du Québec, Laval University, and the International Federation of Surveyors. But […]
Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, the second largest country based on land mass, and a nation with a massive fresh water volume in lakes and glacial basins. But it hasn’t […]
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management set to clear the path for location based standards to enhance sustainable development across the World. The Fourth Session of the United Nations Committee […]
This new online, interactive atlas, http://paninuittrails.org/index.html constructed from historical records, accounts, maps, trails and place names and visualized using innovative mapping technology, provides a unique window into the spatial extent and connectedness of Inuit occupancy, […]
Having Congress 2014 of the Humanities and Social Sciences in your backyard doesn’t happen very often, and it’s a pretty big deal economically for any region that has the opportunity to host it. It seems […]