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Bonnie Lum: Trying to Find a GIS Job without a Map

I have always had an interest in maps.  Every time my family took a vacation, I was always the map…

Canadian Women in Geomatics for International Women’s Day 2013 : March Segment

GoGeomatics Canada is pleased to announce our second annual segment in honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2013.…

Having Problems Finding GIS Work? Try Moving Out West..

The Geospatial Siren Call of  Western Canada My name is Aubrey and I’m a GIS Graduate who used to live…

The Story of COGS

Editors note:  Dr Maher is writing “The Story of COGS,” and through articles in the GoGeomatics Canada  magazine, like the…

Making a choice about GIS Certifications

GIS Certification: Is it Worth it?

Unlike Canadian surveyors, for example, GIS professionals in Canada are not pressed by law to obtain certification.  This fact has…

Geomatics Leadership In Canada: Assessing The State and Challenges

When GoGeomatics Canada asked me to write on the topic of  “leadership in the geomatics community in Canada” I pondered…

Open Source Geomatics Software & Geomatics Careers

GoGeomatics had a chance to talk with Teresa Baldwin the Community Manager for FOSSLC, an open source based, not-for-profit group.

Geomatics & GIS Education: University VS. College

Looking back almost five years ago, if I had been asked, my opinion would be that college is a place…

My Top 10 New Year’s Spatial Resolutions for 2013

So as I write this, we are nearing the end of 2012 (or possibly the end of the world as…

Giving Thanks to Our Job/Event Posters, Sponsors and Article Contributors

GoGeomatics Canada would like to thank the following contributors, sponsors and companies/organizations for their support since the relaunch of our new…

Lynn Moorman: Finding the Way with Geo-Literacy

At first glance, navigating the world has never been easier. Getting from Point A to Point B is a snap;…

Are you a COGS Graduate?

Dr. Bob Maher has started to research ‘the story of COGS’. This is a personal project for Bob and his…