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BlackBridge Unveils Concept for its New Mission

Enhanced capabilities, including very high resolution and superspectral bands, will be the new benchmark for commercial earth observation Berlin, Germany…

Global Humanitarian Organization Uses Satellite Technology to Improve Pastoral Decision-Making in Ethiopia

PCI, in collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Ethiopia, is pleased to announced that it has…

DigitalGlobe to Announce First Quarter Financial Results on May 1, 2014

— DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, will announce its first quarter 2014 financial…

Altus Group Expands Market Share and Service Offerings of Altus Geomatics Through Acquisition of Maltais Geomatics

Altus Group Limited (Altus Group or “the Company”) (TSX:AIF) announced  the acquisition of the business assets of Maltais Geomatics Inc.…

Ed Kennedy Discuses GIAC’s Past and Future

The Canadian geomatics community has been discussing and debating the importance of having a thriving and useful geomatics industry association. …

December 2013 Canadian GoGeomatics MERX Report

Here is the December 2013 GoGeomatics MERX Report. Login to see the contracts on MERX Cadastral Survey Projects Date Published:…

Canadian Forestry: Landscape Mapping of Whole Tree Inherent Wood Properties

Introduction The forest industry is undergoing a major shift in how it conducts business due mainly from increased competition from…

Lindsay Short: The Ins and Outs of Being a Young GIS Professional

Historically, jobs in GIS were few and women in these roles were even fewer. While there are a growing number…

Immigrating to Canada for GIS Work: Interview with Madhur K Shrestha

GoGeomatics Canada had the chance to interview Madhur K Shrestha, a new arrival to Canada and a GIS specialist.  We explore…

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…

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Sheila Churchill: GIS Instructor at British Columbia Institute of Technology

GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To begin, can you tell us where you are from and where you…

Canada’s Arctic: Spatial Info/Geotech Opportunity

Canada’s north has always been a challenge to those living there and to geoscience professionals alike. The sheer size of…