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OGC Academic Summit 2014 – Call for Presentations

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has issued a call for presentations and presentation abstracts at the inaugural OGC Academic Summit…

Survey career

Career Profile: Land Surveyor

Are you considering launching a career in land surveying? Wondering what this career has in store? Read on to learn…

Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup

Industry Experts Call for Safeguards After Spectacular Failure of “Russian GPS” CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA and LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Apr 7,…

The Canadian GIS Education Handbook

Success is a destination for which a clear path must be drawn.  As GIS technology is relatively young in the…

A Recap: GoGeomatics Canada’s Top Articles of 2013

At the end of each year, we at GoGeomatics Canada like to wrap up by taking the time to look…

Women in Geomatics: Jaime Simpson – Pipeline Surveying in Alberta

GoGeomatics: We are talking to Jaime Simpson, formerly an Ottawa resident and recent graduate of Carleton University’s Geomatics program. Jaime…

Halifax GoGeomatics Social Pictures / GANS & Future of Geomatics in Nova Scotia

GoGeomatics hosted one of their monthly social events in Halifax recently that coincided well with the Geomatics Association of Nova…

GoGeomatics Social Leader Profile: Aubrey Downie, Calgary

Aubrey Downie first became a part of the GoGeomatics community by being a regular at our socials in Ottawa. He…

Geospatial or Geomatics: The Headaches of Terminology in Canada

Great debates about the terms geomatics, geospatial, geoinformation and geoscience have occurred for decades. Additional terms like geoanalysis, geolocation, geocomputation…

Designing with Information: GIS with Dimension, Ease of Use & Visually Unique

Geomatics and other industries which desire data in accurate yet visually stimulating presentations of communication and information are frequently turning…

UAV Mapping

Canadian UAV Company Maps Forest Fire Damage in Alberta

Industry and public awareness for commercial applications of UAV technology has increased significantly in Canada and throughout North America. Initially…

The Future Of GIS Scripting? Designing A Functional GIS Using Simplified Coding

  Suppose you could write yourself a working GIS at home, in a very simple language. Would you? In this…