Canadian Geospatial Briefing May 10th: Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity; Tracking impact of industrial projects on B.C. species at risk; 3D satellite mapping shows that glaciers are melting faster than ever; Geospatial Maturity Index shows that Calgary is a leader in GIS programs; Community engagement to measure impact of climate change on coastal environments in the Estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence; Surprising locations in Canada that have seen the largest increase in house prices

10 May 2021 GoGeomatics Canada | 3D Mapping

Carleton and Partners Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity Dr. Joseph Bennett, a biology professor at Carleton University and his team will develop support tools that will assist partner organizations with prioritizing resources to help […]

Geomatics Tools In The Protection and Conservation of North American Right Whales

24 February 2021 Nick O'Hanley | acoustic glider

Right Whale Biology + Conservation When speaking about declining populations in species, the words endangered, vulnerable and threatened often come to the forefront but for most people, those are vague and encompassing words that do […]

CIG: Free Conservation GIS Workshop – St. John’s, Newfoundland

25 April 2017 GoGeomatics Newsmakers | 2017

When: Monday June 5th, 2017 Where: Memorial University of Newfoundland Who: CIG – NL The Canadian Institution of Geomatics is pleased to announce a one day Conservation GIS Workshop to be held on St. John’s campus […]

COGS NSCC students use Geomatics to explore the history of Black Loyalists & Joggins Fossil Cliff

23 March 2017 Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) | 2017

NSCC students make major impact in two small communities with huge historical significance Students at Nova Scotia Community College’s Centre of Geographic Sciences are combining their skills in geomatics with a desire to propel the […]

Free Webinar March 15th: NRCan, OGC, & USGS Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Demonstration

10 March 2017 GoGeomatics Newsmakers | 2017

The Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation invites you to attend the Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Demonstration Webinar. Managed and organised by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), the Pilot is sponsored by NRCan (Canada Centre […]

Tim Webster and his Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG) team in Halifax

Tim Webster: Interview about Past, Present, & Future: Applied Geomatics Research Group

27 February 2017 Robert Maher | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

Dr. Tim Webster, is a renowned research scientist with the Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG) in Middleton, Nova Scotia. He is one of the top researchers in the geomatics sector, specializing in flood risk mapping, shoreline delineation, and […]

Fall Reading in Canada: landscape, language, geography

29 September 2016 Robert Maher | 2016

Last week, I picked up a copy of Robert MacFarlane’s ‘Landmarks’. I had read all of his previous works and seen reviews of ‘Landmarks’ online from the UK. MacFarlane’s book got me thinking about community […]

50 Years a Geographer: My Top Ten books about Geography

20 September 2016 Robert Maher | 2015

In celebration of Geography Week, it seemed like a good idea to issue a challenge: list the top ten books about Geography ever written. It was modelled on a similar list for History. This is […]