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GIS Certification: The GISP

Professional certification is nothing new.  It is a requirement in many fields to help regulate professional practices in specific industries…

PCI Geomatics to Hold User Group Meeting in Ottawa, Canada

PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, will be holding a User Group…

John Potter Recognized with Esri Canada’s Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award

REGINA, Esri Canada User Conference – November 3, 2015 – Esri Canada today presented John Potter, a professional engineer who…

Ottawa CCRS Speaker Series: The Halifax air photo mission of 1921 post-WW1 air surveys in Canada

Mr. Dirk Werle, Partner / Geoscientist, Ærde Environmental Research, Halifax Date: Friday, November 13, 2015 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 Location:…

Quebec Launches new FOSS4G GIS called IGO

IGO (for Open GIS Infrastructure) is a Free Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) developed by organisations in the government…

Story Mapping: Haida Gwaii

In my previous blog “Storytelling: Haida Gwaii,” I referenced the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia’s (GANS) mentoring program between myself…

Storytelling: Haida Gwaii

Haida Gwaii is a rich source for stories. There are many perspectives and many different formats. In the Haida culture…

Adam Chrzanowski Becomes Honorary President of Peruvian Congress on Geodesy and Geomatics

Organizers of a new Peruvian Congress on Geodesy and Geomatics have asked Dr. Adam Chrzanowski, Professor Emeritus in the Department…

Landscape and Language: Haida Gwaii

Over the Easter break, I was walking along the North shore of Graham Island towards Tow Hill (pictured below). At…

Brian Kazmerik Honoured with the Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award

Environmentalist recognized for advancing the use of GIS in conserving Canada’s wetlands WINNIPEG, Esri Canada User Conference – April 21,…

PCI Geomatics signs Strategic Education Alliance Agreement with Stellenbosch University

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada – PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today…

Lawrence Morley Inducted in the Canadian Science & Engineering Hall of Fame

Dr. Lawrence Morley was recently honoured posthumously for his contributions to the advancement of science and technology in Canada. In…