conversation

Elephants, Tigers and Bears: Edmonton January Social

Elephants and Tigers and Bears! Oh My. Flying Monkeys! Seriously. Come out to the Edmonton January Social January 21 at…

GIS: Adventures in Historical Mapping

This article focuses on the process of creating a very out-of-date map in GIS. Lots has gone on since I…

Advice

Perspective is everything: The St. John’s Declaration & Geographic Education

I am a retired geographic educator. I am a geographer. I understand GIS. Or should I say I LOVE Geomatics?…

Strategies for Finding a Canadian Geomatics Job

There are a number of strategies for finding a job or contract in the Canadian geomatics industry.  The strategies that…

ECCE APP Challenge Experience –Team CODE

Team CODE is made up of myself (Jin Xing), Carl Hughes, and Matthew Tenney. We all come from Roger Tomlinson…

Submit Your Questions on the Canadian Geomatics Environmental Scan

GoGeomatics is busy preparing for the soon-to-be released Canadian Geomatics Environmental Scan and Value Study. A summary report synthesizing the…

Careers & GIS and Geomatics

Grow or Die – 3 Key GIS Career Needs

The premise of a liberal arts or science degree is to get a wide range of exposure across several disciplines. …

Intelligent Networking and Advice to Enter the Geospatial Workforce

This editorial is in response to and in support of a recent article written by Kirsti Oja on the GoGeomatics…

Twitter Milestones and Social Media Management

GoGeomatics has just reached a milestone on our Twitter account: We now have over 5,000 Twitter followers! We have to…

COGS Geomatics Career Fair: Connecting Students & Industry

As geomatics students across the country are starting their final semesters of school, many are turning their thoughts to finding…

The Results are in: Canadian GIS Grads Willing to Retrain for Land Surveying Careers

At our Cross-Canada Back to School Socials back in September, GoGeomatics took advantage of the huge numbers of students and…

GoGeomatics Social Leader Profile: Marc Thorup, Vancouver

Our social leaders across Canada are champions of building a strong geomatics community, and Marc Thorup is no exception. Marc…