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Canada’s National RPAS Program Debuts at GoGeomatics Expo
RPAS platforms and sensors have made significant strides since their commercial adoption almost a decade ago, quickly becoming essential tools…
Lux Modus Shares the Effectiveness of Creating a 3D Infrastructure Digital Twin
An infrastructure digital twin is possible now. SUMSF welcomed President of Lux Modus, Joseph Hlady, to speak on March 22,…
International Geospatial Briefing Sept 27th: LiDAR Discoveries in Mexico; New Methods for No-Dig Archaeology in Spain; Observing Earth from the Stratosphere; A Better Rewilding Plan using Spatial Data; WHO Mapping Venomous Snakes; 80 Years of Tropical Storms
Lidar Leads to New Discoveries at Ancient Mexican City There have been many discoveries made over the last few years…
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for September 7th: UofC’s research on glacial lakes; Canadian youth in space sector; Remote Sensing reasons out orange dusting in N.W.T; USask’s AI contribution to agriculture; Calgary woman’s Park story map
Dramatic growth reported in glacial lakes – A study by University of Calgary Dr. Dan Shugar, an associate professor at…
Your Global Geospatial Briefing for December 3rd: Chinese data collection; Digital Globe and AWS; Open Data Institute; UK Geospatial Commission
China collects data from foreign car firms More than 200 car makers selling electric vehicles in China — including Tesla,…
Traces of the Past: 1917 Vimy Ridge Map Project Video Presentation GoGeomatics in Ottawa
Bert de Bruijn is an Ottawa IT security consultant and founder of the WikiWar Project. Bert is passionate about Crowdsourcing…
Using GIS to study health care services and utilization––from local to national
Access to timely and quality health care is an important determinant of health and well-being. Despite universal health coverage in…
Event Recap: COGS & CIG & GANS Cooperate for Mapping Workshop
The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) Nova Scotia Branch and the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (GANS), two regional professional organizations that foster the application of geographic information within the geomatics sector recently collaborated to host a high resolution mapping workshop at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
It’s a Geospatial world we live in: Find Your Happy Place
When does a space become a place? There are a myriad of small open spaces and buildings throughout towns and…
Volunteer & Map Canada: Statistics Canada Crowdsourcing Pilot Project
Statistics Canada has launched a new pilot project using OpenStreetmap. For many Canadians outside of the geomatics community this is…
CIG Advancements in Geomatics 2016 Conference in New Brunswick Sept 26th-28th
Advancements in Geomatics – Research and Collaboration for Informed Decisions in a Changing World The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG)…
Postal Codes: Canada Post Backs Down on Crowdsourced Open Data
Have you ever felt the wrath of a Canadian Crown Corporation? In 2011 Canada Post set its sights on Ervin…
