Education & Careers
My COGS GIS Education, Part II
In my first article, I introduced the how and why I chose to attend COGS from the fall of 2014 to spring 2016. In Part 2, I wanted to give some insight into the first-year […]
design
Education & Careers
My COGS GIS Education
What About COGS The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) is one of the best colleges in Canada for learning GIS. As a COGS graduate myself I am writing this article to help future students make […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
Montreal: K2 Geospatial launches latest version map-based integration platform JMap
More powerful, even more robust and interoperable, JMap 7 is now available JMap’s 7th version is finally here! K2 Geospatial, a leading map-based solution developer, is proud to announce the release of the newest version […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
UBC Unveils New Masters of Geomatics for Environmental Management
The UBC Faculty of Forestry is excited to announce that the official approval of the Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM) Program. We are now accepting applications and will welcome our first cohort in August, […]
Education & Careers
Geospatial Earth Observation Using Blimps, Balloons and Kites
These days drones are all the rage. Nevertheless, there are other ways to collect data from the sky! Blimps, balloons and kites are alternative was to collecting data or remote-sensing imagery. These are great unconventional solutions for […]
Technology
New Galileo navigation system is experiencing clock failures
Since December 15, 2016, the new Galileo global satellite navigation system has been up and running. Unfortunately, there are some technical difficulties on the horizon, having to do with the clocks that are on […]
Technology
Software Development – The Key to Ecere’s Success
It is rare to learn of a GIS company in which much R&D is done up front to create the programming language used to build its tools. Ecere, a Canadian company based in Gatineau, Québec, […]
Community
Making is Connecting: the social meaning of creativity
I spent Christmas in Sydney, Cape Breton. While there, I had the time to read David Gauntlett’s book ‘Making is Connecting’. Gauntlett is Professor, Creativity and Design at the University of Westminister, UK. He starts with […]