Canada’s space sector entered 2025 without a new national strategy or a single defining announcement. It ends the year in a different place nonetheless. Across budgets, international commitments, Earth Observation investments, and industry assessments, space […]
For most of the past decade, the geospatial industry has moved forward in predictable ways. Better sensors, more satellites, faster processing, and incremental improvements stacked on top of existing workflows. 2025 doesn’t fit that pattern. […]
Budget 2025 doesn’t specifically mention Earth Observation or mapping, but its investments in digital, defence, and launch infrastructure make geomatics central to how sovereignty will be implemented in practice. Canada’s 2025 Federal Budget, tabled on […]
A new GoGeomatics survey on the State of Geomatics Education and Workforce Development in Canada reveals a sector deeply worried about the health of its education pipeline. With several college and university geomatics programs already […]
A new GoGeomatics survey of professionals across Canada’s geomatics and geospatial community reinforces what we, and many across the sector, have been saying for some time: Canada’s procurement system is out of step with national […]
BigGeo is joining the GoGeomatics Expo 2025 as a Silver Sponsor. The flagship three-day event, which connects Canada’s geospatial, geomatics, and construction communities, will take place November 3-5, 2025, at the Big Four Roadhouse in […]
Canada’s failure to invest in modern geodetic infrastructure has left it dependent on foreign systems to run satellites, guide ships, synchronize power grids, and safeguard sovereignty — an invisible weakness in the infrastructure that holds […]
Digital sovereignty has quickly become one of the most pressing policy issues in Canada. From the U.S. Patriot Act and Cloud Act to the risks of foreign ownership of critical infrastructure, Canada finds itself increasingly […]