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Ted MacKinnon New President of The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (GANS)
The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia is a small non profit professional organization in Nova Scotia that foster the application of geomatics…
GoGeomatics Goes to East Africa: New Markets for Canadian Technologies
Jambo from Nairobi, Kenya! I, Jon Murphy – GoGeomatic’s intrepid Managing Director, am in Kenya having a look…
Esri Canada Named Gold Standard Winner among Canada’s Best Managed Companies
Esri Canada, the country’s leading enterprise geographic information system (GIS) solutions provider, has been named a Gold Standard winner among…
GIS Certification: The GISP
Professional certification is nothing new. It is a requirement in many fields to help regulate professional practices in specific industries…
BCIT GIS Survey: should we offer a new type of GIS program?
The BCIT GIS department is undertaking a needs assessment to determine the feasibility of offering an Advanced Certificate in GIS…
OGC Seeks Sponsors for FutureCities Pilot
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) in collaboration with buildingSMART International (bSI) invites sponsorship in a pilot project to help cities…
A Canadian Perspective: Idiots who use Drones
In the past few months there have been quite a few articles that have shown UAV’s or drones in a…
Point, Hub, Link, Node: The Unique Geography of Airports & Pearson
When we go to the airport, do we really ever consider where we’re going? To most of us, even those…
GANS Mentorship Program Fostering Geospatially-Enabled Society
The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) has been promoting the importance and value of the geomatics sector in Nova…
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. …
Island Geography: Haida Gwaii
Canada, with its endless coastline, has thousands of islands. Besides the physical islands with tangible, defined boundaries, there are also…
tecconnect Making Lethbridge a Hub for Geospatial Technology
How can we foster a strong geospatial sector in our cities and communities across Canada? Economic Development Lethbridge’s (EDL) answer…
