In celebration of Geography Week, it seemed like a good idea to issue a challenge: list the top ten books about Geography ever written. It was modelled on a similar list for History. This is […]
As the 2016 United States presidential election careens towards its conclusion in November, GIS plays a prominent role in both planning political strategy and in describing the results of the contest. Media outlets create maps and […]
My friend, Edward, directed me towards the Internet and the podcast website entitled ‘The Accidental Geographer’. Edward, in his version of the concept, describes a field trip, where a group of students go into a […]
Have you ever felt the wrath of a Canadian Crown Corporation? In 2011 Canada Post set its sights on Ervin Ruci and by 2012 had sued him personally for copyright infringement. The copyright Canada Post […]
The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia is a small non profit professional organization in Nova Scotia that foster the application of geomatics within all sectors of Nova Scotia with collaboration among a broader geospatial community. They promote the […]
Last month in Part 1 of my series I shared my reasoning on why I wanted to try for the Esri Desktop Associate Certification. Since then I started to study for the certification, and I’m […]
The tiling of large maps is an old practice. Large paper maps have always been divided into a series of map sheets at various scales. With the increasing popularity of web mapping applications and […]
The future of our industry lies in the hands of our youth. That’s why xyHt is looking to recognize young people for being forward-thinking, geospatial leaders in their upcoming “40<40” (or 40 under 40) supplement. […]