Energy Prospectors Expo: EPEX 2018
Are you a GIS professional working or aiming to work in the Natural Resources Sector? This year’s Energy Prospectors Expo (EPEX) will be held May 14-15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in London, Ontario and […]
energy
Community
One of the Best Geomatics events in Canada: GeoAlberta 2017
I had a chance to attend the 2017 GeoAlberta conference earlier this month in Calgary, Alberta. This was my first geospatial event and I had heard from Jonathan Murphy, the Managing Director of GoGeomatics, that […]
Education & Careers
QGIS: Performing Viewshed Analysis on Archaeological Sites
In 1927 a Vancouver bylaw was enacted that limited the height of buildings to a maximum of six stories in height over much of the West End of the city, as illustrated in the Zoning […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
EnerGIS 2017: Call for Papers & Scholarship Opportunities
EnerGIS 2017 6/5/2017 to 6/6/2017 Suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Join us for our 5th annual conference June 5th and 6th 2017! EnerGIS 2017 is an energy-focused Geographic Information Systems conference that brings together GIS professionals and […]
Technology
GNOSIS – A New Geomatics Software Suite
Creating a new GIS from scratch is a tough undertaking. It involves a lot of innovation. Ecere, a Canadian company based in Gatineau, Québec has been developing a software platform that has positioned them to […]
Community
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. […]
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 […]