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GIS Certification: AOLS Certificate of Registration
Among the various types of GIS and Geomatics certifications available to Canadians, The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS)…
Professional Certification: Population Health Data Analysis in British Columbia
Population health research is inherently interdisciplinary, multifaceted and firmly rooted in the evolving connections between place, time and related socioeconomic…
UAV Technology in the Canadian Forestry Sector
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry is soaring! Civilian drones are being applied in various global industries ranging from agriculture…
GIS Certification: ASPRS Certification
One type of certification available for GIS and Geomatics professionals is the ASPRS Certification program available from the American…
Building Bridges: GeoAlliance
On March 15-16th the GeoAlliance is hosting a strategy event in Calgary you can see here. They are trying to bring together members…
GIS Certification: The GISP
Professional certification is nothing new. It is a requirement in many fields to help regulate professional practices in specific industries…
Esri Technical Certification: Why am I going to take it?
A couple weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to take one of the Esri Technical Certification Exams to improve…
GIS Certifications: Esri, ASPRS, AOLS, GISP, & CIG
Even today, with so much information at our finger tips, graduates and geospatial professionals struggle to understand the myriad of…
Jobs: Career Strategies for Students and Recent Graduates in GIS
What Students and Recent Graduates Can Do Relating to another article I wrote, called “Career Challenges for Students and…
What is the Difference Between Geomatics and Geography?
There seems to be great confusion between these two great disciplines, especially noting that some geographers and schools claim that…
Remembering Roger Tomlinson & Early History of GIS in Canada
It’s two years now since Roger Tomlinson passed away. Roger’s and my career path have crossed several times over the…
CDOs: Pressing the Need for a Chief Data Officer
Information Communications and Technology (ICT) is just like a human body. There is hardware (the bones and organs) as well…
