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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…
PCI Geomatics User Group Meeting Shows Promising New Features and Dedication to Customers
On February 4th, PCI Geomatics held their Annual User Group Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario. There was a high turnout, with…
Fredericton’s New Old Centennial Survey Monument
In June 1967, the Centennial Survey Monument (the “Globe”) was unveiled in Fredericton at a prominent location opposite the new…
TerraGo® and Juniper Systems Partner to Deliver Next-Generation of Ruggedized GPS Data Collection
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB)January 26, 2016 TerraGo, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration and enterprise mobility software, announces a technology partnership…
Vancouver: Using QGIS TimeManager for Analysis of Crime Data
We typically think of a GIS as features on a map with a maximum of three dimensions: Longitude Latitude Height…
Phase One Industrial Announces 100 Megapixel Medium Format Metric Cameras for Aerial Data Acquisition
Phase One Industrial, a leading developer of aerial medium format camera equipment, today announced 100 MP CMOS-based medium format metric…
Map Tiles and Cached Map Services
The tiling of large maps is an old practice. Large paper maps have always been divided into a series…
Open Data, Open Source, Open Possibilities
Back in 2006 I (Jim) was a student at BCIT and a Vancouver resident, eager to obtain some local data…
Geomatics: Discovering history in Canada’s Arctic waters
This article was reprinted with permission from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 3, Summer 2015 By Theresa Nicholsi,…
QGIS, GDAL & Python: Exploring The Lost Buildings of Ottawa
The city of Ottawa has seen its urban landscape change throughout its history. As in many major cities, small buildings…
GIS: Adventures in Historical Mapping
This article focuses on the process of creating a very out-of-date map in GIS. Lots has gone on since I…
Ottawa CCRS Speaker Series: The Halifax air photo mission of 1921 post-WW1 air surveys in Canada
Mr. Dirk Werle, Partner / Geoscientist, Ærde Environmental Research, Halifax Date: Friday, November 13, 2015 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 Location:…
