First Nations
Advice & Reflections on a Ten Year Canadian GIS Career with McElhanney
My name is Aaron Chaput and I’m a GIS Specialist. I live in Victoria, B.C., Canada, and have worked for…
Challenger Geomatics Giving $15,000 in Scholarships
Challenger Geomatics is giving $15,000 via five unique scholarships. These scholarships are aimed at supporting students from Indigenous and northern…
Canadian Geospatial Digest August 21, 2023
BC First Nations adopts indigenous names for Protected Areas Maps Canada’s National Cycling Map City of Ottawa 3D geospatial endeavors…
Resources and Maps: National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month. This month gives Canadians the opportunity to honour the resilience, stories, history and achievements…
Canadian Geospatial Digest February 20th, 2023
City of Guelph chosen Canadian city to lead development of next-generation emergency services database First Nations say traditional knowledge should…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing September 12th
1. Rising temperatures put at least a quarter of marine life around P.E.I. at risk 2. Canadian youth join NASA…
Special Geospatial Briefing June 13th: 1. Interactive Map Shares Indigenous Language, Arts and Culture 2. Native Land Digital 3. Treaty 6 territory in Alberta 4. First Nations Maps 5. Yellowhead Institute Red Paper 6. Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada 7. Story Maps Addressing First Nations Issues 8. Indigenous-owned Consulting
For National Indigenous History Month, we have brought you this special edition digest comprised of geospatial-related indigenous stories. New interactive…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing April 18th: 1. Esri Canada program director’s sudden passing; 2. Kanien’kéha mapping project; 3. Indigenous People’s Atlas of Canada; 4. Vernon floodplain maps; 5. Grassland mapping project
Esri Canada’s Program Director killed in small plane crash on March 21st John Bacon, Program Director in Esri Canada’s Geospatial…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing July 5, 2021: Geospatial Applications for Indigenous Issues; Canadian Company Teledyne CARIS is Mapping the Seafloor; How SBEO is Helping Track Extreme Weather Events from Space; and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s New Drought Forecast Tool
New Applications are Bringing Attention to Important Indigenous Issues June 2021 was a National Indigenous History Month like no other.…
International Geospatial Briefing June 14th, 2021: Study of Australian Land Ownership; Drone thermal mapping for emergency response; Combination of Digital Twins and GIS; The map of the online world; Vaccine distributions across the world
Australian Land Ownership The ownership of Australian land can be dated back to 60,000 years ago, however, the modern legal…
Interview with NRCan on Indigenous Capacity Surveying Development Program
GoGeomatics Canada was fortunate enough to interview Steve Minnie, the Regional Director and Deputy Surveyor General of Natural Resources Canada and we’re sharing our enlightening discussion about the Indigenous Survey Capacity Development Program with the community.
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for Sept 22: First woman to head CSA; Polar Bears’ GPS Collars Reveal Hidden Histories; Data Crisis in Covid-19; What Would The Impact of the Beirut Explosion Look Like on Maps of Canadian Cities; Should You Get a GIS Certification?
Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency – CBC The Government of Canada announced earlier…
