Community
Esri Canada User Conference Toronto 2012
As this is my first article with GoGeomatics Canada, I would like to start off by saying a warm hello to the readers out there who enjoy everything GIS related. To give you a brief […]
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Geomatics Impromptu Interviews Part III
During our GoGeomatics Canada website launch party in Ottawa, we encouraged our guests to have a chat about geomatics. Here, we’re speaking with Daniel Katz and Chris Jobson. These two individuals are both currently students, talking […]
Education & Careers
Tracey Harvey Part Two: GIS Instructor, Selkirk College
GoGeomatics Canada is looking to the west of Canada and speaking with Tracey Harvey GIS instructor at Selkirk College in BC. GoGeomatics: Hi Tracey and welcome back to the GoGeomatics Canada community. Tracey you were […]
Education & Careers
GIS Partnerships Between the Community and the Education System
I believed in 1996 that the future of geography was with technology and I still believe that even more so today. Geography is alive and well in the real world because of technical geography despite […]
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Canada’s Arctic: Spatial Info/Geotech Opportunity
Canada’s north has always been a challenge to those living there and to geoscience professionals alike. The sheer size of the arctic and extreme cold have resulted in difficult access and contributed toward significant challenges […]
Education & Careers
Lawrie Keillor-Faulkner: GIS Instructor, Fleming College
GoGeomatics Canada is talking to Lawrie Keillor-Faulkner a member of the GIS Faculty at Fleming College in Ontario. GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started can you tell us about where you […]
Education & Careers
Do we need a consistent approach to spatial education across Canada?
I’ve been asked to lead a GIS program review for our College; we want to try to anticipate future trends (or act nimbly to adapt to them) and ensure we are delivering courses containing skills […]
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GIS in Canadian Education Still Needs Advocacy
In 1995 I was your typical teacher with a degree in geography. I had gotten involved in technology in education. I saw an ad, applied, and got accepted for “Geography for the 21st Century”, a […]