Geographer
Canadian GIS Ambassador Program: Interview with Brent Hall, Director of Education & Research at Esri Canada
Interview with Brent Hall, Director of Education and Research at Esri Canada and, along with his staff, the initiator of…
The Accidental Geographer: Thoughts on Coming Home
My friend, Edward, directed me towards the Internet and the podcast website entitled ‘The Accidental Geographer’. Edward, in his version…
Location Encoding Systems – Could geographic coordinates be replaced and at what cost?
Geocoding is the process of converting a street address into a physical location that can be described with a pair…
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…
The Real Thing: Robert Maher Examines the Book “The Real Thing” by Briony Penn
Over Christmas, I had the opportunity to go ‘off island’. One of the pleasures of visiting Victoria, British Columbia is…
2016 Canadian Geomatics Events & Conferences
This is our list Canadian geomatics conferences and events for 2016. Here you will find events pertaining to GIS, remote…
Top 5 Popular GoGeomatics Articles from 2015
It’s that time again! Time to take a look back at the last year on the Magazine and see which…
John Potter Recognized with Esri Canada’s Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award
REGINA, Esri Canada User Conference – November 3, 2015 – Esri Canada today presented John Potter, a professional engineer who…
Web Mercator: the de facto standard, the controversy, and the opportunity
Four hundred and fifty years ago, the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator presented the most popular map projection ever.…
Beyond the Outer Shores
For over fifty years, the islands off the coast of British Columbia and Alaska have been called ‘the outer shores’.…
Finding Common Ground: CGCRT & GeoAlliance Canada
The full title of Ted Chamberlin’s 2003 book is ‘If this is your land, where are your stories ? Finding…
