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Updated 2013 Canadian Geomatics Conferences & Events: GIS, Remote Sensing, Surveying
We decided to update our list of events and conferences that might be of interest to the geomatics community for…
Who is Winning Canadian Geomatics Hearts and Minds on Twitter?
Who is Listening to you on Twitter? If you or your business aren’t on Twitter you might not even realize…
Missed Opportunities in Canadian Geomatics: Lessons for the Future?
Jon Murphy knows how to ask some interesting questions – which is perhaps why I like reading what comes out…
Peggy March: Women in Geospatial Careers – A System Failure
When I considered what to write about women in the geospatial world, from my perspective, I was stymied. I am…
My Top 10 New Year’s Spatial Resolutions for 2013
So as I write this, we are nearing the end of 2012 (or possibly the end of the world as…
Vineyard Site Suitability Using Multi-criteria Evaluation
“Wine is light held together by water” – Galileo Preamble…. Beginning in my third year at Brock, I found myself…
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…
The Best GIS Education in Canada
In 1960 Canada brought the first GIS to use. We can thank Dr. Roger Tomlinson for this genesis. He called the…
Dave MacLean: GIS Faculty, COGS Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences
GoGeomatics Canada is talking to Dave MacLean – a member of the GIS Faculty at the Centre of Geographic Sciences…
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…
A to B – (A Geographers Journey) Part 3
A – B Part 3 Mrs. Jordan, Mr. Heinze, Mr. McLelland, Mr. Cleve, Mr. Polianato these are some of the…
A to B – (A Geographers Journey) Part 2
In the first installment of A-B, I ended with my realization that I was 36 and returning to university. I had…
