geographic information systems
GIS Certification: Is it Worth it?
Unlike Canadian surveyors, for example, GIS professionals in Canada are not pressed by law to obtain certification. This fact has…
Geomatics Leadership In Canada: Assessing The State and Challenges
When GoGeomatics Canada asked me to write on the topic of “leadership in the geomatics community in Canada” I pondered…
Thinking about GIS or Whatever Happened to the Geography Teacher
(This title borrows from Tomlinson’s book of the same name, as well as a new book by Donald Savoie ‘…
Lynn Moorman: Finding the Way with Geo-Literacy
At first glance, navigating the world has never been easier. Getting from Point A to Point B is a snap;…
2013 Canadian Geomatics Conferences: GIS, Remote Sensing, Surveying
2013 Canadian Geomatics Conferences: Attending GIS, Remote Sensing, Surveying, Cartography, Geography Conferences Please note that we have an updated 2013…
Surveying and CAD: Add GIS, Stir and Serve
When Jon Murphy asked me to write something about ‘Surveying and CAD’ this month I thought, “no problem, when do…
SAIT Polytechnic: BGIS
Here at the Bachelor of Applied Technology – Geographic Information Systems (BGIS) program at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta we…
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…
A to B – (A Geographers Journey)
Hey everyone! It’s been suggested by a number of people including GoGeomatics Canada that I consider writing a blog and…
Photogrammetry and Cartographic Specialist
GoGeomatics met with Jenn White a photogrammetry and cartographic specialist to talk about her job hunt and her career. Jenn has worked has worked for the federal government in Ottawa and for industry in the prairies.
Jenn attended the University of Manitoba, where she got a B.A. Advanced with a Major in Geography. In her second year of studies, she took a cartography course and it was from that course, that she became passionate about working with and creating maps. Find out more about Jenn White, a Photogrammetry and Cartographic specialist.
