A new textbook on geographic information systems by GGE’s Professor Emmanuel Stefanakis has just been published by CreateSpace. Entitled Geographic Databases and Information Systems, its aim is to present geographic information systems from a technological […]
Auracle Geospatial Science, a Canadian remote sensing company, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Skybox Imaging (Skybox), to distribute Skybox’s high-resolution imagery, high-definition video and analytics within the Canadian market. […]
Here in Canada, there are many geomatics acronyms that get tossed around. During the recent “Team Canada” event that the CGCRT put on, more than one participant was scratching their heads, asking questions like…what is […]
An innovative new partnership among Confederation College, Northern College and Fleming College will allow students in Thunder Bay and Timmins to access Fleming’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) programs in their own community. The GIS – […]
Caliper is excited to announce a new Canada Data Package! The product includes a wealth of data and functionality not available in any other software. The Canada data includes an up-to-date street layer with address […]
Altus Group Limited (Altus Group or “the Company”) (TSX:AIF) announced the acquisition of the business assets of Maltais Geomatics Inc. (“MGI”). The acquisition increases market share and broadens the service offerings of the Company’s geomatics […]
Some have voiced a concern that Canada’s geomatics industry does not have a viable trade and industry association. There are many examples of organizations that link to the edges of geomatics. Examples include the Association […]
I was saddened to hear the news that Roger Tomlinson, the father of GIS, had passed away on February 9, 2014. While born and educated in England, Canada was the place of Roger’s greatest triumphs […]