Every weeknight, my mom and I watch Jeopardy together. Jeopardy always starts with the announcement of the contestants by their profession. Usually we hear about the doctors, the lawyers and the teachers on Jeopardy. But […]
High Resolution Coastal Zone Mapping This collaborative effort by GANS & the CIG will engage the geospatial community & increase awareness on the value that geospatial data provides to effective decision making January 30, 2017 (Halifax, NS) – Next week […]
Graph Databases and GIS & Technology (GIS&T) In the era of big data, graph databases are becoming very popular as they can address important challenges in terms of data size and data complexity. A graph […]
I spent Christmas in Sydney, Cape Breton. While there, I had the time to read David Gauntlett’s book ‘Making is Connecting’. Gauntlett is Professor, Creativity and Design at the University of Westminister, UK. He starts with […]
In today’s geomatics society, ArcGIS, developed by Esri, is a giant and dominates the GIS software market. However, there are some other great and powerful GIS software applications. QGIS is a typical GIS application among […]
Not many companies undertake the ambitious goal of creating a new geospatial software suite from scratch. Ecere, a Canadian company based in Gatineau, Québec has been developing a software platform that has positioned them to […]
The coastal zone, that dynamic geographic region where the interaction of the sea and land occurs, is vital to the lifestyle and economy of Atlantic Canada. Having quality geospatial data is essential for mapping coastal […]
It’s that time of year again where geomatics students in Canada are starting their final semesters of school, many are turning their thoughts to finding a job after graduation. In March, the Centre of Geographic […]