Community
Open Data, Open Source, Open Possibilities
Back in 2006 I (Jim) was a student at BCIT and a Vancouver resident, eager to obtain some local data for a project. I sent a hopeful email to City of Vancouver (COV) requesting the […]
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Newsmakers & Press Releases
Presagis Showcases New Modeling and Simulation Software Suite at I/ITSEC 2015
Unmanned Aerial Systems Border Surveillance demo reveals the realism, power and versatility of Presagis’ M&S Suite 15 MONTREAL, CANADA–(Marketwired – Nov. 30, 2015) – Presagis™ will be demonstrating its latest modeling and simulation (M&S) software […]
Community
Local Action & Geomatics: the Gowgaia Institute on Haida Gwaii
This blog is a sequel to last month’s discussion on ‘think global, act local‘. It looks at the the Gowgaia Institute and their use of Geomatics technologies, including an interview with John Broadhead a director […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
District of Squamish Wins Esri Canada’s Award of Excellence in GIS
VANCOUVER, Esri Canada User Conference – November 17, 2015 – The District of Squamish is a fast-growing municipality between the City of Vancouver and the Resort Municipality of Whistler in British Columbia. As people strive […]
Technology
Geomatics: Discovering history in Canada’s Arctic waters
This article was reprinted with permission from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 3, Summer 2015 By Theresa Nicholsi, Scott Youngblutii, Jonathan Mooreiii and Ryan Harrisiii. The 2014 discovery of HMS Erebus, one of […]
Technology
QGIS, GDAL & Python: Exploring The Lost Buildings of Ottawa
The city of Ottawa has seen its urban landscape change throughout its history. As in many major cities, small buildings have been replaced with larger ones as the city grew. After Ottawa was chosen as […]
Community
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 has retired from the government of Saskatchewan, with the Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award […]
Education & Careers
Getting to First Base with GIS
A friend of mine who volunteers with a girls’ softball team came to me with a request recently. “I have the addresses of all of the girls in our softball league”, she said. “I want […]