Community
Esri Canada User Conference Toronto 2012
As this is my first article with GoGeomatics Canada, I would like to start off by saying a warm hello to the readers out there who enjoy everything GIS related. To give you a brief […]
geographic
Education & Careers
GIS at Niagara College: Janet Finlay
Today we are doing an interview with Janet Finlay from Niagara College. She is an instructor for their GIS-Geospatial Management Postgraduate Program. GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To begin, can you tell us […]
Education & Careers
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 today. Geography is alive and well in the real world because of technical geography despite […]
Technology
Anything New in the World of Mapping APIs?
Last week was a big week in the web and mobile mapping world on at least two fronts. First, Amazon announced plans to release a mapping API to support the Kindle Fire HD. That alone […]
Technology
The Ottawa Tree Canopy Cover Mapping Project
The City of Ottawa Official Plan set a target of 30% tree canopy cover for the entire city. To the author’s knowledge there is no information on the amount of tree canopy for the entire […]
Community
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 first true GIS, The Canada Geographic Information System. GIS is now an indispensable tool the […]
Education & Careers
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 (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia. GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started, […]
Education & Careers
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 to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started can you tell us about where you […]