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The Canadian Geomatics Industry Has a Branding Problem
I have a big confession to make: I have no idea what geomatics is. But I don’t feel so bad about that, because it seems like I’m not the only one. A couple weeks ago, […]
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GoGeomatics Canada is Looking for Geospatial Speakers in Ottawa and Toronto
Do you have something to say about GIS, surveying, remote sensing or location technology? GoGeomatics Canada is looking for speakers for our upcoming socials in Ottawa and Toronto. Our monthly socials take place in pubs […]
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Ottawa’s Geospatial Leaders Gather for CGCRT Debate at GoGeomatics Social
GoGeomatics Canada was privileged to play host to Ottawa’s geospatial leaders on Friday night. (If you missed it, you’ll be kicking yourself now!) We expected an interesting turnout, but we did not to expect to […]
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Discussing the Proposed Pan-Canadian Geomatics Strategy at the University of Ottawa
On April 19th, the Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS) and GoGeomatics Canada got together with other members of the Ottawa geomatics community to discuss the first draft of the Pan-Canadian Geomatics Strategy. GoGeomatics wants to […]
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Geospatial Niagara – Geographic Education Town Hall Meeting
So, what do you do when approximately 8,000 practitioners of the Humanities and Social Sciences domain converge at the university in your home town? Well… since it’s not every day when an event of this […]
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Geomatics in Canada is about to Change: CGCRT Steering Committee Articles
For the past three months, the Steering Committee (SC) of the Canadian Geomatics Community Round Table (CGCRT) has been publishing articles on the CGCRT.ca blog. They have been doing this in the hopes of stirring […]
Education & Careers
Toronto Geospatial Students Give Input on new Canadian Geomatics Strategy
On March 22nd, GoGeomatics Toronto hosted an event where a group of passionate and interested students assembled to explore the main issues affecting their future in the Canadian geomatics sector. Each member of the group, […]
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U.S. Surveying, Geomatics, and Angst
“Not good enough damn it! Not good enough!” – Jean-Luc Picard Jonathan Murphy, Managing Director of GoGeomatics asked me many months ago if I’d pen a guest blog entry on the question of Identity […]