gis in canada
Predicting the Future of the GIS in Canada
Editors note: This article has been jointly written by Bruce McCormack and Gordon Plunkett. Bios can be found at the…
NSCC & COGS to Host Career Fair
The Nova Scotia Career College and the Centre of Geographic Sciences will be hosting a Career Fair on March 31st,…
Remembering Roger Tomlinson & Early History of GIS in Canada
It’s two years now since Roger Tomlinson passed away. Roger’s and my career path have crossed several times over the…
University Perspective – Esri Canada Centres of Excellence
Canadian students are busy getting ready for the start of a brand new school year. And at six schools across…
Dr. Brent Hall Talks to GoGeomatics about Esri Canada Centres of Excellence
GoGeomatics recently published a press release on the launch of the Esri Canada GIS Centres of Excellence in Higher Education.…
Evaluation of the Data BC Portal, GIS Section
The province of British Columbia (B.C.) recently revised their portal. The main page offers a number of services to the…
Thinking about GIS or Whatever Happened to the Geography Teacher
(This title borrows from Tomlinson’s book of the same name, as well as a new book by Donald Savoie ‘…
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…
Top 10 Canadian Geomatics Twitter Feeds
We have scoured the net and reviewed a number of Canadian Twitter streams. Skilled tweeters can pack a good deal of pertinent information and keen insight into 140 characters. The trouble is, they can be hard to find in a swelling sea of self-aggrandizing micro bloggers. That’s why we have assembled a list of the top ten Twitter feeds from Canadian geomatics professionals, personalities, and organizations.
