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Ten Online GIS Programs in Canada

After completing an undergraduate degree in 2015, (Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Toronto) I needed to determine…

GIS Health Studies: Conduct Spatial Exposure Assessments

Interested in how to conduct different types of spatial exposure assessments for air pollution or other exposures to a population? …

BCIT GIS student project Tetrad

Become a BCIT GIS Student Project / Practicum Sponsor

The BCIT GIS department has been graduating students for 25+ years.  Our students come from BC, but as well, across…

#GISTRIBE Hashtag: The GIS Twitter Community

GoGeomatics recently had the opportunity to chat with Emily Garding, the founder of #GISTRIBE. Emily is a Wildlife Biologist who…

Esri Canada to Open GIS Centres of Excellence at the University of New Brunswick and York University

TORONTO – February 1, 2016 – Esri Canada, the leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) solutions, has named the…

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…

Careers & GIS and Geomatics

Grow or Die – 3 Key GIS Career Needs

The premise of a liberal arts or science degree is to get a wide range of exposure across several disciplines. …

Psst…GoGeomatics has a secret to tell you about Esri Canada

Well, it’s not really a secret. To be totally honest, I asked Alex Miller, President of Esri Canada, if I…

Women in Geomatics: Jaime Simpson – Pipeline Surveying in Alberta

GoGeomatics: We are talking to Jaime Simpson, formerly an Ottawa resident and recent graduate of Carleton University’s Geomatics program. Jaime…

Starting a GIS Career in a Slow Economy

You’ve finished all your courses, walked across the stage wearing a grad gown, cap and hood with your school’s chosen…

GoGeomatics Social Leader Profile: Cameron O’Brien

Cameron has been a GoGeomatics Social Leader for our Toronto group since Janurary of 2012. Cameron is in essence the…

GIS Training Approaches with Scott Bell

GIS training and teaching is a fascinating endeavor. Undergraduate classes are a mélange of students from disciplines that span the…