Education & Careers
Open Source Geomatics Software & Geomatics Careers
GoGeomatics had a chance to talk with Teresa Baldwin the Community Manager for FOSSLC, an open source based, not-for-profit group. […]
GIS
Education & Careers
Geomatics & GIS Education: University VS. College
Looking back almost five years ago, if I had been asked, my opinion would be that college is a place where you go if you cannot get into university. So it seemed, anyways. Being asked […]
Education & Careers
How to Properly Submit your Resume for a Geomatics Job
As a job hunter you’re going to be sending out plenty of resumes and cover letters to prospective employers. I’m going to describe what I find works best when you submit these items. I’ve received […]
Education & Careers
Geography Professor Stephen Swales at Ryerson University
I would like to welcome Professor Stephen Swales to the GoGeomatics community! Professor Swales teaches at Ryerson University in the Geography department. To find out more please read his article: GoGeomatics: I would like to […]
Technology
Landfill Assessment and Sensitivity Mapping Project
Project Task: Locate and collect information about open, closed, and historic landfills in order to create a 5 years inspection plan GIS Tools used: ArcInfo v9.3, Spatial Analyst Toolbar, Georeferencing Toolbar Datasets: Rivers, Lakes, Wetlands, Well Records, Soil […]
Community
The Geospatial Desktop: Open Source Tools
Interest in mapping is on the rise, as evidenced by services such as Google Earth, Virtual Earth, MapQuest, and any number of other web mapping mashups. These are all exciting developments, yet there is another […]
Technology
Relying on Technology for EMS in Canada – Pros and Cons
New Years is a time to reminisce about the past year and compile your thoughts. What better way to do so then to reflect on your 140-character opinions. One thought that continually pops into my […]
Community
The First GoGeomatics Canada Newsletter
We have our first GoGeomatics Canada Newsletter. With over 5,000 geomatics subscribers the whole team is excited to start communicating jobs, events, and news to the community. If you are not already a subscriber you […]