There has been much written about ‘geo’ terms, and the awareness of them, in Canada recently. Jonathan Murphy of GoGeomatics recently summed up many of the age old debates, issues and perceptions in his article […]
GoGeomatics Canada had its first Vancouver social just this past June. Between now and then, two wonderful things happened. First, we successfully formed a group composed of Geomatics students, professionals, business professionals, and job seekers who […]
There is a strong consensus that geospatial information (GI) has become ubiquitous, but what real value is the use of this information contributing to the Canadian economy, and to innovation and productivity improvement in this […]
A seminal event that has the potential to have a powerful impact on geography, geographic education, and all related geospatial fields was held in St. John’s on August 10th, prior to the AGM of the […]
“Algonquin GIS Co-op is a Win-Win for Students and Employers” Employers are taking the opportunity to evaluate potential future employees while contributing to the educational process. Students are gaining invaluable work experience at a key […]
Twitter gives us unlimited access to another spatial realm-for the time being- in the spirit of our exponentially rapid development of and engagement with social media. I think Twitter can be the best thing that’s […]
The recent publication of the ‘Canadian Geomatics Community Strategy “White Paper” and Scenarios’ has added another perspective toward furthering the development of geomatics and the use of spatial data in Canada. The “purpose is to provide […]
GoGeomatics Canada got in touch with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in order to ask them about all the most recent goings on over there on Booth Street in Ottawa. Michelle Viau, the Communications Advisor in […]