For many years, organizations have struggled with using geospatial data effectively. This is a common problem faced by government agencies, defense and intelligence communities, utility and communications companies, and private businesses. The intelligence in data […]
When GoGeomatics Canada asked me to write on the topic of  “leadership in the geomatics community in Canada” I pondered the question a while. In many ways I see Canada’s geomatics sector from the outside […]
(This title borrows from Tomlinsonâs book of the same name, as well as a new book by Donald Savoie â Whatever happened to the music teacherâ). It is fifty years since Roger Tomlinson used the […]
GoGeomatics had a chance to talk with Teresa Baldwin the Community Manager for FOSSLC, an open source based, not-for-profit group. […]
Project Task:Â Locate and collect information about open, closed, and historic landfills in order to create a 5 years inspection plan GIS Tools used:Â ArcInfo v9.3, Spatial Analyst Toolbar, Georeferencing Toolbar Datasets:Â Rivers, Lakes, Wetlands, Well Records, Soil […]
So as I write this, we are nearing the end of 2012 (or possibly the end of the world as we know it) and I thought that, just in case, I would submit my top […]
Modern Canada is internationally renowned for its cartographic practices and strong mapping systems. Canada is host to vast landscapes and diverse in climates and topography. These lands and waters were mapped and surveyed, by many […]
In Lethbridge, AB the Oldman River Regional Services Commission (ORRSC) hosted a GIS Day event on November 14th. It was an all day event that featured 11 different presentations, all of which discussed different applications of where GIS […]