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All the Geomatics Acronyms You Wanted to Know but were Too Afraid to Ask

Here in Canada, there are many geomatics acronyms that get tossed around. During the recent “Team Canada” event that the…

Eagle Mapping Expands into Large-Area Projects with Riegl LMS-Q1560 Airborne LiDAR

VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, 24 June 2014 – Eagle Mapping Ltd., a pioneer in digital airborne mapping, has become the first commercial firm…

K2 Geospatial USA & BMSI offer U.S. municipalities integrated GIS-enabled work order management solution

K2 Geospatial USA and BMSI join forces to offer U.S. municipalities a cutting-edge integrated GIS-enabled work order management solution. Tom…

OpenTreeMap Launches in Edmonton

Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company, announces the launch of OpenTreeMap, its collaborative platform for crowdsourced tree inventory,…

Montreal’s K2 Geospatial opens office in Chile

K2 Geospatial Inc. announced today the official inauguration of its first office in South America, in Santiago, Chile. The establishment…

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation Receives Award of Excellence for Integrating GIS into Its Emergency Response Planning

VICTORIA, Esri Canada User Conference –Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) was presented with an Award of Excellence by Esri…

Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup

Industry Experts Call for Safeguards After Spectacular Failure of “Russian GPS” CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA and LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Apr 7,…

Altus Group Expands Market Share and Service Offerings of Altus Geomatics Through Acquisition of Maltais Geomatics

Altus Group Limited (Altus Group or “the Company”) (TSX:AIF) announced  the acquisition of the business assets of Maltais Geomatics Inc.…

Additional Input: GoGeomatics Geo-Conundrum about Geomatics Associations

I was recently asked if I believe a Canadian Geomatics trade association is in some form beneficial to the geomatics…

The Economics of Using the Term Geomatics

I am very pleased for our industry that the discussions, led by GoGeomatics, surrounding the term Geomatics has been enthusiastic…

More Than Just a Name: What The Geomatics Industry Needs to Reach The Public

There has been much written about ‘geo’ terms, and the awareness of them,  in Canada recently.  Jonathan Murphy of GoGeomatics…

Report on Geography & Education, St. John’s Meeting at Memorial

A seminal event that has the potential to have a powerful impact on geography, geographic education, and all related geospatial…