In February 2005, Google Maps was launched as a desktop web mapping service. A few months later, in June 2005, Google Earth was released for personal computers. Since then, people around the globe have been […]
There are a number of strategies for finding a job or contract in the Canadian geomatics industry. The strategies that I describe are ones that I have used in the past and methods that I […]
While IoT continues to grow in hype and in real importance, all of this excitement will start to wane if we do not see a significant degree of standardization of device types, measured quantities, and […]
Last year, we brought you our recommendations for 10 geomatics LinkedIn groups you should be following. This year, there were so many influential groups to choose from, that we updated and expanded that list to […]
In the world of Remote Sensing, one of the key concepts is ground truthing. This has both a positional component, as well as a field verification of the land cover. These complementary activities are important […]
As those of you who have tried their hand at OpenStreetMapping know, OSM can quickly turn from a hobby into a full-blown obsession! OpenStreetMap is a free, editable, open access map created by volunteers all […]
In my previous blog “Storytelling: Haida Gwaii,” I referenced the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia’s (GANS) mentoring program between myself and Melissa Ristow, COGS graduate 2015. Together, our idea was to explore the Story Mapping […]
Students may have just finished hanging up their backpacks for the summer, but here at GoGeomatics, we already have Back to School on the brain. That is, the 2nd Annual GoGeomatics Back to School Social! […]