History
Resources and Maps: National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month. This month gives Canadians the opportunity to honour the resilience, stories, history and achievements…
Ten Years Later: Interview with Wendy MacIsaac one of Canada’s Top Surveyors
Ten years ago, GoGeomatics interviewed Wendy MacIsaac of Midwest Surveys Inc. in Calgary, Alberta, about her career and being a…
A History of Everest Mapping
As awe inspiring as the mountain is, so are the maps. Mount Everest is often considered “a symbol of something…
Fully funded MSc project for pre-European settlement forest inventory: Dept of Geography, Planning and Environment Concordia University, Montreal
Concordia is looking for a highly motivated and research driven student with background in forestry, ecology, environmental geography or a…
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for Sept 22: First woman to head CSA; Polar Bears’ GPS Collars Reveal Hidden Histories; Data Crisis in Covid-19; What Would The Impact of the Beirut Explosion Look Like on Maps of Canadian Cities; Should You Get a GIS Certification?
Lisa Campbell becomes the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency – CBC The Government of Canada announced earlier…
My Bookcase: The Geography of Canada
It’s been three years since I wrote up my top ten list geography books in a post called 50 Years…
3D Reconstructions of Ancient Cities
As cities grow outwards and upwards over time, we most often forget what lies underneath what is on top. While…
What is the Canadian Cartographic Association?
The Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA) was founded in 1975 with the aim to promote interest in maps and cartographic materials, deepen…
A summary of the 2017 Conference of the Canadian Cartographic Association: “150 Years of Cartography: Past, Present and Future”
The 42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Cartographic Association was held, May 31st thru June 2nd, at Carleton University. Inspired…
Cartography & Art: Historic and Ancient Maps
As much a science as an art; cartography makes one wonder how the artist or mathematician-cum-geographer captured the most finite…
A Canadian Geographer’s Notes from Nunavut
For the last five years, I have annually had the opportunity to spend time in Iqaluit, Canada’s fastest growing community in Canada’s fastest growing territory or province. On arrival, I check out the selection of new books at Arctic Ventures and the screening of new movies about the North. This year, there was the chance to see John Walker’s Passage and to buy a copy of Darrel Varga’s book of the same name in the Canadian Cinema series.
One of the Best Geomatics events in Canada: GeoAlberta 2017
I had a chance to attend the 2017 GeoAlberta conference earlier this month in Calgary, Alberta. This was my first…
