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Prince George BC: Lidar / GPS Terrain Modelling for Ice Jam Emergency Response
Unprecedented ice jams led to extensive flooding in Prince George as temperatures dipped to record lows in the winter of…
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…
Women in Geomatics: Jaime Simpson – Pipeline Surveying in Alberta
GoGeomatics: We are talking to Jaime Simpson, formerly an Ottawa resident and recent graduate of Carleton University’s Geomatics program. Jaime…
Halifax GoGeomatics Social Pictures / GANS & Future of Geomatics in Nova Scotia
GoGeomatics hosted one of their monthly social events in Halifax recently that coincided well with the Geomatics Association of Nova…
GoGeomatics is seeking a Bilingual GIS Data Specialist to work in Africa
GoGeomatics is seeking a bilingual (French/English) GIS Data Specialist to work in Africa on a large scale multicultural project. Responsibilities:…
Starting a GIS Career in a Slow Economy
You’ve finished all your courses, walked across the stage wearing a grad gown, cap and hood with your school’s chosen…
Geomatics to Geomantics
From my memory (which is, unfortunately, diming with each passing year) the word “geomatics”, defined as the automation of geography,…
Relocation of the Historic Charles Morris Building
Reprinted from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 2, Spring 2013 Charles Morris was a captain in the Massachusetts…
Geospatial or Geomatics: The Headaches of Terminology in Canada
Great debates about the terms geomatics, geospatial, geoinformation and geoscience have occurred for decades. Additional terms like geoanalysis, geolocation, geocomputation…
Should we be called geomatics or something else?
In order to determine whether geomatics is the most appropriate term for this field it may be useful to review…
The Mapping & Analysis of Violent Injury in Canadian Cities
After experiencing another Toronto social event thanks to GoGeomatics Canada, I am reminded of how a night out can increase…
The Future Of GIS Scripting? Designing A Functional GIS Using Simplified Coding
Suppose you could write yourself a working GIS at home, in a very simple language. Would you? In this…
