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OSCAR-js is Open Source from CARIS

OSCAR-js (oscar.caris.com)is an open source JavaScript Application Programming Interface (API) created by CARIS. The vision of the project is to…

Twitter: What is the Purpose of this Social Media Tool?

Twitter gives us unlimited access to another spatial realm-for the time being- in the spirit of our exponentially rapid development…

Jasna & Deanna

URISA – More Than Just Maps: Google Person Finder

I had the opportunity to attend URISA Ontario’s (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) Be Spatial ’13 event held in…

Pictures from URISA Ontario: Be Spatial ’13 & GISP

On May 7th GoGeomatics Canada attended the URISA Ontario: Be Spatial 2013 conference  in Stoney Creek. If you follow us…

Furthering Canada’s Geomatics Strategy: New Visions – New Direction – New Future

The recent publication of the ‘Canadian Geomatics Community Strategy “White Paper” and Scenarios’ has added another perspective toward furthering the development…

Updated 2013 Canadian Geomatics Conferences & Events: GIS, Remote Sensing, Surveying

We decided to update our list of events and conferences that might be of interest to the geomatics community for…

Lawrence W. “Larry” Morley: founder & first President of the CRSS & the first Director General of the CCRS

Very Sad News for the Remote Sensing Community. / Triste nouvelle pour la communauté de télédétection. [CRSS-SCT] Canadian Remote Sensing…

The Death of Cartography and the Rise of the Machines

This article explores how technology has influenced map making and how cartography requirements have changed, and what skill sets one…

Who is Winning Canadian Geomatics Hearts and Minds on Twitter?

Who is Listening to you on Twitter? If you or your business aren’t on Twitter you might not even realize…

Missed Opportunities in Canadian Geomatics: Lessons for the Future?

Jon Murphy knows how to ask some interesting questions – which is perhaps why I like reading what comes out…

Peggy March: Women in Geospatial Careers – A System Failure

When I considered what to write about women in the geospatial world, from my perspective, I was stymied. I am…

Calgary GoGeomatics Social

The Calgary GoGeomatics Social was a Hit!

I want to thank everybody who came out to our first Calgary social on March 6.  I received so many…