ICT
Building Bridges: GeoAlliance
On March 15-16th the GeoAlliance is hosting a strategy event in Calgary you can see here. They are trying to bring together members…
Location Encoding Systems – Could geographic coordinates be replaced and at what cost?
Geocoding is the process of converting a street address into a physical location that can be described with a pair…
East View Secures New Partnership Agreement with Valtus
MINNEAPOLIS – March 1, 2016 – East View Geospatial is excited to announce an agreement with Valtus Imagery Services, part of…
GIS Certification: The GISP
Professional certification is nothing new. It is a requirement in many fields to help regulate professional practices in specific industries…
Esri Technical Certification: Why am I going to take it?
A couple weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to take one of the Esri Technical Certification Exams to improve…
Remembering Roger Tomlinson & Early History of GIS in Canada
It’s two years now since Roger Tomlinson passed away. Roger’s and my career path have crossed several times over the…
CDOs: Pressing the Need for a Chief Data Officer
Information Communications and Technology (ICT) is just like a human body. There is hardware (the bones and organs) as well…
Fredericton’s New Old Centennial Survey Monument
In June 1967, the Centennial Survey Monument (the “Globe”) was unveiled in Fredericton at a prominent location opposite the new…
Jobs: Career Challenges for Canadian Students and Recent Graduates in GIS
The Challenges As a recent graduate (2013) of GIS training at BCIT in Burnaby in addition to an Honours Bachelor…
The Real Thing: Robert Maher Examines the Book “The Real Thing” by Briony Penn
Over Christmas, I had the opportunity to go ‘off island’. One of the pleasures of visiting Victoria, British Columbia is…
Elephants, Tigers and Bears: Edmonton January Social
Elephants and Tigers and Bears! Oh My. Flying Monkeys! Seriously. Come out to the Edmonton January Social January 21 at…
2016 Canadian Geomatics Events & Conferences
This is our list Canadian geomatics conferences and events for 2016. Here you will find events pertaining to GIS, remote…
