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Open Data, Open Source, Open Possibilities
Back in 2006 I (Jim) was a student at BCIT and a Vancouver resident, eager to obtain some local data for a project. I sent a hopeful email to City of Vancouver (COV) requesting the […]
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Newsmakers & Press Releases
Canadian Firm exactEarth Invests in Satellite ‘Internet-of-Things’ Technology Company
Cambridge, ON – November 23, 2015 – exactEarth Ltd., the leading provider of Satellite AIS data services, announced today that it is investing AUD $2M to secure a minority ownership position in technology company, Myriota […]
Technology
Geomatics: Discovering history in Canada’s Arctic waters
This article was reprinted with permission from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 3, Summer 2015 By Theresa Nicholsi, Scott Youngblutii, Jonathan Mooreiii and Ryan Harrisiii. The 2014 discovery of HMS Erebus, one of […]
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John Potter Recognized with Esri Canada’s Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award
REGINA, Esri Canada User Conference – November 3, 2015 – Esri Canada today presented John Potter, a professional engineer who has retired from the government of Saskatchewan, with the Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award […]
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Clearwater Seafoods Wins Esri Award for Promoting Sustainability Using GIS
Clearwater Seafoods is one of the largest vertically integrated seafood companies in North America and provides premium wild, eco-certified seafood to more than 30 countries around the world. Committed to sustainable seafood excellence, the company […]
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Hexagon takes top Honors in the Wichmann Innovations Award at INTERGEO 2015
Hexagon, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, recently was awarded the first- and second-place prizes in the Wichmann Innovations Award programme held during […]
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GIS: Parks Canada Receives Award for Enterprise Approach to Data Management
OTTAWA, Esri Canada User Conference – October 6, 2015 – Parks Canada fosters public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of Canada’s natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations. The Agency manages national parks, national […]
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Governments of Canada and Manitoba invest in building state-of-the-art Churchill Marine Observatory
Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Minister responsible for Manitoba, and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger visited Churchill to announce an investment of $22.1 million to build a highly innovative research facility to […]