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Predicting the Future of the GIS in Canada
Editors note: This article has been jointly written by Bruce McCormack and Gordon Plunkett. Bios can be found at the…
Easy Access to Data: The CGDI Initiative
The Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) is an initiative of Natural Resources Canada that began in 2001. The CGDI does…
what3words adopted by six national mapping agencies
what3words, the multi-award winning location reference system, has today announced that six national mapping agencies have adopted 3-word addresses. Used…
How Canadian Remote Sensing Was Made Commercially Successful & Exportable
This piece started as a note on some of my experience as an international consultant in remote sensing specifically and…
LiDAR in Canada: Conversation with Dr. Chris Hopkinson Research Chair Remote Sensing University of Lethbridge
The author Bob Maher (BM) and Chris Hopkinson (CH) both worked as scientists at the Appied Geomatics Reearch Group (AGRG)…
Indoor Mapping Platform Jibestream Named as Fast Growing IoT Company
Toronto: Jibestream announced it has been named among the 30 Fastest Growing IoT Companies for 2016. Improving efficiency, productivity and…
Toronto Police Launch Student Open Data for Change Competition
Chief Mark Saunders and Ryerson University Interim Provost and Vice President Academic Dr. Christopher Evans announced a Public Safety Open…
Transport Canada updates Canadian UAV Stakeholders
GoGeomatics got an interesting email this week about the proposed regulatory framework regarding UAVs from Transport Canada. It’s really an…
Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc. optimizes efficiency with Optech Galaxy
Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc. has accepted delivery of the most capable airborne lidar…
TECTERRA Funds $4.9 Million for Geomatics Innovation in Canada in 2015-16
TECTERRA Inc. announced it had committed $4.9 million of funds to support the geomatics technology sector in Canada during the…
Canadian Government Supports Advanced Geomatics Research
Leading Edge Geomatics will be able to develop new and advanced airborne mapping technology thanks to a repayable government contribution…
Canadian Municipalities Unlock Their Data with Esri’s ArcGIS Open Data
TORONTO—April 25, 2016—Esri Canada today announced that more than 20 Canadian municipalities have adopted ArcGIS Open Data. Esri’s cloud-based geographic…
