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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…

Geomatics & Hockey – Only in Canada

This time of year there is no shortage of magazines and web sites devoting space to articles on hockey. There…

Geomatics to Geomantics

From my memory (which is, unfortunately, diming with each passing year) the word “geomatics”, defined as the automation of geography,…

Kick-Starting the Canadian Geomatics Twitter Community

The Canadian Geomatics Twitter Community is diverse and numerous. GoGeomatics is hoping that if you are a Tweeter you will…

UAV Mapping

Canadian UAV Company Maps Forest Fire Damage in Alberta

Industry and public awareness for commercial applications of UAV technology has increased significantly in Canada and throughout North America. Initially…

Being a Savvy Tweeter: Following and Followers Part 1

Who should I follow and why? The first lesson I learned when I started my experimental account with my university…

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…

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…

Ottawa GoGeomatics Career Seminar for GIS on April 28th: Sneak Preview

It’s only a short time until the April 28th Ottawa GIS Career Seminar. In preparation for the seminar this weekend…

The Myth of COGS

When Jonathan Murphy mentioned to me ‘the myth of COGS’ as a topic of conversation in Ottawa I agreed to…

NRCan, GeoConnections, CGDI, & the Canadian Geomatics Round Table

GoGeomatics Canada got in touch with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in order to ask them about all the most recent…

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…