GoGeomatics recently published a press release on the launch of the Esri Canada GIS Centres of Excellence in Higher Education. To get a better understanding of these new programs, we caught up with Dr. Brent […]
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has issued a call for presentations and presentation abstracts at the inaugural OGC Academic Summit 2014. The OGC Academic Summit will be held 15-16 September 2014 at the University of […]
In recent years, high–resolution spaceborne imagery (HRSI), up to 50cm spatial resolution, has become readily available for no cost using such applications as Google Earth and Bing Maps. Thanks to this new availability of free […]
After experiencing another Toronto social event thanks to GoGeomatics Canada, I am reminded of how a night out can increase the chance of injury. Perhaps that’s an odd connection to make in the eyes of […]
April 21, 2013 Two semesters done ..almost. Five more exams to write in a five-day period, and then I’ll have completed two of three semesters. This semester I have studied the following courses: Analytical GIS […]
December 17, 2012 To say that the past semester of school flew by is an understatement. I am still slightly overwhelmed with how much I learnt in such a short amount of time. Since I […]
November 4, 2012 Officially two months into school now and the road is starting to seem long. I know my last journal entry stated that I couldn’t wait to learn something beyond how to install […]
In 1960 Canada brought the first GIS to use. We can thank Dr. Roger Tomlinson for this genesis. He called the first true GIS, The Canada Geographic Information System. GIS is now an indispensable tool the […]