Community
Wanted – A GNSS Puck
“I want it! I want it! I want it!” – “Magic Bus” – The Who The Glass Floor. There is glass floor of precision and accuracy that has sometimes been a hindrance to geospatial field […]
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Education & Careers
The Changing Face of Geography: Learning Opportunitites
This article is a companion piece to the September 23rd article “The Changing Face of Geomatics: Learning Opportunities,” which focused more on technology. Geomatics, as a suite of technologies, is only one of the factors […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
Brian Maloney Presented with Esri Canada’s Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award
Inaugural recipient receives award for outstanding achievement and contribution to the field of GIS TORONTO, Esri Canada User Conference – October 7, 2014 – Brian Maloney, a recently retired surveyor and leader in the […]
Community
Environmental GIS – City of Toronto Light Pollution Initiative
Nathan Heazlewood, in one of his recent articles, urges us Geomatics practitioners to be proud of the Geospatial profession. GIS and maps are the basis for many environmental projects because, let’s face it, all environmental […]
Technology
Mapping the Land Underwater
With the ocean covering a whopping 71% of the Earth’s surface, the ocean floor is largely unexplored. The benefits of knowing the landscape and contours of the ocean floor impact many different fields of study, […]
Community
Harnessing the Power of Geospatial Information to Bolster Canada’s Health, Wealth and Security
GAC 2015 Supports the GIS Education Community Everything begins and ends with geospatial information. Now more than ever, GIS and geomatics methodologies are gaining wide acceptance and adoption. GIS and geomatics tools were once […]
Community
The Changing Face of Geomatics – Learning Opportunities
In Nova Scotia in 2000, we formed the Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG) at the Nova Scotia Community College. The name reflected our desire to apply a variety of technologies to interesting environmental issues. The […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
McElhanney Adds to Existing Bridge Expertise With Acquisition of Infinity Engineering
McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. of Vancouver has acquired North Vancouver-based Infinity Engineering Group Ltd., specializing in bridge design and erection engineering. Infinity has played key roles in an impressive portfolio of long-span and complex bridges […]