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My Top 10 New Year’s Spatial Resolutions for 2013
So as I write this, we are nearing the end of 2012 (or possibly the end of the world as we know it) and I thought that, just in case, I would submit my top […]
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Top Ten Geomatics LinkedIn Groups
GoGeomatics Canada has compiled a list of the Top Ten Geomatics related Linkedin Groups. Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, geomatics content on social media is growing. Photographs, articles, updates on technology, jobs and events […]
Education & Careers
Cartographic Specialist or Applications Specialist: That Is The Question.
Well, at least for a post-grad GIS student… Having recently graduated from the University of Ottawa with a BA Honors in Geography, the next step for me was clear. Although I achieved a minor in […]
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GIS in the School System
Fast forward to 2011. I was conducting research on latest trends in education re web 2.0; and, with my Intermediate/Secondary group of pre-service Social Studies teachers at Memorial University, decided to learn Twitter. This resulted […]
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Darin Brooks: GIS Instructor, College of the North Atlantic
GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started can you tell us about where you are from and why you decided to make a career of GIS? Darin Brooks: Thanks for having me […]
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GIS in Canadian Education Still Needs Advocacy
In 1995 I was your typical teacher with a degree in geography. I had gotten involved in technology in education. I saw an ad, applied, and got accepted for “Geography for the 21st Century”, a […]
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A to B – (A Geographers Journey) Part 2
In the first installment of A-B, I ended with my realization that I was 36 and returning to university. I had declared my major as a BA Human Geography (mostly because at the time the prospect […]
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Amy Barker – G.I.S. Officer for the Government of the Northwest Territories
Amy Barker has been working for the Government of the Northwest Territories for over 2 years as a G.I.S. Officer. Amy enjoys working with data pertaining to culture and heritage and is currently working in […]