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Hacking to liberate RADARSAT-1 data
How four individuals came together at the recent Ottawa Space Apps Challenge to create intuitive access to the RADARSAT-1 Catalog…
My COGS GIS Education, Part II
In my first article, I introduced the how and why I chose to attend COGS from the fall of 2014…
Canadian Hydrographic & National Surveyors Conferences: 2018 Victoria, BC: March 26-29
2018 Canadian Hydrographic & National Surveyors Conferences March 26-29, 2018, Victoria B.C. Sponsor and Exhibitor Registration is now opened. You…
My COGS GIS Education
What About COGS The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) is one of the best colleges in Canada for learning GIS. …
Grand Banks to the Gulf of Mexico: My Canadian Geomatics Career
I often contemplate what it would have been like working at the same job for an entire career. Mind you,…
Event Recap: COGS & CIG & GANS Cooperate for Mapping Workshop
The Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) Nova Scotia Branch and the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (GANS), two regional professional organizations that foster the application of geographic information within the geomatics sector recently collaborated to host a high resolution mapping workshop at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
Software Development – The Key to Ecere’s Success
It is rare to learn of a GIS company in which much R&D is done up front to create the…
Upgrade your Geospatial Skills: leveraging the power of MOOCs
What I want to share with you are some resources related to something called Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) where…
Atlantic Canada: COGS: Geomatics Professionals Coming to Discuss High Resolution Coastal Mapping
High Resolution Coastal Zone Mapping This collaborative effort by GANS & the CIG will engage the geospatial community & increase awareness on the value…
The Future of GIS Software? QGIS A Popular Open-Source GIS for the Masses
In today’s geomatics society, ArcGIS, developed by Esri, is a giant and dominates the GIS software market. However, there are…
March 23 Career Fair: Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) Industry Expo
It’s that time of year again where geomatics students in Canada are starting their final semesters of school, many are…
How to Start Your Career in GIS
You are reaching the point of your life where you are finishing up your last year of college or university…
