Over the past couple of months, I’ve been writing about the state of geo awareness and education in Canada, and speculating on how it may be improved. The overall message has been the need for […]
How can we ensure that we have – or as students, that we are – the Canadian geomatics workforce and ‘geospatially-enabled society’ of tomorrow? How can we ensure that the Canadian Geomatics Sector communicates a […]
Recently we, as geomatics practitioners, have witnessed much discussion and debate between colleagues and over a number of social media channels about the Canadian Geomatics Community Roundtable (CGCRT) and specifically the discussion draft of the […]
I was recently asked if I believe a Canadian Geomatics trade association is in some form beneficial to the geomatics community. YES, absolutely, definitely. And I sure hope someone else gets one going soon. Anyone? […]
Some have voiced a concern that Canada’s geomatics industry does not have a viable trade and industry association. There are many examples of organizations that link to the edges of geomatics. Examples include the Association […]
At the end of this month, GoGeomatics Canada will be having two standout speakers at the Ottawa and Toronto Socials. The topics of these talks are relevant to people in every geomatics sector across Canada […]
On February 6-9, 2014, Dr. Claus Rinner, Associate Professor of Geography and Program Director of the Master of Spatial Analysis at Ryerson University and his team of four students attended the 2014 Spatial Knowledge Information […]
In case you haven’t heard, the Canadian geospatial community is actively working towards a strategy that will propel our sector to success for the next 20 years. The Pan-Canadian Geomatics Strategy’s first draft is now […]