At GoGeomatics, we’re all about fostering a strong geomatics community in Canada. One of our favourite ways to connect is face-to-face, at our monthly cross-Canada socials. If you’ve never been to a social, or haven’t […]
Third worldwide conference a key initiative in Canada’s international promotion of open data February 18, 2015 – Ottawa – Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Treasury Board President Tony Clement today announced that Canada will host […]
The Canadian geomatics community is full of awards, scholarships, and bursaries recognizing outstanding work and contributions. We’re putting together a comprehensive list of Canadian awards in geomatics, GIS, remote sensing, cartography, and geography. See the […]
As one of the former team members, and until last fall a volunteer of the Canadian Geomatics Community Round Table (CGCRT), I am going to interpret and analyze the most recent communications from the CGCRT, […]
OTTAWA, ON – Sudbury-born Alex Trebek, celebrity host of the long-running TV quiz show Jeopardy!, has donated US$100,000 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Canadian Geographic (CG) Challenge. Since 2003, Canada’s geography whiz kids have […]
During a recent visit by Tomas Hjelmberg to the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, an agreement was reached for QPS to help sponsor the Chair in Ocean Mapping […]
Sometimes it seems like jobs are getting harder to find in the geospatial sector. That’s because it is hard, especially compared to only a few years ago. That is not to say there are not […]
Are there too many GIS post-diploma programs and University GIS certifications in Canada? In the late 1980s, the prevailing notion was that we had three GIS post-diploma programs in Canada, at BCIT, SSFC and COGS. […]