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Sustainable Development Technology Canada funds Ecopia Tech Corporation to map all of Sub-Saharan Africa

OTTAWA, Ont., August 22, 2019 – Today, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) , announces a funding partnership with, Ecopia Tech…

NRCan Launches new interactive Map honouring Canadians who fought for our freedom and democracy

Many places throughout our country are named to remember the actions of Canadians in the defence of freedom and democracy.…

Claus Rinner talks about Ryerson’s special mission to provide career-relevant education in GIS

Jonathan Murphy: Hi Claus, and welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. First off, can you tell us about where you…

Careers In Land Surveying

Land surveying is an exciting Geomatics Career Field that is in high demand and often over looked by many young people…

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Traces of the Past: 1917 Vimy Ridge Map Project Video Presentation GoGeomatics in Ottawa

Bert de Bruijn is an Ottawa IT security consultant and founder of the WikiWar Project. Bert is passionate about Crowdsourcing…

Calgary Geography of Health and GIS Analysis: Researchers map out seasonal surprise in city air quality

A University of Calgary study of seasonal air pollution will be of cold comfort to thousands of Calgarians living south of the…

What is the Canadian Cartographic Association?

The Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA) was founded in 1975 with the aim to promote interest in maps and cartographic materials, deepen…

Leaks: Using GIS to Explore Canadian Tax Cheaters from the Panama Papers

The Breaking News Last year, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists announced that a year prior, one of their members…

Fire GIS Uses Maps, Data, & Social Media–A Hot Tool for BC Residents, Travellers

Every summer in British Columbia, along with long days, sunshine, heat, and little rain comes an all-too-familiar reality: hundreds of…

Using GIS to study health care services and utilization––from local to national

Access to timely and quality health care is an important determinant of health and well-being. Despite universal health coverage in…

Web Map of COGS Graduates: where are you now?

Hi COGS Grads: this is a nice manner to share “where you are” for a number of reasons: to help…

A summary of the 2017 Conference of the Canadian Cartographic Association: “150 Years of Cartography: Past, Present and Future”

The 42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Cartographic Association was held, May 31st thru June 2nd, at Carleton University. Inspired…