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Cartography & Art: Historic and Ancient Maps
As much a science as an art; cartography makes one wonder how the artist or mathematician-cum-geographer captured the most finite…
May 16: Thunder Bay GoGeomatics Speaker: Rob Rempel – Research Scientist MNRF
You are cordially invited to our fun free event geomatics networking event on May 16th. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 –…
URISA BC – Engage: Make It So With GIS in Community Engagement
What: Engage: Make It So With GIS in Community Engagement Where: Vancouver, BC When: Thursday, 15 June 2017 from 8:00…
One of the Best Geomatics events in Canada: GeoAlberta 2017
I had a chance to attend the 2017 GeoAlberta conference earlier this month in Calgary, Alberta. This was my first…
Google Earth Engine – What is a Data Cube and Why Canadians Should Care
What is a data cube and how is it used for big data analytics? How does a data cube work…
Free Satellite Imagery For You: Sentinel 1 & 2
Sentinel constellations and data products As the ENVISAT program is coming to an end, the European Space Agency has begun…
CANMAP, and SHIFTing gears at COGS
At the end of last month, John Wian hosted the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the CANMAP Research Institute in…
Annapolis Community Mapping April 13 at COGS
1866: a twenty three year old blacksmith from rural Annapolis County who could neither read nor write. 1888: a five…
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC): proposed GeoRSS Community Standard
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting public comment on the proposed GeoRSS Community Standard. First available in 2006, GeoRSS…
QGIS: Performing Viewshed Analysis on Archaeological Sites
In 1927 a Vancouver bylaw was enacted that limited the height of buildings to a maximum of six stories in…
COGS NSCC students use Geomatics to explore the history of Black Loyalists & Joggins Fossil Cliff
NSCC students make major impact in two small communities with huge historical significance Students at Nova Scotia Community College’s Centre…
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…
