Continuous surveying, to support smart cities, infrastructure, geodesign, and construction, is opening expanded—but unconventional—roles for surveyors and geospatial practitioners. “Put me in coach, I’m ready to play… today…” – John Fogerty [The following guest op-ed […]
NRCan becomes OGC strategic member GeoConnections of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has upgraded to the highest level of membership—strategic member—in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). NRCan has historically contributed to new standards that made geospatial […]
During this OpenStreetMap Mapathon, we will select a task from the OSM Canada Tasking Manager (http://tasks.osmcanada.ca/) and attempt to complete it in our allotted time. Current capacity is 30, so register today! Free pizza and […]
Tracking climate change with LiDAR Donna Kirkwood, the chief scientist at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), marked the 100-year anniversary of the Petawawa Research Forest with a demonstration of Contour, a 3-D laser scanner. Contour uses […]
GIS is transforming key industries The geospatial data market is expected to grow to $73.9 billion by 2021, benefitting seven key industries in the process: Agriculture, transportation, energy, retail, defence and intelligence, the federal government, […]
I don’t want to give the impression that all good things in geospatial originate at COGS in Nova Scotia. In my quest to get a better understanding of the great people and diversity of paths […]
In the Canadian geomatics sector this week, we look at the Geospatial Readiness Index, big data, new mapping initiatives, and new changes to the way we access earth imagery. We also acknowledge the work of […]
Land surveying is an exciting Geomatics Career Field that is in high demand and often over looked by many young people when choosing a career path. Land surveyors are involved in many aspects of geomatics including urban and […]