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My Bookcase: The Geography of Canada
It’s been three years since I wrote up my top ten list geography books in a post called 50 Years a Geographer: My Top Ten books about Geography. This list is a follow up to […]
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Education & Careers
Interview with Ted MacKinnon: One of Nova Scotia’s most valuable geospatial resources
“Oh the Places You will go!” Part 3: “Continuing the COGServation” I’ve been writing a series of articles and interviews highlighting some of the most interesting people I know in the Canadian geospatial community with […]
Education & Careers
Grand Banks to the Gulf of Mexico: My Canadian Geomatics Career
I often contemplate what it would have been like working at the same job for an entire career. Mind you, the thought of the same job day in and day out never appealed to me. I’m […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
Canadian Government Supports Advanced Geomatics Research
Leading Edge Geomatics will be able to develop new and advanced airborne mapping technology thanks to a repayable government contribution of $486,471, which was announced today by Matt DeCourcey, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, on […]
Education & Careers
Geography Education: Changing Scale and Viewpoint
In England, as a teenager, we used to conduct ‘table top’ car rallies, using the 1 inch to 1 mile OS maps (1:63,360). The clues had to be restricted to the symbols available at that […]
Education & Careers
The Changing Face of Geography: Learning Opportunitites
This article is a companion piece to the September 23rd article “The Changing Face of Geomatics: Learning Opportunities,” which focused more on technology. Geomatics, as a suite of technologies, is only one of the factors […]
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Looking Ahead to the Fall: Geomatics in Canada 2014
The summer is a time of year when most of us slow down a little bit. Just like everyone else, Canadian geomatics folks like to head to the cottage or even the hills for relaxation. Spending […]
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Esri Canada Launches GIS Centres of Excellence in Higher Education
TORONTO – July 29, 2014 – Esri Canada, the leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its GIS Centres of Excellence initiative which is aimed at encouraging […]