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The Ellipsoid Crosses Here: Geodetic Plaque Unveiling at UNB’s Head Hall
The University of New Brunswick Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering held a ceremony on Tuesday, 20 June 2017, to…
Event Recap: The 2017 Canadian Surveyors Conference in Ottawa
On March 1st and 2nd land surveyor professionals, as well as industry exhibitors, headed to Ottawa for the 2017 Canadian…
Geospatial Earth Observation Using Blimps, Balloons and Kites
These days drones are all the rage. Nevertheless, there are other ways to collect data from the sky! Blimps, balloons and kites…
How to Start Your Career in GIS
You are reaching the point of your life where you are finishing up your last year of college or university…
Contrasting: GIS & Geomatics Education in Canada and China
I have studied Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in both Canada and China. Last summer I completed my master in geography at…
QGIS & WorldClim: Using Zonal Statistics to Map Temperature Patterns
There has never been a time in the history of GIS when so much free, high quality data has been…
Postal Codes: Canada Post Backs Down on Crowdsourced Open Data
Have you ever felt the wrath of a Canadian Crown Corporation? In 2011 Canada Post set its sights on Ervin…
NetCDF: a growing standard for encoding georeferenced data in binary form
Recently, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has announced an extension to the OGC CF-netCDF 3.0 encoding standard that specifies how…
Part 2: Preparing for the Esri Desktop Associate Exam
Last month in Part 1 of my series I shared my reasoning on why I wanted to try for the…
What is the Difference Between Geomatics and Geography?
There seems to be great confusion between these two great disciplines, especially noting that some geographers and schools claim that…
June Seo: Geomatics Engineering Student at NAIT & GoGeomatics Edmonton Group Leader
GoGeomatics Canada is pleased to introduce June Seo to the community. She is one of the great new group leaders…
FAA Task Force recommends registration for drones over 9 ounces
A Federal Aviation Administration task force has recommended requiring owners of all drones larger than 9 oz. (250 grams) to…
