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The Modern Metropolis & the Role of Geomatics: Toronto City Age Conference Review

On Thursday, May 16, 2013 and the following Friday in Toronto, I had the privilege of attending a conference on…

MERX Contract Opportunities Report For Geomatics in Canada

GoGeomatics Canada is quite a keen on MERX. They publish a lot of opportunities for doing business relating to geomatics…

Click, Trip and Away!

In honor of international Women’s day on March 8th, GoGeomatics will feature interviews and articles by women about women in…

Immigrating to Canada for GIS Work: Interview with Madhur K Shrestha

GoGeomatics Canada had the chance to interview Madhur K Shrestha, a new arrival to Canada and a GIS specialist.  We explore…

Thinking about GIS or Whatever Happened to the Geography Teacher

(This title borrows from Tomlinson’s book of the same name, as well as a new book by Donald Savoie ‘…

Open Source Geomatics Software & Geomatics Careers

GoGeomatics had a chance to talk with Teresa Baldwin the Community Manager for FOSSLC, an open source based, not-for-profit group.

ORRSC GIS Day in Lethbridge, AB

In Lethbridge, AB the Oldman River Regional Services Commission (ORRSC) hosted a GIS Day event on November 14th. It was an…

University of New Brunswick Surveying: James Secord

Here, we will be speaking with Dr. James M. Secord. He is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Geomatics in…

Highway GIS Projects

GIS Analyst with a Highway Department

Patrick Korellis, a GIS Analyst currently working with Warren Township – Highway Department. This interview will be broken into two parts. First we would like to get to know more about Mr. Korellis and then we have some questions that we feel will be very helpful for new graduate students applying for similar jobs as this one.

The Ottawa Tree Canopy Cover Mapping Project

The City of Ottawa Official Plan set a target of 30% tree canopy cover for the entire city. To the…

Lawrie Keillor-Faulkner: GIS Instructor, Fleming College

GoGeomatics Canada is talking to Lawrie Keillor-Faulkner a member of the GIS Faculty at Fleming College in Ontario. GoGeomatics: Welcome…

A to B – (A Geographers Journey)

Hey everyone! It’s been suggested by a number of people including GoGeomatics Canada that I consider writing a blog and…