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Governments of Canada and Manitoba invest in building state-of-the-art Churchill Marine Observatory
Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Minister responsible for Manitoba, and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger visited…
Story Mapping: Haida Gwaii
In my previous blog “Storytelling: Haida Gwaii,” I referenced the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia’s (GANS) mentoring program between myself…
DisasterLAN Successfully Implemented by Alberta’s Emergency Management Agency
After a competitive RFP process, the Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) has chosen Buffalo Computer Graphics’ (BCG) DisasterLAN (DLAN) as…
UrtheCast Releases World’s First Full-Color HD Videos Of Earth From Space
Videos of London, Boston, and Barcelona showcase life on Earth viewed from the International Space Station. VANCOUVER, June 17, 2015…
UrtheCast: A Canadian Company Showing Us The World
Imagine seeing our world through an astronaut’s eye-view from the comfort of your own home… Pretty soon, you won’t have…
Storytelling: Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii is a rich source for stories. There are many perspectives and many different formats. In the Haida culture…
Intelligent Networking and Advice to Enter the Geospatial Workforce
This editorial is in response to and in support of a recent article written by Kirsti Oja on the GoGeomatics…
Geography Education: First Thoughts from Haida Gwaii
One of the joys of leaving your residence on one coast (Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia) and moving to a new…
Alex Trebek Gives $100K to Support Canadian Geographic Challenge
OTTAWA, ON – Sudbury-born Alex Trebek, celebrity host of the long-running TV quiz show Jeopardy!, has donated US$100,000 to celebrate…
Brian Bancroft, Sight Surveillance: Geomatics in Action
I work for Sight Surveillance. My day begins bright and early in the morning. After a hearty meal, I set…
Opinion: Canada Doesn’t Have Too Many GIS Programs
Are there too many GIS post-diploma programs and University GIS certifications in Canada? In the late 1980s, the prevailing notion…
Giant Arctic Floor Map Lets Students Explore Canada’s North
Canadian schoolchildren can get a chance to “walk” across Canada’s Arctic and challenge their perceptions of the North through a…
