We decided to update our list of events and conferences that might be of interest to the geomatics community for 2013 so here it is. Conferences and geomatics events are good for your career health. […]
It’s only a short time until the April 28th Ottawa GIS Career Seminar. In preparation for the seminar this weekend I’ve updated it with everything I’ve learned over the past year. Most recently I’ve traveled […]
When I considered what to write about women in the geospatial world, from my perspective, I was stymied. I am both a geographer and a teacher (first in the school system, and then in university). […]
“Should you Specialize or Diversify?” Something many of us in geomatics often come across in our careers is whether or not we should be specialized on a specific geomatics aspect (like a certain software or skill set) or […]
Modern Canada is internationally renowned for its cartographic practices and strong mapping systems. Canada is host to vast landscapes and diverse in climates and topography. These lands and waters were mapped and surveyed, by many […]
I believed in 1996 that the future of geography was with technology and I still believe that even more so today. Geography is alive and well in the real world because of technical geography despite […]
In 1960 Canada brought the first GIS to use. We can thank Dr. Roger Tomlinson for this genesis. He called the first true GIS, The Canada Geographic Information System. GIS is now an indispensable tool the […]
GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started can you tell us about where you are from and why you decided to make a career of GIS? Darin Brooks: Thanks for having me […]