One hundred and fifty years after Confederation launched the idea of a railway that would unite the country, the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today unveiled the Canadian Rail Atlas, which allows visitors to explore that […]
These days drones are all the rage. Nevertheless, there are other ways to collect data from the sky! Blimps, balloons and kites are alternative was to collecting data or remote-sensing imagery. These are great unconventional solutions for […]
Every weeknight, my mom and I watch Jeopardy together. Jeopardy always starts with the announcement of the contestants by their profession. Usually we hear about the doctors, the lawyers and the teachers on Jeopardy. But […]
It is rare to learn of a GIS company in which much R&D is done up front to create the programming language used to build its tools. Ecere, a Canadian company based in Gatineau, Québec, […]
What I want to share with you are some resources related to something called Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) where you can learn new skills, refresh your current ones or to simply satisfy your thirst […]
I spent Christmas in Sydney, Cape Breton. While there, I had the time to read David Gauntlett’s book ‘Making is Connecting’. Gauntlett is Professor, Creativity and Design at the University of Westminister, UK. He starts with […]
Not many companies undertake the ambitious goal of creating a new geospatial software suite from scratch. Ecere, a Canadian company based in Gatineau, Québec has been developing a software platform that has positioned them to […]
The coastal zone, that dynamic geographic region where the interaction of the sea and land occurs, is vital to the lifestyle and economy of Atlantic Canada. Having quality geospatial data is essential for mapping coastal […]