The Community Maps Program (CMP) was introduced by Esri Canada in 2009 allowing organizations to share and host geographic data. The CMP is accessible to public and private organizations and web users. The platform for […]
This is the first of two articles on the release of ParcelMap BC Data, which we see as a significant event in the movement towards Open GIS Data in Canada. This month we’ll cover the […]
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 […]
Let’s take a step back and have a look at what happened this year. To be honest, it was pretty hard selection. There are way too many things happening at this point around the world. […]
This is our list Canadian geomatics conferences and events for 2017. Here you will find events pertaining to GIS, remote sensing, surveying, cartography, and informatics. We’re always updating this list, so if you have a […]
Recently, I read an article about the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) that seeks to explain why the CGDI, among many things, is relevant. While the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) who is […]
Editors note: This article has been jointly written by Bruce McCormack and Gordon Plunkett. Bios can be found at the bottom of the article. Most people like to predict the future. People are interested in […]
There has never been a time in the history of GIS when so much free, high quality data has been available. As an example, the WorldClim site (http://www.worldclim.org/) offers temperature raster data, on a global […]