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GIS Partnerships Between the Community and the Education System

I believed in 1996 that the future of geography was with technology and I still believe that even more so…

Canada’s Arctic: Spatial Info/Geotech Opportunity

Canada’s north has always been a challenge to those living there and to geoscience professionals alike. The sheer size of…

A GIS Postgraduate’s Journal – September 25, 2012

September 25, 2012 Growing up, my life ambitions changed almost daily, not unlike most young children. Nearing the end of…

The Best GIS Education in Canada

In 1960 Canada brought the first GIS to use.  We can thank Dr. Roger Tomlinson for this genesis. He called the…

GIS in Canadian Education Still Needs Advocacy

In 1995 I was your typical teacher with a degree in geography. I had gotten involved in technology in education.…

Welcome to the New GoGeomatics Canada!

Here at GoGeomatics Canada, we want to say hello to our new users and “surprise” to our existing members. We…

Bob Ryerson: State of our Art – Canadian Geomatics Editorial

For the first editorial for the new Canadian web magazine for geomatics I have been asked to comment on where…

Top Five Canadian Geomatics LinkedIn Groups

Since our Top 10 Canadian Geomatics Twitter feeds article was such a (controversial) hit, we’ve decided to do another entry…

Top 10 Canadian Geomatics Twitter Feeds

We have scoured the net and reviewed a number of Canadian Twitter streams. Skilled tweeters can pack a good deal of pertinent information and keen insight into 140 characters. The trouble is, they can be hard to find in a swelling sea of self-aggrandizing micro bloggers. That’s why we have assembled a list of the top ten Twitter feeds from Canadian geomatics professionals, personalities, and organizations.

Dr. Robert ‘Bob’ Ryerson: A Canadian Geomatics Perspective on our Industry and Future

GoGeomatics has had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Robert ‘Bob’ Ryerson of KIM Geomatics Corporation.   Along with his…