After completing an undergraduate degree in 2015, (Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Toronto) I needed to determine which direction to take in the next chapter of my academic and professional career. I […]
While I was reading Andrea Wulf’s “The Invention of Nature. Alexander von Humboldt’s New World”. I noted a comment on the back cover by Richard Holmes. Holmes was Professor of Biographical Studies at the University […]
My friend, Edward, directed me towards the Internet and the podcast website entitled ‘The Accidental Geographer’. Edward, in his version of the concept, describes a field trip, where a group of students go into a […]
The geospatial community has been “abuzz” since a game called called “Pokémon Go” landed on cell phones in Australia and New Zealand. Yesterday the game became available in Canada for download on the Google Play […]
A few months ago, I decided to obtain the Esri Associate certification for ArcGIS Desktop and wrote about my reasoning here. I wanted to take the exam for a few reasons: First, I wanted to have […]
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Goodchild and talk about his book and Geography. Michael was my graduate student supervisor in Geography at the University of Western Ontario between 1969-72 and […]
Last week I was among an interesting group of participants and presenters who came together to discuss Big Data (June 1st, 2016). The day long event was framed as an exploration of “Big Data: Technology […]
Walking Home is a book by Ken Greenberg on ‘the life and lessons of a city builder’. It describes the experiences of a urban designer/architect who was strongly influenced by Jane Jacobs. I picked up […]