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My Top 10 New Year’s Spatial Resolutions for 2013
So as I write this, we are nearing the end of 2012 (or possibly the end of the world as we know it) and I thought that, just in case, I would submit my top […]
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GoGeomatics Awarded Contract: Maintenance of Canada’s Largest Enterprise GIS
‘Twas the week before Christmas and GoGeomatics has been called in to assist one of the largest non-profit clients in the world. This client operates world wide but the base of operations is in Canada. It […]
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Lynn Moorman: Finding the Way with Geo-Literacy
At first glance, navigating the world has never been easier. Getting from Point A to Point B is a snap; just pop an address into your Global Positioning System (GPS) or pull up a map […]
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Top Five Canadian Explorers/ Mappers/ Surveyors
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 […]
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Top Ten Geomatics LinkedIn Groups
GoGeomatics Canada has compiled a list of the Top Ten Geomatics related Linkedin Groups. Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, geomatics content on social media is growing. Photographs, articles, updates on technology, jobs and events […]
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ORRSC GIS Day in Lethbridge, AB
In Lethbridge, AB the Oldman River Regional Services Commission (ORRSC) hosted a GIS Day event on November 14th. It was an all day event that featured 11 different presentations, all of which discussed different applications of where GIS […]
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Fleming College: On GIS Day It’s About Careers
GIS Day, having been a few days ago, is still hot on my mind. Here at Fleming, there was a half-day event with four guest speakers: Tammy Sikma (GIS Manager, Peterborough County), Paul Heersink (Community […]
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GIS Training Approaches with Scott Bell
GIS training and teaching is a fascinating endeavor. Undergraduate classes are a mélange of students from disciplines that span the University curriculum. Graduate training is usually highly focused on task-specific outcomes, while professional training can […]