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 […]
Every year since 1999, the geospatial community has been celebrating GIS Day and this year it is on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. GIS Day was created by Esri in order to promote grassroots educational events […]
Last month the Canadian geomatics community came together to celebrate the start of the new school year by welcoming new and returning students to college and universities across Canada. Over 450 people came out to […]
This article was written by Mark Sampson for the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. Mark’s contact details are at the bottom of the article and here is a direct link. Drones are referred to interchangeably […]
Last week, I picked up a copy of Robert MacFarlane’s ‘Landmarks’. I had read all of his previous works and seen reviews of ‘Landmarks’ online from the UK. MacFarlane’s book got me thinking about community […]
Four years ago, the Atlantic Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (ACAG) meeting at St. Mary’s University brought a number of geographic educators together to discuss the state of geographic education in the Atlantic Region. […]
In celebration of Geography Week, it seemed like a good idea to issue a challenge: list the top ten books about Geography ever written. It was modelled on a similar list for History. This is […]