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One of the Best Geomatics events in Canada: GeoAlberta 2017
I had a chance to attend the 2017 GeoAlberta conference earlier this month in Calgary, Alberta. This was my first…
Fall Reading in Canada: landscape, language, geography
Last week, I picked up a copy of Robert MacFarlane’s ‘Landmarks’. I had read all of his previous works and…
Georeferencing Scanned Maps Using QGIS
One of the passions of modern day information technologists is to convert the past to digital form and to put…
Local Action & Geomatics: the Gowgaia Institute on Haida Gwaii
This blog is a sequel to last month’s discussion on ‘think global, act local‘. It looks at the the Gowgaia…
Elevation Web Services: Limitations and Prospects
Elevation Web Services: Limitations and Prospects Elevation data is necessary for a wide range of geospatial applications such as creating…
Interview: Canadian Cartographer in Australia
GoGeomatics has reached all the way across the world to Australia to interview our next guest. Today we have a discussion with Jennifer Johnston whom has taken the time to talk about some of her Cartography experiences and what she thinks about the Geomatics industry.
Storytelling: Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii is a rich source for stories. There are many perspectives and many different formats. In the Haida culture…
Landscape and Language: Haida Gwaii
Over the Easter break, I was walking along the North shore of Graham Island towards Tow Hill (pictured below). At…
Geography Education: The Map is Not the App
David Lepage, in his blog for Axiom News, expresses concern for “the map is not the territory” in a community…
Gettysburg: What Could Lee See?
In an age devoid of modern communications methods and digital maps, military generals often made tactical decisions based on what…
COGS: Terrestrial LiDAR vs Photogrammetry in 3D Model Creation – Stage One
By Peter Willis (www.making-remote-sense.tumblr.com) Considering the speed at which the UAV industry seems to be flying these days, three Remote Sensing…
October 1st 2013 Canadian GoGeomatics MERX Report
Here is the October 1st 2013 GoGeomatics MERX Report. Login to see the contracts on MERX Laurentian Channel Ground-truthing Project…
