I’m thrilled to announce our first tracks, forums and summits for GeoIgnite 2020. A big thank our GeoIgnite conference committee for all the hard work putting our program together. GeoIgnite is an exciting addition the […]
Finding the Right Balance: Geospatial technologies, Data, Policy and Privacy Our Committee is solidifying a vast variety of diverse and engaging tracks for GeoIgnite 2020. Track Chair: Amina Deiab The evolution and proliferation of geospatial […]
I am pleased to announce that Amina Deiab, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister, Policy coordinations Office, Government of Alberta, has been chosen to take the chairs duties for GeoIgnite 2020. Thank you Amina […]
A federal act to streamline geospatial data The USA recently passed Geospatial Data Act is expected to streamline federal government data purchases. Written to prevent duplicative data purchases by federal agencies and modernize the collection […]
Quite of few Canadian geomatics specialists have been scratching our heads since news broke that Canada dropped 3 spots on the international rankings of geospatial readiness this year. The rankings only started in 2017 so […]
For the last five years, I have annually had the opportunity to spend time in Iqaluit, Canada’s fastest growing community in Canada’s fastest growing territory or province. On arrival, I check out the selection of new books at Arctic Ventures and the screening of new movies about the North. This year, there was the chance to see John Walker’s Passage and to buy a copy of Darrel Varga’s book of the same name in the Canadian Cinema series. […]
I had a chance to attend the 2017 GeoAlberta conference earlier this month in Calgary, Alberta. This was my first geospatial event and I had heard from Jonathan Murphy, the Managing Director of GoGeomatics, that […]
About Congress Unrivaled in scope and impact, the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is the convergence of over 70 scholarly associations, each holding their annual conference under one umbrella. Now in its 86th […]