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Looking Back on The CGCRT Team Canada Event
The CGCRT Geomatics Strategy, Action, and Implementation Planning Workshop took place in Ottawa June 9 and 10 at the Delta…
Toronto Geospatial Students Give Input on new Canadian Geomatics Strategy
On March 22nd, GoGeomatics Toronto hosted an event where a group of passionate and interested students assembled to explore the…
New Crown Forest Policy Drives $16.8 Million Investments in the Forests, Mills and Suppliers – 74 Jobs Created
ST. LEONARD, NB, April 7, 2014 /CNW/ – J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) announced today that it will invest $16.8 million…
Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup
Industry Experts Call for Safeguards After Spectacular Failure of “Russian GPS” CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA and LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Apr 7,…
U.S. Surveying, Geomatics, and Angst
“Not good enough damn it! Not good enough!” – Jean-Luc Picard Jonathan Murphy, Managing Director of GoGeomatics asked me…
The Plan for Building Tomorrow’s Geo Education
Over the past couple of months, I’ve been writing about the state of geo awareness and education in Canada, and…
Additional Input: GoGeomatics Geo-Conundrum about Geomatics Associations
I was recently asked if I believe a Canadian Geomatics trade association is in some form beneficial to the geomatics…
Canadian Geomatics Industry Association: Worth Supporting Or Not?
Some have voiced a concern that Canada’s geomatics industry does not have a viable trade and industry association. There are…
GIAC & the Search for Canada’s Geomatics Business Leadership in the CGCRT
In case you haven’t heard, the Canadian geospatial community is actively working towards a strategy that will propel our sector…
A New Opporunity For Non-Profits
GoGeomatics Canada has made a policy change regarding event postings on our website. Although we used to charge a nominal…
A Call to Action: The Canadian Geomatics Community Round Table
GoGeomatics Canada wants to introduce you to the Canadian Geomatics Community Round Table website. The CGCRT is an ambitious endeavor…
VGI: the Wild West of Data and GIS
In recent years, high–resolution spaceborne imagery (HRSI), up to 50cm spatial resolution, has become readily available for no cost using…
