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How Valuable is Geospatial Information in Canada?

There is a strong consensus that geospatial information (GI) has become ubiquitous, but what real value is the use of…

September 11th 2013 Canadian Geomatics Merx Report

GoGeomatics Canada has started a series of articles on the current geospatial related contracts available on MERX.  This is our…

Fish Weirs, Ktaronto & 13 Other Riparian Boundary Fallacies

By Dr. Brian Ballantyne Surveyor General Branch, NRCan Reprinted from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 2, Spring 2013…

Neil Thompson: Geospatial Intelligence & Canadian Military (Part 2)

This is the second part of the interview GoGeomatics Canada has done with Neil Thompson, the Managing partner of the…

Should we be called geomatics or something else?

In order to determine whether geomatics is the most appropriate term for this field it may be useful to review…

GEOINT Canada

Neil Thompson: Geospatial Intelligence & Canadian Military

GoGeomatics had the chance to interview Neil Thompson, the Managing partner of the WCGroup. Neil is also the former Director…

Furthering Canada’s Geomatics Strategy: New Visions – New Direction – New Future

The recent publication of the ‘Canadian Geomatics Community Strategy “White Paper” and Scenarios’ has added another perspective toward furthering the development…

NRCan, GeoConnections, CGDI, & the Canadian Geomatics Round Table

GoGeomatics Canada got in touch with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in order to ask them about all the most recent…

Open Gov/Data Needs Collaborative Common Spaces

If you want to learn about your customers, you gotta leave the office.. regularly. It’s no different for government who…

Darin Brooks: GIS Instructor, College of the North Atlantic

GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started can you tell us about where you are from and…

A to B – (A Geographers Journey) Part 3

A – B Part 3 Mrs. Jordan, Mr. Heinze, Mr. McLelland, Mr. Cleve, Mr. Polianato these are some of the…

Dr. Robert ‘Bob’ Ryerson: A Canadian Geomatics Perspective on our Industry and Future

GoGeomatics has had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Robert ‘Bob’ Ryerson of KIM Geomatics Corporation.   Along with his…