After completing an undergraduate degree in 2015, (Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Toronto) I needed to determine which direction to take in the next chapter of my academic and professional career. I […]
The author Bob Maher (BM) and Chris Hopkinson (CH) both worked as scientists at the Appied Geomatics Reearch Group (AGRG) between 2004-2011. Five years later, it was time to catch up. Chris is currently Research […]
The Arctic SDI Board, which includes mapping executives from Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States, recently met in Anchorage, Alaska to further development of a robust Arctic Spatial […]
Chief Mark Saunders and Ryerson University Interim Provost and Vice President Academic Dr. Christopher Evans announced a Public Safety Open Data Competition for Ryerson students. The competition will see members of the Toronto Police Service […]
K2 Geospatial, a leading geospatial software company and the editor of JMap, is pleased to announce the creation of the Canadian Rail Portal. Initiated by the Railway Association of Canada (RAC), the Portal was built […]
TORONTO—April 25, 2016—Esri Canada today announced that more than 20 Canadian municipalities have adopted ArcGIS Open Data. Esri’s cloud-based geographic information system (GIS) application allows communities to release their data and promote transparency, innovation and […]
On April 7th, I attended the community mapping showcase at the NSCC Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS). This project is a collaboration between the Age Advantage Association, a not-for-profit group of seniors in the Annapolis […]
GIS has always been an integral part of forward thinking organizations. However, it has long struggled to break out of the “back office”. I could fill a book with that struggle, but at the moment […]