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JMap provides instant access to all of the Canadian railway network’s geospatial data
K2 Geospatial, a leading geospatial software company and the editor of JMap, is pleased to announce the creation of the…
Canadian Municipalities Unlock Their Data with Esri’s ArcGIS Open Data
TORONTO—April 25, 2016—Esri Canada today announced that more than 20 Canadian municipalities have adopted ArcGIS Open Data. Esri’s cloud-based geographic…
Putting Map Making Back Into the Hands of the Community
On April 7th, I attended the community mapping showcase at the NSCC Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS). This project is…
Paul Barker: What is Web GIS? Exploring the ‘new’ GIS
GIS has always been an integral part of forward thinking organizations. However, it has long struggled to break out of…
Esri Canada Named Gold Standard Winner among Canada’s Best Managed Companies
Esri Canada, the country’s leading enterprise geographic information system (GIS) solutions provider, has been named a Gold Standard winner among…
An API for the World’s Weather & Climate Data
Planet OS is excited to announce the launch of our first API designed specifically for geospatial and Earth observation data.…
A Shared Vision
Every year, a small team of Esri staff come to COGS to recruit new talent. As part of the interview…
GIS Certification: The GISP
Professional certification is nothing new. It is a requirement in many fields to help regulate professional practices in specific industries…
Discrete Global Grid Systems – A new OGC standard emerges.
The beginning of 2016 was accompanied with a sonorous press release from the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) entitled: “OGC® seeks…
John Potter Recognized with Esri Canada’s Roger F. Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award
REGINA, Esri Canada User Conference – November 3, 2015 – Esri Canada today presented John Potter, a professional engineer who…
GIS: Parks Canada Receives Award for Enterprise Approach to Data Management
OTTAWA, Esri Canada User Conference – October 6, 2015 – Parks Canada fosters public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of Canada’s…
Nova Scotia Power Wins Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award
Enterprise implementation of geospatial platform transforms electric utility operations San Diego, CA, Esri International User Conference – Esri Canada congratulates…