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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…

Evaluation of the Service New Brunswick Geographic Data & Maps Section

Service New Brunswick  (SNB)  is serving up geospatial data to the community so lets have look at what they are…

Immigrating to Canada for GIS Work: Interview with Madhur K Shrestha

GoGeomatics Canada had the chance to interview Madhur K Shrestha, a new arrival to Canada and a GIS specialist.  We explore…

Announcing Geospatial 2013 World Tour – United, Modern, Dynamic

For many years, organizations have struggled with using geospatial data effectively. This is a common problem faced by government agencies,…

Making a choice about GIS Certifications

GIS Certification: Is it Worth it?

Unlike Canadian surveyors, for example, GIS professionals in Canada are not pressed by law to obtain certification.  This fact has…

Matthew Tait: The Business of Geomatics Engineering

In 2000, I was just finishing a two year stint living in Belgium working on modeling downstream facilities.  Yes, we…

Meghan Miller: Creative Canadian Cartographer

GoGeomatics recently had the pleasure of speaking with a creative cartographer who has a passion for paper maps.  Find out…

Geomatics & GIS Education: University VS. College

Looking back almost five years ago, if I had been asked, my opinion would be that college is a place…

Landfill Assessment and Sensitivity Mapping Project

Project Task: Locate and collect information about open, closed, and historic landfills in order to create a 5 years inspection plan…

The Geospatial Desktop: Open Source Tools

Interest in mapping is on the rise, as evidenced by services such as Google Earth, Virtual Earth, MapQuest, and any…

Relying on Technology for EMS in Canada – Pros and Cons

New Years is a time to reminisce about the past year and compile your thoughts. What better way to do…

GoGeomatics Awarded Contract: Maintenance of Canada’s Largest Enterprise GIS

‘Twas the week before Christmas and GoGeomatics has been called in to assist one of the largest non-profit clients in…