Western Canada has been experiencing extreme fire conditions following an intense heatwave since late June. According to BC Wildfire Service, 243 wildfires are currently burning in British Columbia. Due to the fire threats, many residents […]
Adobe Illustrator is not a tool you’d associate with geospatial work, but Avenza is here to show you how to use this software for your cartographic needs! In this talk on Day Three of the […]
Day Three of the GeoIgnite conference featured Gold Sponsor GISPartner. They continue to make waves as a dynamically developing European company, active in field of GIS professional services market in Poland. Their main aim is […]
Natural disasters, to say the least, have jeopardized the livelihood of millions, and the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are not unfamiliar with the displacement and famine that follows (The World Bank, 2021). The 1.1 million […]
As awe inspiring as the mountain is, so are the maps. Mount Everest is often considered “a symbol of something impossible”. For mountaineers standing atop Everest, near the Nepal-China border on the huge ice block […]
On July 6th, Iain Rankin, Nova Scotia’s premier, was in the Annapolis Valley to unveil the provinces 9 million dollar investment in the growing global location technology sector. Joining him were NSCC President Don Bureaux […]
Every day, Planet images the full Earth at 3.5m resolution and anywhere sub-daily at <50cm. This data is critical in working to make global change visible, accessible, and actionable in regards to climate change. On […]
The Government of Canada and organizations such as the UN recognize the critical role of standards in geographic information and geomatics to support stewardship and interoperability of information, ensuring that organizations access, use and share […]