The recent publication of the ‘Canadian Geomatics Community Strategy “White Paper” and Scenarios’ has added another perspective toward furthering the development of geomatics and the use of spatial data in Canada. The “purpose is to provide […]
GoGeomatics Canada got in touch with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in order to ask them about all the most recent goings on over there on Booth Street in Ottawa. Michelle Viau, the Communications Advisor in […]
The province of British Columbia (B.C.) recently revised their portal. The main page offers a number of services to the general public of B.C., such as provincial services, ministries and governmental departments. Sub portals attached […]
Interest in mapping is on the rise, as evidenced by services such as Google Earth, Virtual Earth, MapQuest, and any number of other web mapping mashups. These are all exciting developments, yet there is another […]
At first glance, navigating the world has never been easier. Getting from Point A to Point B is a snap; just pop an address into your Global Positioning System (GPS) or pull up a map […]
Modern Canada is internationally renowned for its cartographic practices and strong mapping systems. Canada is host to vast landscapes and diverse in climates and topography. These lands and waters were mapped and surveyed, by many […]
For the first editorial for the new Canadian web magazine for geomatics I have been asked to comment on where we have been in the past, where we are today, and what the future may […]
Required reading in numerous U.S. history survey courses, it is the consummate tale of human folly: the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms causing major […]