Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Leading the Way: Peggy March on Her 2024 Geospatial Leadership Award and Geographic Education in Canada
There are people you meet during your life who are an inspiration to you and others. Peggy March is one…
Sparkgeo Uses a Geospatial Lens to Look at Earth’s Issues on a Planetary Scale
Cadell Asks Us To Rescale Our Way of Thinking The keynote speaker for GeoIgnite, Winter Geo conference on March 2,…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing May 2nd: 1. RCGS releases map in solidarity with Ukraine. 2. YVR launches its digital twin 3. Kraken’s Robotics as a Service (RaaS) contract with the Royal Canadian Navy. 4. 19th-century atlas of PEI
RCGS (Royal Canadian Geographical Society) releases a new map in solidarity with Ukraine. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society produced this…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing April 18th: 1. Esri Canada program director’s sudden passing; 2. Kanien’kéha mapping project; 3. Indigenous People’s Atlas of Canada; 4. Vernon floodplain maps; 5. Grassland mapping project
Esri Canada’s Program Director killed in small plane crash on March 21st John Bacon, Program Director in Esri Canada’s Geospatial…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing Nov 29: 1. Mapping Canada’s carbon landscape; 2. Satellite images of Flood in BC; 3. Royal Canadian Geographical Society awards; 4. High-speed internet for rural communities by asset-mapping; 5. Plant health beyond the naked eye
Mapping Canada’s carbon landascape WWF-Canada has conducted new research with the lead of McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Lab scientists to…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing August 2nd: Honouring Alex Trebek with new Grant Program; Interactive Map Looking at Marine Shipping Safety in Canada; New Canadian Wildfire App; Looking at Vulnerability from Heat Waves in Vancouver and Highlighting Importance of Green Spaces; A Collection of Canadian COVID-19 Dashboards
Alex Trebek honoured with Geographical Society grant program for emerging explorers The National Geographic Society in the United States and…
YouTube Video: The Power of Geospatial Literacy for Space, Earth Observation, and Education
RCGS Fellows work continuously to support geographic education within Canada’s education systems, supported by the community of academia, government, and…
GeoIgnite 2021 Announcement: Canadian Perspectives – The Power of Geospatial Literacy for Space, Earth Observation and Education – April 28th
GeoIgnite is delighted to announce the launch of a new summit at Canada’s National Geospatial Conference. Local Leadership – Global…
Advancing Canadian Geographic Education: What Ever Happened to the St. John’s Declaration?
Four years ago, the Atlantic Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (ACAG) meeting at St. Mary’s University brought a number…
Geomatics: Discovering history in Canada’s Arctic waters
This article was reprinted with permission from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 3, Summer 2015 By Theresa Nicholsi,…
The Canadian Geomatics & Geospatial Community Awards, Scholarships & Bursaries
The Canadian geomatics community is full of awards, scholarships, and bursaries recognizing outstanding work and contributions. We’re putting together a…
Alex Trebek Gives $100K to Support Canadian Geographic Challenge
OTTAWA, ON – Sudbury-born Alex Trebek, celebrity host of the long-running TV quiz show Jeopardy!, has donated US$100,000 to celebrate…
