GIS training and teaching is a fascinating endeavor. Undergraduate classes are a mélange of students from disciplines that span the University curriculum. Graduate training is usually highly focused on task-specific outcomes, while professional training can […]
The essence of this article is: preparing a thick border around polygons for display on ArcGIS Online (but also in ArcMap); note I am using what is now – Nov 2012 – referred to as […]
Today we are doing an interview with Janet Finlay from Niagara College. She is an instructor for their GIS-Geospatial Management Postgraduate Program. GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To begin, can you tell us […]
Canada’s north has always been a challenge to those living there and to geoscience professionals alike. The sheer size of the arctic and extreme cold have resulted in difficult access and contributed toward significant challenges […]
GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started can you tell us about where you are from and why you decided to make a career of GIS? Darin Brooks: Thanks for having me […]
I had just finished a trip in Kincardine, Ontario and was preparing for the upcoming eight-hour long drive back to Ottawa. I am interested in GIS and therefore decided to test out some software capabilities […]
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 […]
To properly and effectively design and manage the city’s tree canopy it is important to quantify the amount and composition of existing vegetation. Knowing this baseline information provides a benchmark for identifying tree canopy targets […]