Technology
Anything New in the World of Mapping APIs?
Last week was a big week in the web and mobile mapping world on at least two fronts. First, Amazon announced plans to release a mapping API to support the Kindle Fire HD. That alone […]
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Education & Careers
Dave MacLean: GIS Faculty, COGS Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences
GoGeomatics Canada is talking to Dave MacLean – a member of the GIS Faculty at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia. GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started, […]
Education & Careers
Darin Brooks: GIS Instructor, College of the North Atlantic
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 […]
Education & Careers
Lawrie Keillor-Faulkner: GIS Instructor, Fleming College
GoGeomatics Canada is talking to Lawrie Keillor-Faulkner a member of the GIS Faculty at Fleming College in Ontario. GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To get started can you tell us about where you […]
Education & Careers
Do we need a consistent approach to spatial education across Canada?
I’ve been asked to lead a GIS program review for our College; we want to try to anticipate future trends (or act nimbly to adapt to them) and ensure we are delivering courses containing skills […]
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The Evolving World of Canadian Geomatics – Business Opportunities
The world of geomatics has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. Whereas GIS and other related geomatics technologies were largely the domain of professionals two decades ago, increasingly “non experts” are engaged in the […]
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GIS in Canadian Education Still Needs Advocacy
In 1995 I was your typical teacher with a degree in geography. I had gotten involved in technology in education. I saw an ad, applied, and got accepted for “Geography for the 21st Century”, a […]
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Bob Ryerson: State of our Art – Canadian Geomatics Editorial
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 […]