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2013 Canadian Geomatics Conferences: GIS, Remote Sensing, Surveying

2013 Canadian Geomatics Conferences: Attending GIS, Remote Sensing, Surveying, Cartography, Geography Conferences Please note that we have an updated 2013…

Top Five Canadian Explorers/ Mappers/ Surveyors

Modern Canada is internationally renowned for its cartographic practices and strong mapping systems. Canada is host to vast landscapes and…

Top Ten Geomatics LinkedIn Groups

GoGeomatics Canada has compiled a list of the Top Ten Geomatics related Linkedin Groups. Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn,…

Extraterrestrial Geomatics: An interview with Dr. Nancy McKeown

I recently interviewed Dr. Nancy McKeown, who in 2010, gave a talk at the SETI Institute entitled: What Clays Can…

Fleming College: On GIS Day It’s About Careers

GIS Day, having been a few days ago, is still hot on my mind. Here at Fleming, there was a…

GIS Training Approaches with Scott Bell

GIS training and teaching is a fascinating endeavor. Undergraduate classes are a mélange of students from disciplines that span the…

“Bands” Around Edges Of Polygons – ArcGIS Online Tip

The essence of this article is: preparing a thick border around polygons for display on ArcGIS Online (but also in…

Cartographic Specialist or Applications Specialist: That Is The Question.

Well, at least for a post-grad GIS student… Having recently graduated from the University of Ottawa with a BA Honors…

GIS in the School System

Fast forward to 2011. I was conducting research on latest trends in education re web 2.0; and, with my Intermediate/Secondary…

A GIS Postgraduate’s Journal – November 4, 2012

November 4, 2012 Officially two months into school now and the road is starting to seem long. I know my…

Vineyard Site Suitability Using Multi-criteria Evaluation

“Wine is light held together by water” – Galileo Preamble…. Beginning in my third year at Brock, I found myself…

University of New Brunswick Surveying: James Secord

Here, we will be speaking with Dr. James M. Secord. He is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Geomatics in…