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The Caravan Thunders Onward
“The caravan thunders onward On my way at last, on my way at last I can’t stop thinking big” – Neil Peart Hello everyone. After a number of starts and stops wondering what I’m going […]
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Surveying in Action – Occam’s razor at Gull River Indian Reserve: The south boundary
By Dr. Brian Ballantyne Surveyor General Branch, NRCan Reprinted from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 4, Fall 2013 Abstract – The south boundary of the Gull River Indian Reserve is a straight line […]
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Starting a new year: Vancouver November and December Socials with pictures
A new year is about to begin. As December 31st gets closer, we at GoGeomatics Canada like to evaluate our achievements – and in evaluating our achievements, we like to take into account the attendance of […]
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Canadian Geomatics Career Fair in January!
The Geomatics Club at York University in collaboration with the Lassonde School of Engineering and Media sponsor GoGeomatics Canada will be hosting a Geomatics Career Fair January 31st, 2014. This is an excellent opportunity […]
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VGI: the Wild West of Data and GIS
In recent years, high–resolution spaceborne imagery (HRSI), up to 50cm spatial resolution, has become readily available for no cost using such applications as Google Earth and Bing Maps. Thanks to this new availability of free […]
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The Economics of Using the Term Geomatics
I am very pleased for our industry that the discussions, led by GoGeomatics, surrounding the term Geomatics has been enthusiastic and roundly presented. For reasons I cannot quickly explain, my mind goes to the basics […]
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More Than Just a Name: What The Geomatics Industry Needs to Reach The Public
There has been much written about ‘geo’ terms, and the awareness of them, in Canada recently. Jonathan Murphy of GoGeomatics recently summed up many of the age old debates, issues and perceptions in his article […]
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Women in Geomatics: Jaime Simpson – Pipeline Surveying in Alberta
GoGeomatics: We are talking to Jaime Simpson, formerly an Ottawa resident and recent graduate of Carleton University’s Geomatics program. Jaime recently moved to Calgary from Ottawa to pursue job opportunities in GIS and geomatics. GoGeomatics: […]