My friend, Edward, directed me towards the Internet and the podcast website entitled ‘The Accidental Geographer’. Edward, in his version of the concept, describes a field trip, where a group of students go into a […]
Is neighbourhood socioeconomic status associated with pediatric and childhood injuries? Are such injuries clustered in space? How can I model the spatial dependence in pediatric and childhood injuries in order to help policy makers develop […]
Chief Mark Saunders and Ryerson University Interim Provost and Vice President Academic Dr. Christopher Evans announced a Public Safety Open Data Competition for Ryerson students. The competition will see members of the Toronto Police Service […]
The GoGeomatics Canada Community had a terrific set of socials last season. We get together each month over drinks, from September to May, and network in many cities across Canada (See list below). Last year […]
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Goodchild and talk about his book and Geography. Michael was my graduate student supervisor in Geography at the University of Western Ontario between 1969-72 and […]
Walking Home is a book by Ken Greenberg on ‘the life and lessons of a city builder’. It describes the experiences of a urban designer/architect who was strongly influenced by Jane Jacobs. I picked up […]
Have you ever felt the wrath of a Canadian Crown Corporation? In 2011 Canada Post set its sights on Ervin Ruci and by 2012 had sued him personally for copyright infringement. The copyright Canada Post […]
The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia is a small non profit professional organization in Nova Scotia that foster the application of geomatics within all sectors of Nova Scotia with collaboration among a broader geospatial community. They promote the […]