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The Canadian Geomatics Industry Has a Branding Problem
I have a big confession to make: I have no idea what geomatics is. But I don’t feel so bad about that, because it seems like I’m not the only one. A couple weeks ago, […]
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GoGeomatics Canada is Looking for Geospatial Speakers in Ottawa and Toronto
Do you have something to say about GIS, surveying, remote sensing or location technology? GoGeomatics Canada is looking for speakers for our upcoming socials in Ottawa and Toronto. Our monthly socials take place in pubs […]
Education & Careers
Bridging the Gap Between GIS Job Seekers and Surveying Jobs in Canada
Many Canadian survey associations have been grappling with a declining membership and an increasing median age of survey professionals. There are worries that as baby boomers retire, there will be a crisis in this part […]
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Geomatics in Canada is about to Change: CGCRT Steering Committee Articles
For the past three months, the Steering Committee (SC) of the Canadian Geomatics Community Round Table (CGCRT) has been publishing articles on the CGCRT.ca blog. They have been doing this in the hopes of stirring […]
Newsmakers & Press Releases
Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup
Industry Experts Call for Safeguards After Spectacular Failure of “Russian GPS” CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA and LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Apr 7, 2014) – The world’s global positioning industry watched in disbelief on April 2, 2014, as […]
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U.S. Surveying, Geomatics, and Angst
“Not good enough damn it! Not good enough!” – Jean-Luc Picard Jonathan Murphy, Managing Director of GoGeomatics asked me many months ago if I’d pen a guest blog entry on the question of Identity […]
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Altus Group Expands Market Share and Service Offerings of Altus Geomatics Through Acquisition of Maltais Geomatics
Altus Group Limited (Altus Group or “the Company”) (TSX:AIF) announced the acquisition of the business assets of Maltais Geomatics Inc. (“MGI”). The acquisition increases market share and broadens the service offerings of the Company’s geomatics […]
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Join us at Ottawa U April 19th for our Debate & Discussion: Proposed National Geomatics Strategy
GoGeomatics Canada and the Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS) have joined forces to host an afternoon of debate and discussion regarding the new national geomatics strategy. The University of Ottawa is providing the space for […]