When Jon Murphy asked me to write something about ‘Surveying and CAD’ this month I thought, “no problem, when do you need it?” Upon more reflection, it occurred to me that I should write about […]
Fast forward to 2011. I was conducting research on latest trends in education re web 2.0; and, with my Intermediate/Secondary group of pre-service Social Studies teachers at Memorial University, decided to learn Twitter. This resulted […]
Today we are doing an interview with Janet Finlay from Niagara College. She is an instructor for their GIS-Geospatial Management Postgraduate Program. GoGeomatics: Welcome to the GoGeomatics Canada community. To begin, can you tell us […]
In 1960 Canada brought the first GIS to use. We can thank Dr. Roger Tomlinson for this genesis. He called the first true GIS, The Canada Geographic Information System. GIS is now an indispensable tool the […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is the power of GIS? What we have to do is separate GIS from software and hardware. GIS has been on this planet a lot longer than computers, servers, and […]
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 […]