TORONTO—April 25, 2016—Esri Canada today announced that more than 20 Canadian municipalities have adopted ArcGIS Open Data. Esri’s cloud-based geographic information system (GIS) application allows communities to release their data and promote transparency, innovation and […]
A couple weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to take one of the Esri Technical Certification Exams to improve my resume and my career. I find, like I imagine many other young GIS professionals […]
The Nova Scotia Career College and the Centre of Geographic Sciences will be hosting a Career Fair on March 31st, 2016 at the Centre of Geographic Sciences. This event will give students a chance to […]
It’s two years now since Roger Tomlinson passed away. Roger’s and my career path have crossed several times over the last fifty years and what follows is my remembrance of the man and some of […]
In June 1967, the Centennial Survey Monument (the “Globe”) was unveiled in Fredericton at a prominent location opposite the new (at the time) Centennial Building on King Street. The globe was located in the “Centennial […]
When I started GoGeomatics Canada in 2011, I had no idea how successful it would become as a community. We now have over 6,000 regular participants and continue to grow. GoGeomatics has always been a […]
The tiling of large maps is an old practice. Large paper maps have always been divided into a series of map sheets at various scales. With the increasing popularity of web mapping applications and […]
The development of infrastructure and dense urbanization along water courses and the increasing severity of storm events has brought to focus the need for methods for evaluating the potential negative impact to communities. While many […]