Trees

Speaker Series: LiDAR & Forest Management at the Edmonton Social

*Editor’s note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the speaker has been postponed for the April Social. The social is still taking…

Vancouver Island University GIS Students Take on Real-World Issues with Esri’s Software Suite

Students don’t need to be located in Nanaimo, British Columbia to get a post-graduate diploma in GIS applications from Vancouver…

Brian Bancroft, Sight Surveillance: Geomatics in Action

I work for Sight Surveillance. My day begins bright and early in the morning. After a hearty meal, I set…

2015 Canadian Geomatics Events & Conferences

This is our list Canadian geomatics conferences and events for 2015. Here you will find events pertaining to GIS, remote…

Environmental GIS – City of Toronto Light Pollution Initiative

Nathan Heazlewood, in one of his recent articles, urges us Geomatics practitioners to be proud of the Geospatial profession. GIS…

Robert E Lee

Gettysburg: What Could Lee See?

In an age devoid of modern communications methods and digital maps, military generals often made tactical decisions based on what…

Optech Senior Scientist Dr. Viktor Feygels to Answer Lidar Questions at IGARSS/CSRS 2014

July 8, 2014 — Optech is pleased to announce that Senior Scientist Dr. Viktor Feygels will be at the joint…

OpenTreeMap Launches in Edmonton

Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company, announces the launch of OpenTreeMap, its collaborative platform for crowdsourced tree inventory,…

New Crown Forest Policy Drives $16.8 Million Investments in the Forests, Mills and Suppliers – 74 Jobs Created

ST. LEONARD, NB, April 7, 2014 /CNW/ – J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) announced today that it will invest $16.8 million…

Lidar / GPS Terrain Modelling for Ice Jam Emergency Response

Prince George BC: Lidar / GPS Terrain Modelling for Ice Jam Emergency Response

Unprecedented ice jams led to extensive flooding in Prince George as temperatures dipped to record lows in the winter of…

BC Forest GIS & Geomatics

GaiaStudio Software Inc. Simulating BC Forest Growth on the Cloud

As climate change and managing our environment responsibly become larger topics in industry, the media, and to everyday people, sustainable…

Fish Weirs, Ktaronto & 13 Other Riparian Boundary Fallacies

By Dr. Brian Ballantyne Surveyor General Branch, NRCan Reprinted from the Ontario Professional Surveyor, Volume 56, No. 2, Spring 2013…