I had a chance to attend the 2017 GeoAlberta conference earlier this month in Calgary, Alberta. This was my first geospatial event and I had heard from Jonathan Murphy, the Managing Director of GoGeomatics, that […]
For the past four years, I’ve been involved with the capture and delivery of data derived from drones. My experience has provided me with a good perspective on the quality of the data that can be […]
NSCC students make major impact in two small communities with huge historical significance Students at Nova Scotia Community College’s Centre of Geographic Sciences are combining their skills in geomatics with a desire to propel the […]
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles One of the most interesting things to happen in regards to marine geomatics technology has been the development of advanced Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs). Think of the UUV as the underwater counterpart […]
Not many companies undertake the ambitious goal of creating a new geospatial software suite from scratch. Ecere, a Canadian company based in Gatineau, Québec has been developing a software platform that has positioned them to […]
Recently, I reviewed a report by the Canadian Council of Geomatics on the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for geomatics applications here at home. It was based on a study led by NWT […]
Mount Allison University campus This weekend, I drove up to Mount Allison University situated in Sackville, New Brunswick, to participate in the Atlantic chapter of the Canadian Association of Geographers’ (CAG) workshop on Geography education. […]
Every year since 1999, the geospatial community has been celebrating GIS Day and this year it is on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. GIS Day was created by Esri in order to promote grassroots educational events […]