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 […]
Hexagon Geospatial announces that several of the products within the Geospatial 2014 product portfolio have received Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) CITE certifications. The 2014 versions of ERDAS APOLLO, GeoMedia WebMap and Geospatial SDI have all […]
Distinguished Carleton University researcher Fraser Taylor has received a coveted Killam Prize worth $100,000, the Canada Council for the Arts announced Wednesday. The news means that Carleton has captured two of the 10 Killam Prizes […]
I was recently asked if I believe a Canadian Geomatics trade association is in some form beneficial to the geomatics community. YES, absolutely, definitely. And I sure hope someone else gets one going soon. Anyone? […]
Some have voiced a concern that Canada’s geomatics industry does not have a viable trade and industry association. There are many examples of organizations that link to the edges of geomatics. Examples include the Association […]
At the end of each year, we at GoGeomatics Canada like to wrap up by taking the time to look back and see which articles have had the strongest impact on our readers. With 2014 […]
A seminal event that has the potential to have a powerful impact on geography, geographic education, and all related geospatial fields was held in St. John’s on August 10th, prior to the AGM of the […]
Over forty years, the writer has witnessed a series of transitions and changes in terminology related to changes in the technology. In the sixties, at the federal level, the Surveys and Mapping branch was part […]