urban planning

GIS Technology tracks Toronto’s urban growth

In our last article on land use in the Greenbelt, we discussed the Places to Grow Act, an Ontario policy…

Putting Map Making Back Into the Hands of the Community

On April 7th, I attended the community mapping showcase at the NSCC Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS). This project is…

A Refreshing Approach to Geomatics

The conference committee of the GIM International Summit has announced a refreshing list of inspiring and original speakers who will…

WSP Announces Closing of MMM Acquisition

WSP Global Inc. (TSX:WSP) (“WSP” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition…

DEM World

ESRI City Engine & DEM Art at Next Kingston GoGeomatics Social October 21

GoGeomatics Kingston first social night was great. We had a much bigger turn-out than expected for our first get together.…

WSP to Acquire MMM, a Leading Canadian Engineering Consulting Firm

WSP Concurrently Announces a $175 Million Bought Deal Public Offering and a $125 Million Private Placement WSP Global Inc. (TSX:WSP)…

IGN France International Opts for SimActive’s Correlator3D™

Montreal, Canada, March 11th, 2015 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the purchase…

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…

UrtheCast To Present At World Satellite Business Week

VANCOUVER – UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its President and COO, Wade Larson, will…

Fixing Geography Education in Canada: The First Step

Earlier this year, a CBC report brought to light a disturbing trend among Canada’s student population. Fundamental geographic knowledge (as…

gLoc8 CEO Set to Speak at Toronto’s GoGeomatics Social

GoGeomatics and the York University Geomatics Club have come together to present November’s GoGeomatics Toronto Social. Make some friends and…

Geospatial or Geomatics: The Headaches of Terminology in Canada

Great debates about the terms geomatics, geospatial, geoinformation and geoscience have occurred for decades. Additional terms like geoanalysis, geolocation, geocomputation…