As September has come to a close, we wanted to round up some of the most interesting geomatics-related stories of the month. From innovative developments to prestigious award winners, here are the top six Canadian […]
There is a strong consensus that geospatial information (GI) has become ubiquitous, but what real value is the use of this information contributing to the Canadian economy, and to innovation and productivity improvement in this […]
Intergraph Canada has kicked off its User Conferences, with the first of three events in Calgary last week. The show comes to Ottawa on October 10 at the Ottawa Convention Centre. In Alberta, we reached […]
GoGeomatics Canada has started a series of articles on the current geospatial related contracts available on MERX. This is our second installment. MERX’s publishes a lot of opportunities for doing business relating to geomatics with […]
Great debates about the terms geomatics, geospatial, geoinformation and geoscience have occurred for decades. Additional terms like geoanalysis, geolocation, geocomputation and spatial data infrastructure are mixed into the slurry of ‘geo-ness’. There are even ‘invented’ […]
One thing I am sure that almost anybody in geomatics would agree with is that major components of any geospatial projects is the data and, like most things in our society, tend to evolve over […]
In order to determine whether geomatics is the most appropriate term for this field it may be useful to review some history. In the mid-1980s the various sub-disciplines of what is now called geomatics, consisting […]
Geomatics and other industries which desire data in accurate yet visually stimulating presentations of communication and information are frequently turning heads at the evolving use of infographics. This inquiry of data and technology fused with […]