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BCIT Program Has the GIS Talent You Need

The BCIT GIS department has been graduating students for 25+ years.  Our students come from BC, but as well, across…

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)…

Finding Common Ground: CGCRT & GeoAlliance Canada

The full title of Ted Chamberlin’s 2003 book is ‘If this is your land, where are your stories ? Finding…

Strategies for Young GIS & Geomatics Professionals: Getting Ahead At Work

You have landed your job in geomatics and you want to move ahead. Maybe you are interested in leading a…

Point, Hub, Link, Node: The Unique Geography of Airports & Pearson

When we go to the airport, do we really ever consider where we’re going? To most of us, even those…

Landscape and Language: Haida Gwaii

Over the Easter break, I was walking along the North shore of Graham Island towards Tow Hill (pictured below). At…

DMTI Spatial and Intact Financial Win the Prestigious ICTA Technology Implementation of the Year Award

TORONTO, March 13, 2015 – At the 6th annual Insurance Canada Technology Conference (ICTC), DMTI and Intact Financial Corporation were…

Career Seminars in Toronto & Ottawa: Find Success in the GIS Job Market

With so many geospatial students preparing for graduation in the coming weeks, it’s time to start focusing on life after…

Geospatial Career: Finding a GIS Job

Sometimes it seems like jobs are getting harder to find in the geospatial sector. That’s because it is hard, especially…

New! Geospatial Resume & Cover Letter Writing Services

We’re excited to announce a brand new service that’s designed to help geomatics professionals – from remote sensing, GIS, surveying,…

Opinion: Canada Doesn’t Have Too Many GIS Programs

Are there too many GIS post-diploma programs and University GIS certifications in Canada? In the late 1980s, the prevailing notion…

GoGeomatics Social Leader Profile: Marc Thorup, Vancouver

Our social leaders across Canada are champions of building a strong geomatics community, and Marc Thorup is no exception. Marc…