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Dr. Bob Ryerson on GoGeomatics Canada’s Past, Present, and Bright Future

It is hard to believe that six years has gone by and over 1000 articles have been provided by GoGeomatics,…

How to Start Your Career in GIS

You are reaching the point of your life where you are finishing up your last year of college or university…

Literary Peregrinations: Geographers as Explorers

While I was reading Andrea Wulf’s “The Invention of Nature. Alexander von Humboldt’s New World”. I noted a comment on…

District of Squamish Wins Esri Canada’s Award of Excellence in GIS

VANCOUVER, Esri Canada User Conference – November 17, 2015 – The District of Squamish is a fast-growing municipality between the…

GIS and Geomatics Mentors

On the Importance of Mentoring in Geomatics

I guess I was lucky. It seems to me that I always wanted to be a civil engineer, but if…

Do You Know a Young Leader in the Geospatial Community?

The future of our industry lies in the hands of our youth. That’s why xyHt is looking to recognize young…

Are You an Unemployed Geospatial Graduate under 30? You’re Not Alone

Last September, GoGeomatics conducted a survey at their cross-Canada Back to School Socials to get a better picture of the…

Get Coding! Canadian Open Data Experience 2015

Looking for a way to get through these last weeks of winter blues? Flex your coding muscles and take part…

Will There Be A Canadian Geospatial Student Union?

Would you support a national Canadian geospatial student union that provided job opportunities, co-ops, and internship positions by becoming a…

The Changing Face of Geography: Learning Opportunitites

This article is a companion piece to the September 23rd article “The Changing Face of Geomatics: Learning Opportunities,” which focused…

GeoConference 2014 – A Global Event in Old Quebec City

It’s been seven years since the last edition of this GeoConference, organized by the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (Section Champlain),…

Evolving Education, Geography, Geomatics & going beyond “What is the Capital of?” in Canada

When I was in high school I developed an interest in geography as a field of study and perhaps a…