To start the new year of right we are showcasing the top 5 GoGeomatics Magazine articles from 2012. We launched in September but these articles quickly rose to the top of the leader boards based on the number of reads by you the the Canadian geomatics community.
Jon Murphy
Jonathan Murphy is the CEO, President, and Founder of GoGeomatics Canada. He is also the founder and chair of GeoIgnite, Canada's national geospatial leadership conference, and Canada's National Geomatics expo.
Jon has created Canada’s largest professional geospatial network, aiming to strengthen and empower our geospatial ecosystem.
A community builder and connector, he holds a bachelor's degree in Archaeology from the University of Calgary and advanced diplomas in GIS and applied geomatics research from COGS.
Jon is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In 2020, he joined the ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics Technical Committee responsible for the ISO geographic information series of standards. In 2023, Jon joined the board of directors of buildingSMART Canada.
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