ACLS-AATC Surveyors: Recruiting and Retaining the Best and Brightest
GoGeomatics Canada participated in the Recruiting and Retaining the Best and Brightest workshop at the National Surveyors Conference in Niagara, Ontario. Guy Craig (SLS, PEng, Professional Surveyors...
View ArticleBeing a Savvy Tweeter: Following and Followers Part 1
Who should I follow and why? The first lesson I learned when I started my experimental account with my university students, was that Twitter is full of cliques. Let me [...]
View ArticleCanadian Forestry: Landscape Mapping of Whole Tree Inherent Wood Properties
Introduction The forest industry is undergoing a major shift in how it conducts business due mainly from increased competition from other regions of the world. In particular the southern Hemisphere [...]
View ArticleKick-Starting the Canadian Geomatics Twitter Community
The Canadian Geomatics Twitter Community is diverse and numerous. GoGeomatics is hoping that if you are a Tweeter you will follow these people and help build this social media community. [...]
View ArticleShould we be called geomatics or something else?
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 [...]
View ArticleThe Evolution of Canadian Data Collection and Distribution
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 [...]
View ArticleGeospatial 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 and spatial data...
View ArticleUsing Geomatics to Describe our Profession and Industry in Canada
Over forty years, the writer has witnessed a series of transitions and changes in terminology related to changes in the technology. In the sixties, at the federal level, the Surveys [...]
View ArticleFish Weirs, Ktaronto & 13 Other Riparian Boundary Fallacies
By Dr. Brian Ballantyne Surveyor General Branch, NRCan This article does not necessarily represent the views of Natural Resources Canada or the Government of Canada. Of course, it might. [...]
View ArticleReport on Geography & Education, St. John’s Meeting at Memorial
A seminal event that has the potential to have a powerful impact on geography, geographic education, and all related geospatial fields was held in St. John’s on August 10th, prior [...]
View ArticleStarting a GIS Career in a Slow Economy
You’ve finished all your courses, walked across the stage wearing a grad gown, cap and hood with your school’s chosen colours, and finished celebrating the completion of a GIS program. [...]
View ArticleHow Valuable is Geospatial Information in Canada?
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 [...]
View ArticleThe Top Six Canadian Geomatics Stories of September 2013
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 [...]
View ArticleHalifax GoGeomatics Social Pictures / GANS & Future of Geomatics in Nova Scotia
GoGeomatics hosted one of their monthly social events in Halifax recently that coincided well with the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) monthly event that was held at the Nova [...]
View ArticleWhy Using the Word Geomatics Sucks in Canada
A few months ago, GoGeomatics asked a number of distinguished Canadian writers to share their thoughts on a controversial subject. We asked them to think about whether or not we [...]
View ArticleEvolving Education, Geography, Geomatics & going beyond “What is the Capital...
When I was in high school I developed an interest in geography as a field of study and perhaps a vocation. However, this all started a lot earlier than that. [...]
View ArticleThe Top Canadian Geomatics Stories of October 2013
With October at a close, we want to take the opportunity to round up the stories most significant to our community this past month. Here are the top Canadian Geomatics [...]
View ArticleDo Canadian Geomatics & GIS Professionals Dumb it Down for the Public?
Less than a week ago I was thinking about “Identity” and the Canadian geomatics community. Recently there have been a number of articles on what words we should use to [...]
View ArticleThe Economics of Using the Term Geomatics
I am very pleased for our industry that the discussions, led by GoGeomatics, surrounding the term Geomatics has been enthusiastic and roundly presented. For reasons I cannot quickly explain, my [...]
View ArticleVGI: the Wild West of Data and GIS
In recent years, high-resolution spaceborne imagery (HRSI), up to 50cm spatial resolution, has become readily available for no cost using such applications as Google Earth and Bing Maps. Thanks to [...]
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