Canadian Geomatics Industry

Geomatics is a rapidly growing industry that combines a variety of disciplines including GIS, surveying, remote sensing, geographic information, cartography, and photogrammetry. It is used for a variety of applications such as mapping and navigation, urban planning, conservation and resource management, land acquisition, and construction.

The geomatics industry is constantly evolving and improving, thanks to advances in technology and the increasing demand for data and location information. Companies in the geomatics industry are actively seeking new ways to use data and technology to create more efficient, accurate, and cost-effective solutions.

The “Canadian Geomatics Industry” section of our site includes various Canadian geomatics industry related information on GIS surveying, remote sensing, geographic information, cartography, and photogrammetry. See the various pages listed further below for more information …

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Geomatching.com

Geo-matching.com Adds New Categories

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Geo-matching.com, the independent geomatics product comparison site that features detailed spec-based comparisons with user reviews for more than 750 geo related products. The site helps guide users through the maze of product specifications and provides them the opportunity to compare products from different suppliers and read other professionals’ reviews in order to reach a balanced judgment before buying. Recently Geo-matching.com has added several new categories to the site including Gamma Spectrometers, USBLs, and Hydrographic Processing Software.
GIS Training Company Expands to Calgary

Houston GIS Training Company Expands to Calgary

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TeachMeGIS, a Houston based GIS training company, has recently announced a decision to expand its public petroleum based GIS training classes to Calgary, Canada. This expansion has been expedited by the growing demand for geospatial skills in the industry.
Initial Flights with Airborne Hydrography AB Chiroptera II system

Initial Flights with Airborne Hydrography AB Chiroptera II system

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Earlier this year the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) announced that the Government would invest over seven hundred thousand dollars through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) that would help researchers at the Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG) unlock some of Nova Scotia’s coastline mysteries known as the “white ribbon gap” from the challenges involved with mapping shallow water coastal areas. Last month, Leading Edge Geomatics (LEG), one of the industry partners involved with the project, worked along with staff from the NSCC / AGRG to install the Airborne Hydrography AB Chiroptera II system into a Beechcraft King Air 90C fixed wing aircraft, to perform the team’s first ever data acquisition with the Topobathymetric system. Leading Edge Geomatics Wayne Richardson, a Positioning/Project Manager with LEG has provided us with a general overview on the initial data acquisition Flights using the AHAB Chiroptera II topobathymetric system along with some sample data from their test flights of Sable Island.
Blue Marble Releases Global Mapper 15

How to use OpenSteetMaps

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For people exploring various places in the neighborhood, it is similar maps as other online map information with zoom and pan, but the real power of OpenStreetMap rests in the hands of developers who can access all the data behind the maps for customizing to their own. What it means that, with OpenStreetMap, you can not only view various spatial locations, but add also your own custom locations and information to the database which can then be used by other users. All you need to do is to ...
Geomatching

How do you compare geomatic and hydrographic products?

Geomatic and hydrographic tools and applications are advancing at a rapid pace, making it difficult to gain a clear overview of all the land surveying and hydrographic products currently available on the market.
Surrey OpenData

Surrey launches Open Data Program

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The City of Surrey launched its open data program today as part of its commitment to an open, transparent and accessible government. The new Open Data Catalogue comprises more data sets than any other municipality in Canada, and will increase efficiency and productivity for staff and public by making the data available to everyone on the City website.
Canadian Geomatics Community Round Table - CGCRT

Updated Pan-Canadian Geomatics Community Strategy

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The CGCRT steering committee now has an updated version of the Pan-Canadian Geomatics Community Strategy document that reflects the discussions and input from the June “Team Canada” Workshop that took place in Ottawa.
Spatial Manager Desktop

First commercial version of Spatial Manager Desktop released

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Spatial Manager Desktop™ is a desktop application designed to manage spatial data in a simple, fast and inexpensive way. Developed by a group of professionals working in the areas of GIS, Planning, Infrastructure and Civil Engineering, it provides the user with powerful tools to address the most common tasks of management and operation in the world of spatial information
Blue Marble Releases Global Mapper 15

Blue Marble Releases Global Mapper v15.2 with New Automation for Creating Features

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Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of Global Mapper version 15.2. This minor release features new functionality to automate the “New Feature Creation” process, as well as the addition of numerous new online datasources including OpenStreetMap vector data links via Web Mapping Services (WMS).