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British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

The BCIT programs were designed for university or college graduates that have a background in a related discipline, the program helps establish GIS skills and incorporates them to work ethics where students can practice real world situations with real industry research projects or workplace practicum.

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New Brunswick Wind Atlas

The province of New Brunswick offers a digital High Resolution Wind Resource that they call the New Brunswick Wind Atlas . The wind data set is tiled into smaller higher resolution thematic maps of New Brunswick matching their topographic mapping network grid and depicting “Mean Wind Speeds (m/s) at 80 m AGL. The maps were generated by the Université de Moncton, based on the Canadian Wind Energy Atlas.

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GeoSask Maps and Geospatial Information

Built and maintained by Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, GeoSask is a centralized open data website by the Provincial Government providing free online access to different types of maps and geospatial information related to the province of Saskatchewan. It features free downloadable GIS data (with a few exceptions) available from participating Government of Saskatchewan departments and agencies.

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Niagara Falls Online Maps & Data Downloads

The GIS folks at the City of Niagara Falls have done a great job with their efforts of supporting open government initiatives by providing Canadians with data sets to use in their own GIS software applications and also for providing the Falls Viewer for those that do not have access to GIS software.

If you have a need for data in the Niagara Falls region or just want to play around with available data sets then we recommend that you take some time and check out the data sets and applications provided.

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NOAA Interactive Weather Map

Here we have an online interactive web mapping tool with NOAA American weather station information, there are a good number of Canadian ones as well. The Weather Service provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.

Their operational server maintains a current database of meteorological and hydrological data, historical data, and written information generated by the NWS or other official sources.

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Geomatics Social Networking – Get Involved

Social media is a method for online networking interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing and marketing techniques. Traditionally people have always gained information, education and news through electronic and print media. Web based social services make it possible to connect people that share common interests and activities across political, economic, and geographic borders.

CanadianGIS.com has been active with several social media web-based technologies for marketing, interactive communication and networking opportunities with others in the geomatics industry.I have provided some basic information below on ways that I have been social networking with other GIS professionals and encourage you to try some of these as well.

Follow On Twitter: @canadiangis 15,000+ followers @tedmackinnon 11,000+ followers

Join our GIS group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Canadian-GIS-4150297 5,600+ members

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Canadian GIS Software

GIS software packages come in many different formats and designed to handle many applications. Some are more robust then others offering a wide range of tools and applications while others are much more simple, the software you use should depend a lot on what your needs are.
There are also many other things to consider such as …

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Top Canadian Geomatics LinkedIn Group

Recently our Geomatics LinkedIn group was selected as the top Canadian Geomatics LinkedIn Group. Rankings were based on the size of the group (the number of members), the spatial coverage of the group, the groups content and the group’s activity.

If you are not already a member of the Canadian GIS LinkedIn Group, then I invite you to join the Canadian GIS LinkedIn Grou

UPDATE: – Two year’s later and our group is still growing strong now with over 4.500 members …

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DataAppeal Provides Highly Effective & Interactive 3D Maps

DataAppeal renders art and design with geo-based data into highly effective and interactive 3D maps. No previous experience or training is required. Simply upload your data and use DataAppeal to transform rows and rows of boring data into fascinating and beautiful 3D images. The updated version of DataAppeal, with new functionality makes it even easier and much faster to use.

The Dataappeal web-based application is FREE, so I suggest you Sign Up and try creating some 3D interactive maps with your own data, and then share your feedback and experiences with other CanadianGIS.com readers.