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Creative Art/Map Competition for Nova Scotian Students

Creative Art/Map Competition for Nova Scotian Students

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The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) have announced that they are hosting a Creative Art/Map Competition for Nova Scotian Students for International Map Year. The creative mapping GANS contest is open to students of all grades including post secondary students and is intended to help encourage young people to participate in creative cartographic activities while learning more about the geography, heritage and history of Nova Scotia.
How to Get Ontario Topographic Data

How to Get Ontario Topographic Data

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Recently, someone contacted me looking for information on where they could find topographic map data for the Thunder Bay area, so I assumed that they must have already checked the Canadian data page, so suggested that they check out the Ontario Basic Mapping web site (OBM). The Ontario Basic Mapping (OBM) site by the Geography Network is a great online resource with simplistic interactive interface that provides users tools to create customized map views and the ability to download various topographic base mapping data for the entire Province of Ontario. The site contains GIS layers created from 1:10,000 base maps from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources that people can download including layers for transportation, water, municipal, elevation, parks and conservation areas. Today I have included more information about the OBM including a video on how to download free topographic data from the site.
Digital Earth 2015 in Halifax

Digital Earth 2015 in Halifax

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Digital Earth in Halifax explored a wide variety of geographic related theories, technologies, applications and achievements focused around planetary sciences, information technology, computer sciences, social sciences and big data. It was packed with multiple presenters from all over the world, here is a summary of it with photos & videos.
ArcGIS Book

The ArcGIS Book

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The latest book from the Esri Press series is a comprehensive hands on guide dedicated to the popular ArcGIS software. The ArcGIS Book is a detailed compilation containing new ideas, detailed instructions, large colorful graphics, photos and plenty of diagrams. There are two versions of the book available, a hard copy paper version and a digital PDF version that offers interaction with an accompanying website. Find out how to download the ArcGIS Book free ...
The Regina Online Culture Map

The Regina Online Culture Map

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Information of various Regina events and activities can now be easily found on their online interactive Culture Web Map. With this neat little tool the city provides information on many of it's cultural resources. The web map is based on ESRI web server technology and has been looks rather sharp while keeping it as simple as can be so that it appeals to almost everyone.
Should you apply for GISP?

the Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP)

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Over the past few years the term GISP (geographic information systems professional) has become popular as more and more young professionals look for a way to show that they have become more established in their geomatics careers. Find out what you need to qualify for a GISP & why you should.
Trans Canada Trail Online Map

Trans Canada Trail – interactive web map

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It is the worlds longest networked multi-use recreational trail system that consists of more than 16500 kilometers of the fully operational trails across Canada. Every day Canadians and international visitors use the Trans Canada Trails walk, bike, ski, canoe and snowmobile along. Several information Pavilions have been established across the system to provide information about sections of the trail helping people to experience Canada’s unique landscapes. Their online web map offers an interactive web map based on ESRI technology that provides users with a new way to explore and learn more about the Trans Canada Trail System.
GEONB mapping for New Brunswick

GeoNB – the ‘All Things Geographic’ place for New Brunswick data

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Last year I featured GeoNB, New Brunswick’s approach to publicly available geographic information for the entire province of New Brunswick. This valuable resource by Service New Brunswick provides a robust web mapping application, value-added products, various applications and extensive collection of open source data sets. Not to mention an outstanding web GIS application that stands out from others and one that earned them an Esri Canada Award of Excellence award last fall at the Esri User Conference in Fredericton. GeoNB currently includes a wide variety of data sets for the entire province including digital topographic layers, orthophotos, property maps and much more. On top of having one of the best online mapping applications available they also provide access to download any of these digital data sets in a variety of formats for people to use in their own GIS software packages. Here is a follow up with more news about freely available geographic information data in New Brunswick and GeoNB.
Python Scripting for ArcGIS

Python Scripting for ArcGIS

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Python Scripting for ArcGIS, released by Esri Press, is a helpful guide created for experienced Esri users as a way to help them get started using python scripting without the need of any previous programming experience. You can check out the exercise chapters that pertain to the chapters in the book before purchasing the book as they provide the exercise chapters that you can get from ...