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GeoIgnite: Leadership in Times of Disruption

July 8, 2020

Join us virtually this year for Canada’s National Geospatial Leadership: GeoIgnite conference on July 22nd to 24th, 2020! GeoIgnite is a unique opportunity for geospatial community in Canada and abroad to learn, share and engage with one another at our virtual conference.

Canadian GIS Education Programs Map

May 10, 2016

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Are you looking for GIS education programs in Canada? Check out my web map featuring some of the College and Universities across Canada that are offering GIS programs or Geography programs with GIS disciplines. You can reveal the schools contact info by clicking on any of the points.

The Regina Online Culture Map

September 17, 2015

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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.

Magnetic declination calculator

March 31, 2015

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Magnetic declination varies depending on where you are located on the Earth's surface, and varies over time. Here is a handy free online magnetic declination calculator that can be used to calculate magnetic declination for any location and date based on the International Geomagnetic Reference Field model.

Land Applications of Radar Remote Sensing

February 21, 2015

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The book Land Applications of Radar Remote Sensing demonstrates the use of SAR data in land cover, topography, and land motion. The authors go into extensive detail providing a complete review on speckle and adaptive filtering, as well as the generation of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and terrain modeling. This remote sensing book is completely free to read online as well as download in PDF format.

GIS Training at Colleges and Universities

December 27, 2014

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Our ever evolving Geomatics industry has lead to increased demands for specialized GIS training, and Canada has remained on top of the leading GIS education providers for many years. Here are some of the best Colleges and Universities that offer GIS related programs. This page was created on the site a number of years back to highlight some of the best Colleges and Universities in Canada that offer GIS related programs.

Avoid the Traffic with ReRouteMe Mapping Application

March 27, 2013

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Want to avoid the traffic, then the ReRouteMe online web mapping application can help you avoid construction, accidents and traffic congestion.This online mapping application takes the basic functionality of Google maps (such as the display of the reference map and the address search ability) and combines it with custom functionality and databases that are completely independent from Google to provide a powerful value added product that can help you avoid accidents, traffic cams, construction and any congestion on your everyday commute. Today I take a closer look at ReRouteMe mapping applicationand what it has to offer the Canadian Urban Commuter.

Humber College Online GIS Certificate

December 30, 2012

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The Fundamentals of GIS Certificate program from Humber College is designed for every day practitioners such as office managers, technical professionals, and or support staff responsible for managing and using GIS data sets. The program is delivered via online format only so students can be located virtually anywhere in Canada and still upgrade their GIS skills while maintaining an everyday job.

Comparison of Free Online Map Sites ‘Bing Maps vs Google Maps’

August 15, 2012

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Online web mapping for most people is still a relatively new concept; however it has actually been around now for many years now, long enough that a good majority of us now take it for granted. And like many other great products from our modern society there are always various versions or brands that tend to shine and become more popular than the others. Online web maps have evolved so much over the past few years that I am sure you have noticed that even more people have them with them everywhere they go via, GPS navigation units, net books, tablets, smart phones and other portable devices. And hopefully you have already discovered the web mapping section on CanadianGIS.com about the many great Canadian online web maps that are out (and grows every month) to help make our lives easier.