Geomatics News

We have provided this Geomatics News section to allow our members and corporate sponsors the ability to share any geomatics related news or information with the geospatial community.  This page works much like a typical blog, so others can add comments to any news post, or include the information on their own website using the RSS feed. 

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  • 5 drawer map cabinets for sale

    09 Aug 2013 11:33 AM | Anonymous
    I noticed the Crown Assets website has two 5 drawer map cabinets for sale, auction ends in 4 days. Not sure how many of us still store paper maps but these usually go for pretty cheap (I had someone at a conference asking where they could find used ones).

  • Kick-Starting the Canadian Geomatics Twitter Community

    26 Jul 2013 12:53 PM | Anonymous
    The Canadian Geomatics Twitter Community is diverse and growing rapidly so GoGeomatics has created a list of those users that they consider to be top tweeters who are actively promoting Geomatics in Canada.

    They organized their list into four groupings: Professionals & Individuals, Companies, Organizations and Educators. 

  • ACZISCS - Request for Proposal

    24 Jul 2013 12:06 PM | Deleted user
    Hi Everyone,
    Just wanted to let you know that the Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee Secretariat (ACZISCS) has a Request for Proposal for some work packages as part of its NRCan sponsored case study project.

    Request for Proposal ACZISC.pdf

    Cheers,
    G

  • 2013 Annual GeoGolf Tournament - REGISTER THIS WEEK!

    22 Jul 2013 12:51 PM | Deleted user

    Everyone is invited to join GANS Members and Guests for the Annual GeoGolf Tournament being held at the Avon Valley Golf and Country Club in Falmouth, August 6th.  It's a shotgun start at 11:20am, followed by a delicious steak dinner and prizes.  Registration is $60.  Please register through the GANS Event page by July 25th.

    Please join us and bring a friend!

  • Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Open Data Catalogue

    04 Jul 2013 2:51 PM | Anonymous

    As part of their commitment to making municipal information more open, transparent and accessible, HRM has started a 12-month Open Data Pilot Project that includes a nice user friendly web site and lots of data for people to play with. HRM’s Open Data Catalogue is powered by The Socrata Open Data Platform, the most widely-adopted Open Data solution in government. they claim that "Whether you are a software developer or a non-technical user, the Open Data Catalogue has something for you. - Anyone can easily create a map based on geo data using either Google Maps, Bing Maps or ESRI"

    As part of the project, HRM will host an open data application contest this summer to inspire the development of innovative, interesting and user-friendly applications using HRM data. The contest aims to reward developers who create useful, creative and effective citizen apps using any of the available HRM datasets. Have an idea for an app? Then get involved.

    In February 2014, following the pilot project, a report to Regional Council will present a recommendation on whether to move forward with a permanent Open Data policy. Now because this is only temporary I encourage everyone to go to the HRM Open Data Catalogue and download data, create maps with HRM data and show your support for open data so we can encourage more places to provide data for Nova Scotioners.

    HRM Open Data Catalogue: https://www.halifaxopendata.ca

    Also check out http://CanadianGIS.com/data for a growing list of more then 75 other great sources of Canadian data

  • GIS; a Powerful Tool used by Halifax Regional Police for Crime Prevention

    04 Jul 2013 9:12 AM | Deleted user

    Matt Murphy, crime analyst with the Halifax Regional Police was interviewed this morning on CBC's Information Morning. He provided an interesting introduction to how the police are using GIS to identify and appropriately patrol higher crime areas of the city. Nice follow up to Superintendent Bill Moore's presentation at Geomatics Atlantic 2012. Way to go GIS!

    Check it out: http://www.halifax.ca/Police/PublicSafety/HRMCrimeMapping.html

  • GoGeomatics Halifax Social - June 26th

    25 Jun 2013 9:27 AM | Deleted user

    Hope to see a few GANS members out to the upcoming TECTERRA sponsored GoGeomatics Social on Wednesday night.  Come out to Your Father's Moustache for a beverage, some snacks, and some geo-spatial mingling.

    http://www.gogeomatics.ca/magazine/groups/halifax-2

  • Video of Goodchild Lecture - GANS at Dalhousie, June 4th, 2013

    18 Jun 2013 12:10 PM | Deleted user

    On June 4th, GANS along with Dal and UNB welcomed Dr. Michael Goodchild to Dalhousie University to address the NS Geomatics Community.  Dr. Goodchild's lecture on "The Future of Geographic Information Systems and Science" can be accessed through the following link.  Please enjoy!

    http://spatial-information.org/goodchild-lecture/

    Thanks to Dr. Goodchild for allowing distribution of the video, and the Board and Members of GANS, and to all the organizers and sponsors of the two day event hosted in Halifax and Fredericton.

  • 2013 AAPT Annual Conference

    30 May 2013 3:30 PM | Deleted user

    The AAPT annual conference will be held at the Centre of Geographic Sciences in Lawrencetown this year, June 4th-5th-6th-7th.  They have an interesting line up of workshops scheduled.  The Agenda can be found HERE.  The NS branch of CIG will also host a seminar at 6PM on June 4th as part of the conference, where Tim Webster will be presenting on a recent research project completed for the town of Bridgetown regarding their risk of flooding.

  • Final Call for Presentations for "Geomatics Atlantic 2013"

    29 May 2013 10:29 PM | Deleted user
    You have another few days to submit your presentation proposal for the 2013 Geomatics Atlantic Conference.  The extended deadline is May 31.  Please visit www.geoatlantic.org for more information.

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