Geomatics News

I remember my COGS days....Actually, I think those who did go to COGS can never forget....it's all good.  Then again, I don't think it really matters what school you attended to learn Geomatics.... it is scary, frustrating, challenging, difficult, fast paced, crazy, and so many other words....Life Changing, Rewarding, Fun, Team Building, Networking, Interesting, Thought Provoking.....I could go on, but I digress...

Well, COGS held their Awards Banquet earlier this month and we just received the link to the awards pictures.  GANS would like to send a special hello to these special award winners, Alex Peters, Alicia Daniel, Greg Hunt, and Dan Arsenault.  Well done!  We of course also  Congratulate all the award winners and graduates this year.  Good luck on your future careers  :)

No doubt in our minds, we'll be in touch I'm sure.

Also, Thank you Paul Illsley for the great photos.

Cheers,
Gerard eddy
From the GANS Board

It's so interesting to see the growth across HRM in the past 28 years.  What an interesting tool to observe development and coastal change around the planet.  Which area do you find the most striking and why?

http://earthengine.google.org/#timelapse/v=44.64886,-63.57532,10.5,latLng&t=1.80

Dartmouth, NS – An American expert in the field of coastal mapping will offer his findings on the destruction Hurricane Sandy had on coastal habitats along the Northeastern United States October 2012.

Dr. John Brock, staff scientist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program at the National Centre in Virginia, will present on his work on U.S. coastal hazards and how to protect coastal habitats from super storms in the Presentation Theatre at NSCC's Waterfront Campus, Dartmouth on Tuesday, May 7 at 7 pm. 

The discussion will offer:

·         A visual tour of “Superstorm Sandy’s” impacts on urban and natural areas along the New York and New Jersey shoreline

·         A demonstration of the role coastal elevation mapping through airborne laser imaging detection and ranging (lidar) equipment plays in preparing for and responding to the landfall of major hurricanes

·         A lidar mapping and USGS Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar-B outline

·         Early results from USGS coastal airborne lidar response to the landfall of Hurricane Sandy on the US Northeast Coast

Dr. Brock’s research has included co-operative efforts between the USGS, NASA and the National Park Service to create new remote sensing-based capabilities for coastal studies and natural resources management and applications of that work on national seashores.  Dr. Brock is familiar with province having received his post-doctorate at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth.

Some good reminders in here for young GIS/Geomatics professionals... just because you've found a job, it doesn't mean the competition is over!

http://www.gogeomatics.ca/magazine/strategies-for-young-gis-geomatics-professionals-getting-ahead-at-work.htm

Follow James as he shares all things spatial on the virtual forum: http://spatial-information.org/  Hot of the press is the White paper for the Canadian Rountable on Geomatics and Earth Observation.  Download it and take a read for yourselves.  Contribute to the discussion!

Wonder what the big thing will be out of this year's event?  The Theme " Your are GIS...you create great maps" is an interesting view on GIS.   Have a peek yourselves and feel free to share your thoughts.

Esri International User Conference, San Diego Convention Center, July 8-12, 2013 http://www.esri.com/events/user-conference

Registration is now open for Esri's Atlantic Utilities Special Interest Group Meeting 2013.  The meeting is being held at the Marble Mountain Resort, May 21-23.  Book your spot today!

http://esri.ca/en/content/atlantic-utilities-special-interest-group-meeting

Neat map out of COGS showing YouTube Videos, Flickr photos, and twitter tweets related to earth hour.  See if you can put yourself on the map!

https://cogsnscc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/SocialMedia/index.html?appid=29a1d423e133480ab18c3778ec176908

Interesting article posted by GoGeomatics about missed opportunities in Canadian geomatics.  Even more interesting will be what we take from these missed opportunities and how we move forward.  GANS wants to help... how?  Who writes the article on future opportunities in Canadian geomatics?

http://www.gogeomatics.ca/magazine/missed-opportunities-in-canadian-geomatics-lessons-for-the-future.htm