Geomatics News

Members of GANS can post stories they feel are newsworthy.

Yes, your Member Benefits now include the ability to post stories, news, and other items you feel everyone would find interesting.  There are items all over the place, and we all have our favorites, lets start collaborating by sharing our interesting stories and new items.


I'll Start, Here's a post from yesterday regarding MDA for our remote sensing inclined members......http://www10.giscafe.com/nbc/articles/1/1166582/MDA-upgrade-DigitalGlobe-Production-System-provide-operational-support

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Here's something for the membership to consider attending;

ESRI is hosting a Free Seminar on Intelligent Mapping using ArcGIS Online at the Prince George in Halifax.  Seating is limited, so register early to make sure you get a good seat.

Here's more information on the Seminar in Halifax, including Registration.

   What a wonderful endorsement ESRI Canada received earlier this week.  Congratulations on being recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.  Read more Here...

  A great big hand goes to our other sponsors too.  Gateway Geomatics had a World Wind  announcement of their own last fall. 

  We live in a unique part of the world, and its no surprise that our industry, and members still play an important role as world class leaders in cutting edge technology.

We would like to Welcome a recent addition to our list of Corporate Sponsors.

CanadianGIS has just climbed on with us.



Don't forget to checkout and show your support for all our sponsors,
we're just getting more of them....  ;)

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Canadian Institute of Geomatics New Brunswick Branch will be hosting Geomatics Atlantic 2013.  The event will take place September 23^rd to 25^th, at the Delta Brunswick in Saint John.  Geomatics Atlantic is the premier and largest annual Geomatics conference and trade show in Atlantic Canada.

 

At this time, we would like to invite interested parties to submit proposals for presentations for the conference.  See attached document for more information, and please forward to anyone you think might be interested.

 

Yves Léger

Chair / Président

 CIG_GeoAtl2013.pdf

Call for Presentations - Geomatics Atlantic 2013

Call for abstracts - ACCESS 2013

The ACCESS (Atlantic Canada Coastal and Estuarine Science Society) 2013 Conference will be held May 9-12th at the Centre for Geographic Sciences, Lawrencetown, NS.  We hope you plan on joining us!

Abstract submission is now open and can can be completed online at www.cerf-access.ca

We welcome abstracts in:

• any area of coastal and estuarine science;
• the special symposium "Advances in mapping techniques for the coastal zone", and;
• the special session "Invasive green crabs in coastal ecosystems".

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2013!

Please visit our website or contact ACCESS president Melisa Wong ([email protected]) if you have any questions

Here is a tentative schedule:

• Wed. May 8 at 1:30 PM: CIG Lecture at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO in Dartmouth, Halifax across the harbour)
• Thurs. May 9 at 12:00 noon: CIG Lecture at COGS
• 6 to 8 PM: ACCESS Ice Breaker meet and greet COGS
• Fri. May 10, 8:30-5 PM: ACCESS Conference at COGS. Keynote address to the conference is the Special Session on “Advanced Mapping techniques in the coastal zone”
• 5-7 PM: ACCESS Posters and cash bar at COGS
• 7-10 PM: ACCESS Banquet and speaker from Acadian Sea Plants at COGS
• Sat. May 11, 9-4 PM: ACCESS Conference at COGS
• 4 PM onward: ACCESS Attendees on their own
• Sun. May 12, 9:00 AM: possible Field Trip
  

Here is a new report from the United Nations Initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management.
The   UN-GGIM  report contains a five to ten year vision.

UN-GGIM Future Trends Paper - Version 2.0.pdf

The students and faculty at COGS invite you to our annual Geomatics Career Fair on 5 & 6 March.

Questions: contact [email protected]

Registration: bit.ly/COGSCareerFair2013

As a result of Membership surveys from the past two years, a GANS Strategy document developed in 2012, and feedback at the GANS 2012 AGM, the GANS Board is very pleased to present the GANS 2013 Workplan.  We have worked hard to design a membership-focused Workplan that is goal-oriented with measurable outcomes.


2013 GANS Work Plan