Why Free Open Source Software?
The Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) model provides interacting tools, plugs ins and processes with which Geospatial Analyst (GA) can create, barter, trade software and knowledge. FOSS GA are [...]
View ArticleOpen Source Geomatics Software & Geomatics Careers
GoGeomatics had a chance to talk with Teresa Baldwin the Community Manager for FOSSLC, an open source based, not-for-profit group.
View ArticleGrow or Die – 3 Key GIS Career Needs
The premise of a liberal arts or science degree is to get a wide range of exposure across several disciplines. The end goal being a “well rounded” education. I’ve always [...]
View ArticleWanted – A GNSS Puck
“I want it! I want it! I want it!” – “Magic Bus” – The Who The Glass Floor. There is glass floor of precision and accuracy that has sometimes been […]
View ArticleGetting to First Base with GIS
A friend of mine who volunteers with a girls’ softball team came to me with a request recently. “I have the addresses of all of the girls in our softball […]
View ArticleQGIS, GDAL & Python: Exploring The Lost Buildings of Ottawa
The city of Ottawa has seen its urban landscape change throughout its history. As in many major cities, small buildings have been replaced with larger ones as the city grew. […]
View ArticleMaking a Crow Attack Web Page With Open Source GIS Tools
Of all the pleasant events that happen in spring, crow attacks rank at the bottom of the pile. Crows become aggressive as the fledgling crows hatch, and attack anything that […]
View ArticleUsing Colour Transparency to Map Election Results
As the 2016 United States presidential election careens towards its conclusion in November, GIS plays a prominent role in both planning political strategy and in describing the results of the contest. […]
View ArticleCanadian Geomatics Innovation: Ecere Develops a Next Generation GIS
Not many companies undertake the ambitious goal of creating a new geospatial software suite from scratch. Ecere, a Canadian company based in Gatineau, Québec has been developing a software platform […]
View ArticleSoftware Development – The Key to Ecere’s Success
It is rare to learn of a GIS company in which much R&D is done up front to create the programming language used to build its tools. Ecere, a Canadian […]
View ArticleGNOSIS – A New Geomatics Software Suite
Creating a new GIS from scratch is a tough undertaking. It involves a lot of innovation. Ecere, a Canadian company based in Gatineau, Québec has been developing a software platform […]
View ArticleGoogle Summer of Code Projects: Open Source Geospatial 4 every student
Are you are university student who has solid programming skills, geospatial knowledge and is continuously aiming to become better at developing open source software? Then you are in for a […]
View ArticleStudent Passion for Geography and the Google Summer of Code
GoGeomatics has reached across the Atlantic to interview one of our new geospatial contributors in Europe. Join us as we talk with Florin-Daniel Cioloboc about his experiences with the Google […]
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