After a much debated and detailed discussion on LinkedIn it was determined that many people are not aware of all the professional geomatics associations that are available in Canada nor witch ones they should become part of (especially since some cost money and most can not afford to join them all).
Therefore I started this new section on the web site to cover some of the organizations that I am either a member of or know about. The plan will be to cover at least one of these professional geomatics associations in more detail every month. ( if you see one that I have missed from the list, think your organization or user group should be added or have some information to add to one of these then feel free to let me know. )
Professional organizations are great ways to network and discuss GIS topics with others in the same industry.
Here is my current list of professional geomatics related organizations in Canada with links to their web sites and then links to more in depth coverage about each one as they are added monthly to the web site [you also use the groups category listing or search tools to find more information on these].
Hopefully this section of the web site will help people discover /join more professional organizations and / or locate local user groups.
Professional Geomatics Related Organizations in Canada
CAG – Canadian Association of Geographers http://www.cag-acg.ca
CIG – Canadian Institute of Geomatics http://www.cig-acsg.ca
- Calgary CIG Branch http://www.cig-acsg.ca/english/branches/calgary/index.php
- Champlain CIG Branch http://www.acsg-champlain.ca
- Montreal CIG Branch http://www.cig-acsg.ca/english/branches/montreal/index.php
- New-Brunswick CIG Branch http://www.cig-acsg.ca/english/branches/new-brunswick/index.php
- Newfoundland & Labrador CIG Branch http://cig-nl.org
- Nova-Scotia CIG Branch http://www.cig-acsg.ca/english/branches/nova-scotia/index.php
- Ottawa CIG Branch http://www.cig-acsg.ca/english/branches/ottawa/index.php
- Toronto CIG Branch http://www.cig-acsg.ca/cigtoronto/default.html
- Vancouver CIG Branch http://www.cig-acsg.ca/english/branches/vancouver/index.php
CRSS – Canadian Remote Sensing Society – http://www.casi.ca/cdn-remote-sensing-society currently part of CASI (Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute) but in the process of breaking off on their own
CRSS Ottawa Chapter http://www.casi.ca/ottawa-crss
CCA – The Canadian Cartographic Association http://www.cca-acc.org
GANS – The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia http://gans.ca - Read more information about GANS
CGU – Canadian Geophysical Union, Geodesy Section http://people.ucalgary.ca/~geodesy/
MGUG… – Manitoba Geomatics User Group http://www.mgug.ca
AGG – Alberta Geomatics Group http://www.albertageomaticsgroup.ca/
OARS – Ontario Remote Sensing Society http://www.oars.on.ca/
GIAC – Geomatics Industry Association of Canada http://www.giac.ca (More for companies and corporations, then individuals)
PSC – Professional Surveyors Canada http://www.psc-gpc.ca
- Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association http://www.alsa.ab.ca
- Association of British Columbia Land Surveyors http://www.bclandsurveyors.bc.ca
- Association of Manitoba Land Surveyors http://www.amls.ca
- Association of New Brunswick Land Surveyors http://www.anbls.nb.ca
- Association of Newfoundland Land Surveyors http://www.surveyors.nf.ca
- Association of Nova Scotia Land Surveyors http://www.ansls.ca
- Association of Ontario Land Surveyors http://www.aols.org
- Association of PEI Land Surveyors http://apeils.ca
- Ordre des arpenteurs-géomètres du Québec http://www.oagq.qc.ca
- Saskatchewan Land Surveyors’ Association http://www.slsa.sk.ca
- Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors (CBEPS) http://cbeps-cceag.ca
Professional Geomatics Related Organizations not in Canada but related or associated with the Canadian Geomatics Industry
URISA – Urban and Regional Information Systems Association http://www.urisa.org
- URISA Alberta Chapter
- URISA Ontario Chapter
GITA – Geospatial Information & Technology Association https://www.gita.org
- GITA Alberta Chapter
ASPRS – American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing http://www.asprs.org
Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) - http://www.cartogis.org/ mostly American based
SCGIS – Society for Conservation GIS http://www.scgis.org/ mostly US based
Geomatics Professional Networking Groups
Canadian GIS & Geomatics Group - http://GeomaticsGroup.ca online networking with other Canadians in Geomatics
GoGeomatics – provides several free regional chapters that at pubs monthly http://GoGeomatics.ca
- GoGeomatics Toronto Group
- GoGeomatics Ottawa Group
- GoGeomatics Niagara Region Group
GeoGeeks Fraser Valley Group – http://www.meetup.com/GeoGeeks-FV/ - Read more about GeoGeeks
[last updated June 2012]
If you see one that I have missed from the list, think your organization or user group should be added or have some information to add to one of these then feel free to let me know.
