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• City of Prince George Online PGMap Application

  

  The City of Prince George has released an updated version of their PGMap online Application. PGMap is what they refer to as the “On-line Geographic Information... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Ways to Make Your Kitchen Greener

  

  Some say that the kitchen is the heart and soul of a home. When you're looking to make your home greener, don't forget about this important room! The kitchen... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• iVAULT for ArcGIS Streamlines Government Services in Canada’s North

  

  Pacific Alliance Technologies is giving a presentation about iVAULT at Esri International User Conference titled iVAULT for ArcGIS Streamlines Government... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Color Shaded Relief Models

  

  Traditional images in geomatics are often two dimensional, meaning that all data in the image can be referenced by X and Y coordinates. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 SCIENCE

• Corporate America is Already Part of the Green Movement

  

  Preserving the natural beauty of our planet is more important than ever. Even major corporations are doing their part to reduce their carbon footprints and... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Society for Conservation GIS Conference

  Date: July 19 – 22, 2012 Venue: Asilomar Conference Grounds in Monterey, California The Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS) assists conservationists worldwide... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Governments Sign up to Help Restore 150 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

  First governments sign up to help restore 150 million hectares of degraded land by 2020 and inject more than $80 billion a year into global economy - Bianca... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Educational Programs—the Best and the Greenest

  

  The world of higher education has long been a platform for forward-thinking and passionate individuals. It is through a deep exploration of values and a... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOLING

• Professional Geomatics Associations & Groups in Canada

  

  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 ar... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• GEOSPACE An Endless Edge – GEOSPACE EUROPE 2012

  

  GEOSPACE EUROPE 2012 October 17-19, Brussels Battlefield Situational Awareness, Mineral Exploration & Resource Management, Location Based Marketing, all... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Converting Between UTM, MTM and LAT/LONG

  

  Geographic coordinate systems enable us to spatially locate features on the Earth using specified set of two dimensional numbers. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Home Construction – 3 Tips for Renovating Green

  

  While at one time "going green" could be seen as a fad, today the "green" movement has become a basic social expectation. Of course, there are companies,... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• GANS – Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia

  

  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 ar... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• LIDAR Webinar – June 27th at 1 PM EST

  LIDAR Webinar on Data Quality Control URISA has been offering several online educational webinars for members of the geospatial community (beginner to... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• How Do You Commute to Work?

  

  I was reading a feature in Readers Digest magazine (Around the World with one question – How Do you commute to work?) recently and it was about an... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• EnvironmentGreen.com Nominated for the Ultimate Eco Blogger

  

  We got an email the other day telling us that Environment Green was nominated in the Ultimate Eco Blogger Awards because they absolutely love the blog, and... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Algonquin College GIS Graduate Certificate

  

  Algonquin College Location: Ottawa, Ontario Program(s): GIS Graduate Certificate Prerequisites: University degree or College Diploma Info: The Geographic... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• What Will the Home of the Future Look Like?

  

  We were asked to spread the word about a live a webTV show that will be broad cast this Friday May 25 th at 3 PM. Mike Farley, group chief executive of Persimmo... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Tips for Federal Government Job Interviews

  

  Do you have a Federal Government Job interview coming up? Here are some tips that I have learned that has proven helpful to me. [I originally posted this the... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Keep Your Move Green

  

  The green movement has really taken off in the last few years. With more people becoming socially conscious of what is going on the environment they live in,... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT