Category Archives: British Columbia

Province of B.C, Canada forges ahead with OpenData initiatives

Posted on February 24, 2013 by glenn

This week a special Open Data Summit took place in Vancouver, B.C where about 120 government folk and stakeholders took part in the discussion around the topic of OpenGov and Open Data. In a report from the event, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, contest, developer, howto, opengov |

BCIT GIS Student project and practicum sponsors needed #Geo #EDU

Posted on September 19, 2012 by glenn

An update from my friend Karl at the BCIT GIS faculty at BCIT in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Karl provides an update and information on this year’s practicum for the GIS program students. About the program – Every year, the BCIT … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, education |

HootSuite Grabs Seesmic as The Owls Add The San Fran StartUp to the Nest

Posted on September 6, 2012 by glenn

I follow a number of HootSuite “owls” on Twitter and I’m pretty sure I stumbled onto details of this minutes after the news broke last night as details are now emerging about Vancouver StartUp, HootSuite acquiring competitor Seesmic. HootSuite is … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, business, Social Media, Social Media Tips, twitter |

@Revolver_Coffee Vancouver Brews Up the Most Amazing World Map of Nails

Posted on August 28, 2012 by glenn

For people who know me (and a few who don’t) it may be no surprise for me to say that I really do love coffee… I’m also an urban geographer and have a pretty nice passion for architecture and maps. … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, conservation |

Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline (Canada) Lying With Maps

Posted on August 16, 2012 by glenn

We’ve all heard of the popular geoTech book titled “How to Lie With Maps“… well, it seems there’s a real-life scenario playing out in B.C, Canada involving the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project and the effort of planners to … Continue reading →

Posted in 3d, British Columbia, conservation |

Wifarer Mobile Indoor Positioning on Android Guides Me Through the @RoyalBCmuseum

Posted on August 10, 2012 by glenn

Yesterday afternoon I took a trip to the BC Museum… not purely for fun (Ok, seeing the dinosaur exhibit was a blast! ) but I also went to test out some killer indoor positioning technology. Indoor positioning is a real … Continue reading →

Posted in android, British Columbia, LBS, mobile |

Victoria Geographers Get Kudos For Innovative Land Registry System

Posted on July 2, 2012 by glenn

Congrats to the crew at Victoria-based CloverPoint Cartographics, Victoria B.C Canada for the terrific recognition they’ve received recently from the local media, in particular, a full page article and images appearing in the Saturday Business section of the Times Colonist … Continue reading →

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First Nations unlock wealth of lands using the Insight Land Registry

Posted on June 19, 2012 by glenn

Details of this story come our way via CloverPoint Cartographics in B.C Canada. The Huu-ay-aht First Nations have begun to unlock the wealth of their lands using the Insight Land Registry by CloverPoint.  See also http://cloverpoint.com/land-registry

Posted in British Columbia, video |

SFU Mapping bike Safety On the Whistler Sea to Sky Highway

Posted on April 6, 2012 by glenn

A cool mapping / biking safety story out of B.C Canada (via SFU News Online) Cyclists setting out to ride the 120-km Sea to Sky Highway between Horsebay and Whistler, BC can check out hazardous areas on a new map … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, Canada |

Real Time GPS Tracking Maps of B.C. Ferries via Microsoft Virtual Earth @BCFerries

Posted on March 2, 2012 by glenn

OpenGov, transparency etc… it’s all the rage! Here in B.C, Canada the coastal Ferry system is a crucial service for locals, particularly for those of us that live and work on Vancouver Island (home to more than 600,000+ people). The … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, gps, Microsoft |

Latitude Geographics @geocortex Featured in Canada’s National Newspaper For Hiring Interns

Posted on February 20, 2012 by glenn

Kudos to fellow GeoGeek and U Vic alum Steven Myhill-Jones, founder of Latitude Geographics (Think Esri Platinum Business Partner and developers of GeoCortex) for a fine writeup this week in The Globe & Mail, Canada’s National newspaper, in an interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, business |

URISA BC Event – Open Data, So What?

Posted on February 11, 2012 by glenn

An interesting event near Vancouver as URISA BC (British Columbia, Canada)  is hosting an interesting full day event on Feb 16, 2012 in Burnaby BC titled Open Data, So What? About the event… In this upcoming seminar, we will explore … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, events, opengov |