"#Geomatics isn’t a niche. It’s the invisible framework that underpins everything we build — from transportation and housing to health systems and climate models."
" ..we are bleeding expertise faster than we can rebuild it"
https://gogeomatics.ca/before-its-too-late-reclaiming-canadas-digital-sovereignty-through-education/

During the 2000's GIS certificate programmes were sprouting up like mushrooms all over the country - I was part of the development of one of them. The graduates were in great demand. Now they are disappearing. Yet geomatics is more important than ever. Jon Murphy of GoGeomatics has some thoughts #geomatics #geography #GIS https://gogeomatics.ca/treat-geomatics-like-a-national-asset-not-an-afterthought/

The founder of geo-promoting organization #GoGeomatics #Canada reflects on Canada's past, present, and future role in #geomatics given the current geopolitical situation https://gogeomatics.ca/canada-must-leverage-its-geospatial-legacy-to-embrace-new-opportunities/ "Canada’s contributions to the global geospatial/geomatics sector are foundational. ...As trade conflicts and geopolitical upheavals challenge old assumptions, Canada must leverage its geospatial legacy to embrace new global opportunities."

Surveying Lake Titicaca [2024]
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https://www.hydro-international.com/content/article/surveying-lake-titicaca <-- shared technical article
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[A very comprehensive hydrographic and shallow geophysical study and mapping effort of Lake Titicaca…]
“In October 2024, officers from the Category “A” Specialization Programme in Hydrography for Naval Officers of the Peruvian Navy conducted their complex multidisciplinary field project at Lake Titicaca at Puno in Peru, which is the highest navigable lake in the world (3,800 metres above sea level). The purpose of this survey was to address issues in the lacustrine environment due to hydrological processes that have occurred in recent years in this water body.…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrospatial #hydrology #hydrography #LakeTiticaca #Bolvia #Puno #Peru #PeruvianNavy #lake #remotesensing #survey #lacustrine #vertical #multibeam #echsounder #sonar #geomatics #cartography #QGIS

THE EXPERT EDGE BY ZPONZ: Expert in Geomatics
Dr. Elizabeth Cannon is the eighth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Calgary. An expert in geomatics engineering, Dr. Cannon has led research at the forefront of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in both industrial and academic environments. She has commercialized technology to over 200 agencies worldwide.
#ZPONZ #GetPaidForExpertise #MonetizeYourSkills #ZPONZApp #Geomatics