In a new report from the Brookings Institution Digitalization and the American workforce the changing requirements for digital skills for job types covering 90% of the U.S. workforce has found dramatic changes in the last 15 […]
In September 2011, the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the International Cartographic Association (ICA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of creating collaboration opportunities for academia, industry and government organizations in open […]
What is BIM Level 2 and how do I know I am compliant ? What if you are a small company with no more experience with BIM than discovering what the acronym stands for ? It […]
At the last GoGeomatics Social in Ottawa Jonathan Murphy gave an insightful presentation on Geospatial Tech in use for Oil & Gas production in Alberta. Jonathan related his experiences in Northern Alberta preparing terrain for […]
According to Wired UK, Jane Goodall has launched a massive open online course (MOOC) based around digital mapping for communities. The course is being offered through Roots and Shoots, a community action and learning program […]
EarthCube is community-led cyberinfrastructure that will enable data sharing across the geosciences. Its aim is to develop a framework to assist researchers in understanding and predicting the Earth system from the sun to the center […]
The motto of the ICA-OSGeo Labs initiative is “Geo For All.” By combining the potential of e-learning tools and open source geospatial software, the academic community can strengthen education in GIScience providing students with a […]
At the India Geospatial Forum in Hyderabad, I moderated a session on electric power. It turned out ot be an absolutely fascinating conversation with a wide range of speakers representing different aspects of the Indian […]