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2011  

Dec 15, 2011 Job Opportunity -- Geologist III Position (Geoscience Information Services), Department of Natural Resources, Halifax
July 12, 2011 Spring into Geomatics, 2011! Presentations and Round Table Feedback Now Available. Thanks to all that attended and contributed to a very successful conference.
   
Sept 7, 2011 Our Amazing World Exhibit First of Its Kind in Canada. The Museum of Natural History is showing the world in a whole new light. Our Amazing World, the museum's newest permanent exhibit uses a computer system, data sets and four projectors to display earth sciences information on a sphere about two metres in diameter. Click on http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnhnew/en/home/whattoseedo/ouramazingworld.aspx to see photos, video and audio clips.
   
July 14, 2011 Spring into Geomatics, 2011! Presentations and Round Table Feedback Now Available. Thanks to all that attended and contributed to a very successful conference.
   
April 26, 2011 The Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre (NSGC) is in the process of upgrading its systems infrastructure.
   
April 26, 2011 Spring into Geomatics 2011! Let registration begin. Our 1 Day Conference Sponsored by GeoNOVA will take place on May 31, 2011 at the Best Western Glengarry, in beautiful Truro, NS.
   
March 18, 2011 Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre -- Nova Scotia 1:10,000 Topographic Data DVD now available
   

March 17, 2011

Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre - Announces Topographic and Nova Scotia Road Network Updates
   
   
2010  

November 26, 2010 Holiday Social
November 25, 2010 Santa Claus Parade
October 12, 2010 GeoNOVA Data Download Version 2
September 16, 2010 Job Opportunity: Survey Technician 1A (Oxford)
   
June 28, 2010 NSCAF Version 3 -- New URL
   
June 3, 2010 Geomatics Atlantic 2010 Conference October 28th to 29th, 2010. Fredericton, New Brunswick.
   
May 12, 2010 Unveiling of a Reproduction of an 18th Century Map of Acadie
   
April 12, 2010 GIS Officer I-II - Geomatics Centre - Amherst (7 positions) - This competition is now closed
   
April 8, 2010 Spring into Geomatics 2010
   
April 7, 2010 Computer Services Officer II (Programmer Analyst) - This competition is now closed
   
March 25, 2010 Land Administration Officer (2 positions), Crown Land Information Management Centre - This competition is now closed
   
February 19, 2010 Job Opportunity - GIS Officer 3 (Forest Spatial Database Specialist) (Shubenacadie) - This competition is now closed
   
January 27, 2010 Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Releases a New Website:
   
January 7, 2010 Lost, and found, in Lunenburg
   
January 6, 2010 Notice of Commercial Licence Opportunity - GPS-C
   
2009  

December 2, 2009 Workshop: Get Geography Working for You: Access and Use Authoritative Geospatial Framework Data
   
November 25, 2009 Geography Awareness Day Prize Winners
   
November 20, 2009 Geography Awareness Day, Prize Winners Announced -- November 25, 2009
   
November 9, 2009 Geography Awareness Day, November 18, 2009
   
October 7, 2009

Job Opportunity - Forest Technician 2A-III (Lawrencetown, Annapolis County - Competition now closed

   
October 6, 2009 Geographic Information System (GIS) Research Assistant, Dalhousie University - Competition now closed
 
July 31, 2009 Department of Natural Resources - Mineral Resources Branch Release Notice for July 2009 [ - 117.19 kb]
   
July 27, 2009 HRM Releases Google Transit
   
July 23, 2009 GIS Data Mapping Specialist, Community Counts (Department of Finance)
   
July 16, 2009 Nova Scotia NRN dataset update
   
July 13, 2009 Job Opportunity - Geographic Information System (GIS) Officer, Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
   
July 9, 2009 Job Posting - Aquaculture GIS and Licensing Officer with NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture
   
July 7, 2009 Nova Scotia Topographic Database Strategic Directions Workshops
   
July 3, 2009 Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has established the Standard on Geospatial Data for the Government of Canada
   
June 26, 2009 Job Opportunity - Director, Land Services Renewal, Department of Natural Resources
   
June 18, 2009 Drafting & Illustration Technician III - Senior Property Mapper, Halifax Land Registration Office (Dartmouth)
   
June 15, 2009 Job Opportunity - Manager of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Elections Nova Scotia (Halifax
   
June 15, 2009 Nova Scotia Digital Orthophotomaps Now Available
   
June 10, 2009 Job Opportunity - GIS Officer III - Geomatics Centre (Amherst)
   
June 9, 2009 Director, Land Administration (Halifax)
   
May 1, 2009 Geomatics Atlantic 2009 at Acadia University - Registration is Open
   
April 17, 2009 Announcement of funding opportunity for publishing thematic data for decision-making in priority areas
   
April 3, 2009 Geographic Information Systems Programmer/Analyst position with HRM
   
April 2, 2009 Changes to the Land Registration Act
   
April 2, 2009 Annapolis Digby Economic Development Agency: Test Drive the Community - Calgary Event - New Date: May 7, 2009
   
March 24, 2009 GeoConnections Program Extended to March 2011
   
March 23, 2009 Announcement of Funding Opportunity for publishing thematic data for decision-making
   
March 18, 2009 Geomatics Atlantic 2009 - Call for Papers
   
March 12 2009 Metadata Webinar: Land Information Ontario (LIO), Ministry of Natural Resources
   
February 13, 2009 Community Counts Training Session - March 11, 2009
   
January 20, 2009 CIG Symposium at COGS, Feb 19th and 20th
   
2008  

December 23, 2008 Education in the Geomatics Sector
   
December 19, 2008 Nova Scotia Geopolitical Boundaries Project
   
December 1, 2008 Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia Christmas Social - Dec 8th
   
November 24, 2008 GeoConnections Releases CGDI Interoperability Pilot Demo Video
   
October 8, 2008 Province Launches Online Wind Power Resource
   
October 7, 2008 Aquaculture GIS and Licensing Officer position
   
July 25, 2008 Job Opportunity: Manager Information Systems, EMO - Competition now closed
   
July 9, 2008 New Community Counts Project on Crime Prevention
   
June 20, 2008 Spring into Geomatics 2008 - Highlights
   
June 18, 2008 Employment Opportunity - Instructor GIS Technician and Planning: Land Information Technology programs — NSCC
   
April 29, 2008 Atlantic Association of Planning Technicians (AAPT), June 11, Lawrencetown Campus, NSCC
   
April 25, 2008 Spring into Geomatics 2008!, May 27 at the Glengarry in Truro
   
January 11, 2008 2007 Announcement of Opportunity for CGDI User Communities - Now Closed
   
January 7, 2008 Planning Technician II (GIS Data Editor) with DNR in Truro - Now Closed
   
2007  

December 19, 2007 Topographic Mapping Coordinator - NS Geomatics Centre
   
December11, 2007 GANS Christmas Social - Dec 11th at Halifax Club
   
November 27, 2007 GIS Technologist(s) job opportunity, HRM
   
November 8, 2007 GeoNOVA Program Coordinator job opportunity - now closed
   
November 6, 2007 Putting Dalhousie on the map - Dal presented with award of excellence
   
November 5, 2007 Drafting and Illustration Technician job opportunity with Natural Resources
   
October 18, 2007 Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia Lecture - Cart Tracks and Cartographers, Walking 18th Century Halifax, Danny Dyke
   
October 17, 2007 Planning Technician job in HRM
   
October 16, 2007 Petroleum Administrator (GIS Technician)
   
October 15, 2007 Address Ranges, Street Names and Place Names now available in 2006-2007 edition of the Nova Scotia NRN dataset
   
October 1, 2007 GIS Analyst/Planning Technologist II Position in CBRM - Closed
   
September 18, 2007

Province Offers Wind Atlas, Encourages Local Growth

   
August 13, 2007 Canada's First-ever Public Health Geomatics Conference
   
June 18, 2007 GeoNOVA Launches new Geographic Data Discovery Tools
   
June 12, 2007 2007 Announcement of Opportunity for CGDI User Communities
   
May 11, 2007 GeoNOVA Announces Geographic Data Download application
   
April 24, 2007 GeoNOVA Program Coordinator job opportunity
   
April 30, 2007 SMU and HRM Reach For STARs With Largest Ever GPS Study
   
April 24, 2007 Tourism Marketing Focuses Online
   
April 13, 2007 Maritime Forestry Special Interest Group to meet on May 2, 2007, Truro
   
April 5, 2007 Canada's New Government Provides Free Online Access to Digital Mapping Data
   
March 30, 2007 GIS Analyst - Temporary position, Dalhousie University
   
March 26. 2007 Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia AGM on March 27, 2007
   
March 20. 2007 New GeoConnections Website under Construction
 
March 16. 2007 Geomatics Atlantic 2007
   
March 16, 2007 Canadian Hydrographic Service and Nautical Data International Agreement
   
January 11, 2007 GIS Job Opportunity with NS Dept. of Natural Resources – Now Closed
   
2006  

October 25, 2006 GeoNOVA Coordinator Job Opportunity – Now Closed
   
October 20, 2006 New Digital Mapping Supports Public Safety
   
October 13, 2006 Atlas of Nova Scotia launched at GeoNOVA.ca
   
September 29, 2006 Back Roads The Best - National guidebook series publishes Nova Scotia edition
   
Sept. 18, 2006 Calgary surveying company opening Nova Scotia office
   
Sept. 14, 2006 GeoNOVA Job Opportunity - Now Closed
   
Sept. 1, 2006 GIS Opportunity with Community Counts - Now Closed
   
August 29, 2006 GeoNOVA Program Analyst Job Opportunity - Now Closed
   
August 29, 2006 Announcement of Opportunity for publishing thematic data for decision-making
   
August 24, 2006 GeoConnections announcement for defining strategic and business plans for use of the CGDI and for defining user requirements for CGDI applications
   
August 21, 2006 Atlases provide definitive guides to Nova Scotia
   
August 10, 2006 Nova Scotia Community College's Centre of Geographic Science Receives Honors for Exceptional Work Using GIS Technology
   
August 4, 2006 GeoConnections Announcement of Opportunity: Developing Regional Atlases for Decision Making
   
August 4, 2006 GeoConnections Announcement of Opportunity for developing geospatial applications for decision making
   
July 12, 2006 New GeoConnections funding opportunities on the horizon
   
July 4, 2006 GeoConnections Anticipated schedule of opportunities
June 26, 2006 Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre updates popular Data Locator program
June 9, 2006 GeoConnections Request for Information: Geoportal technologies
May 31, 2006 GeoConnections and GeoNOVA hosting Workshop at Geomatics Atlantic 2006
May 19, 2006 International Ocean Institute
May 18, 2006 Geomatics Atlantic 2006 announces Poster Gallery
April 25, 2006 Geomatics Atlantic 2006 - June 5 - 8th, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS
April 18, 2006 Canadian Survey Company Maps WWII Shipwrecks for UXO
February 8, 2006 Researcher monitors fitness via satellite
January 9, 2006 Nova Scotia road network update on GeoBase
   
January 3, 2006 Announcement of Opportunity for a joint Canada-USA spatial data infrastructure project
   
2005

December 20, 2005 GeoNOVA Conference 2005 Summary
   
December 13, 2005 The Open Geospatial Consortium's Web Map Service (WMS) Approved as International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard
   
December 5, 2005 Province GANS Christmas Social on December 8, 2005
   
November 21, 2005 Province Provides Mapping Data to Improve Emergency Services
   
November 16, 2005 James Boxall, Dalhousie GIS Centre on CBC Information Morning
   
November 15, 2005 Bert Seely, Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre on CBC Maritime Noon
   
November 8, 2005 GeoNOVA Announces Web Feature Services
   
November 4, 2005 GeoNOVA Announces Web Map Services
   
October 28, 2005 Announcement of Opportunity for developing CGDI applications for communities of practice
   
October 21, 2005 Geomatics still largely unknown - Valley Researchers Taking Science to the Streets
   
October 21, 2005 Aliant invests over $100,000 for wireless research and development at NSCC
   
October 19, 2005 CBC Mainstreet - Rationalizing street names in the Halifax Regional Municipality (you need Real Player to open)
   
October 19, 2005 Offenders to wear GPS bracelets
   
October 18, 2005 Mining Matters for Nova Scotia 2005, Nov 9 - 10
   
October 17, 2005 The 12th Canadian Coastal Conference November 6-9, 2005 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
   
Sept 30, 2005 Conference Expands Knowledge of Geomatics Industry
   
Sept 23, 2005 Cape Breton Island Pathways Association hosts GPS Workshop
   
Sept 19, 2005 GeoNOVA Conference 2005 Agenda, October 3rd and 4th
   
Sept 8, 2005 New Technology To Protect Province's Archeological Sites
   
August 22, 2005 NovaLIS Land Development OfficeT to be Implemented in Horry County, South Carolina
   
August 15, 2005 Davidson County, North Carolina Selects NovaLIS Land Development Office
   
August 8, 2005 NovaLIS User Conference 2005 set for November in South Carolina
   
July 29, 2005 GeoNOVA Days Conference Announcement
   
June 28, 2005 CARIS 2005 Mapping a Seamless Society
   
June 28, 2005 ESRI Regional User Conference - Halifax
   
June 15, 2005 Goochland County, Virginia Selects NovaLIS Land Development Office
   
June 15, 2005 Users to drive second phase of GeoConnections
   
June 14, 2005 26th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing: "Managing Resources & Monitoring our Environment"
   
June 13, 2005 AGRG LiDAR Summer Institute 2005
   
June 8, 2005 ACZISC and GeoConnections build the Atlantic Coastal Information Portal
June 7, 2005 Applied Geomatics Research Group Summer 2005 Newsletter
   
June 2, 2005 Anoka County, Minnesota Goes Live with NovaLIS Assessment Office
   
June 1, 2005 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's 4th National Geomatics Workshop
   
May 18, 2005 Multnomah County, Oregon Selects NovaLIS Land Development Office
   
May 3, 2005 ESRI Canada Limited bolsters presence in Atlantic-Canada
   
May 2, 2005 New Application launched at GeoNOVA Portal!
   
April 22, 2005 GANS Annual General meeting
   
March 14, 2005 Hyperspectral Data International teams up with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
   
2004  

January 5, 2004 GeoBase Initiative
   
June 16, 2004 New Website Puts Data on the Map
   
2003

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