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On June 4th, GANS along with Dal and UNB welcomed Dr. Michael Goodchild to Dalhousie University to address the NS Geomatics Community.  Dr. Goodchild's lecture on "The Future of Geographic Information Systems and Science" can be accessed through the following link.  Please enjoy!

http://spatial-information.org/goodchild-lecture/

Thanks to Dr. Goodchild for allowing distribution of the video, and the Board and Members of GANS, and to all the organizers and sponsors of the two day event hosted in Halifax and Fredericton.

The AAPT annual conference will be held at the Centre of Geographic Sciences in Lawrencetown this year, June 4th-5th-6th-7th.  They have an interesting line up of workshops scheduled.  The Agenda can be found HERE.  The NS branch of CIG will also host a seminar at 6PM on June 4th as part of the conference, where Tim Webster will be presenting on a recent research project completed for the town of Bridgetown regarding their risk of flooding.

It's so interesting to see the growth across HRM in the past 28 years.  What an interesting tool to observe development and coastal change around the planet.  Which area do you find the most striking and why?

http://earthengine.google.org/#timelapse/v=44.64886,-63.57532,10.5,latLng&t=1.80

Dartmouth, NS – An American expert in the field of coastal mapping will offer his findings on the destruction Hurricane Sandy had on coastal habitats along the Northeastern United States October 2012.

Dr. John Brock, staff scientist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program at the National Centre in Virginia, will present on his work on U.S. coastal hazards and how to protect coastal habitats from super storms in the Presentation Theatre at NSCC's Waterfront Campus, Dartmouth on Tuesday, May 7 at 7 pm. 

The discussion will offer:

·         A visual tour of “Superstorm Sandy’s” impacts on urban and natural areas along the New York and New Jersey shoreline

·         A demonstration of the role coastal elevation mapping through airborne laser imaging detection and ranging (lidar) equipment plays in preparing for and responding to the landfall of major hurricanes

·         A lidar mapping and USGS Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar-B outline

·         Early results from USGS coastal airborne lidar response to the landfall of Hurricane Sandy on the US Northeast Coast

Dr. Brock’s research has included co-operative efforts between the USGS, NASA and the National Park Service to create new remote sensing-based capabilities for coastal studies and natural resources management and applications of that work on national seashores.  Dr. Brock is familiar with province having received his post-doctorate at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth.

Some good reminders in here for young GIS/Geomatics professionals... just because you've found a job, it doesn't mean the competition is over!

http://www.gogeomatics.ca/magazine/strategies-for-young-gis-geomatics-professionals-getting-ahead-at-work.htm

Registration is now open for Esri's Atlantic Utilities Special Interest Group Meeting 2013.  The meeting is being held at the Marble Mountain Resort, May 21-23.  Book your spot today!

http://esri.ca/en/content/atlantic-utilities-special-interest-group-meeting