Improving People’s
Understanding of the
Everyday Relevance
of Geographic Information

I recently wrote an article for GIM in their Perspectives Section, about why the geospatial community needs to improve people’s understanding of the relevance of geographic information and how this lead to forming GeoAlliance Canada.

You can read the article below (posted using a flash viewer), can download a digital PDF copy or read it online through the GIM digital magazine version (look for September 2015 issue).

GIM International magazine

GIM is a global magazine for geomatics that reports on the latest geo-news and other relevant geospatial related topics. “GIM International is written for key decision-makers active in the international geomatics field and is targeted at commercial, academic and government professionals worldwide.

Its readers are involved in land surveying, GIS, photogrammetry, remote sensing, LBS, Lidar, cartography, GPS/GNSS, cadastres, 3D city modelling, geo-databases and other geomatics-related activities.”