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STORIES
A neatline isn’t the boss of you!
- Posted by MGUG Admin
- On August 10, 2022
A new blog by John Nelson shares a different perspective on neatlines by presenting historical map examples, and it...
30 Best GIS Software Applications [Rankings] by GISGeography (May, 2022)
- Posted by MGUG Admin
- On August 5, 2022
The following article is opinion-based research finding that shares a sneak peek at the top GIS software packages the...
The High-Tech Future of Flood Fighting
- Posted by MGUG Admin
- On July 26, 2022
It’s another year in which flooding is on Manitoba’s mind. In May, communities along the Red River suddenly became...
CONNECT WITH US!
Entertaining game @geoguessr is becoming more popular, and has recently become a new source of 'major league gaming' tournaments ... meaning some very talented people are flocking to the platform!
Check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD_rtwofvgU
We're Proud to announce our keynote speaker: @giswqs for our annual Fall Conference Oct 18th! For more details and tickets please visit:
https://mgug.ca/conference/
Did you #mappers and #cartographers out there know there is an Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada?
Here's a link to it via @CanGeoEdu !
https://cangeoeducation.ca/en/resources/can-geo-educations-indigenous-resources/
Can confirm this is fun!
(warning, this may be addicting)
Forget Worldle... This is the geogame you've been looking for. https://twitter.com/dkwiens/status/1557080413041872896
For our urban planner / asset management #GIS people out there -
(we have a few of these in Manitoba)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPUL2SQ77uQ
Here's a fun Friday tweet for you #mappers out there
«While spacewalking I realized something: I used to think I was scared of heights but now I know I was just scared of gravity»
— NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman
[source: https://buff.ly/3ilOqz0]
Shout out to a (we think) lesser known piece of #GIS and #remotesensing software out there in our corner of the country
@datemsystems has built a neat app that specializes in stereo image photogrammetry and feature detection. Check them out over at: https://www.datem.com/summit-evolution/
Hmmm ...
• Utilize natural infrastructure to improve water security in the area, and reduce evapotranspiration
• Xeroscape
... how'd we do?
You have five plants.
Each plant needs 5 liters of water per month.
You have 20 liters of water for the plants this month.
What do you do?