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Education from the Edge of the Map
- Posted by MG UG
- On March 24, 2021
Here are a few new thoughts from the edge of my map when it comes to geospatial education and...
- Education, Training Opportunity
“MapMaster Challenge!”
- Posted by MG UG
- On February 18, 2021
MapMaster Challenge! The rules: Each task will be rated from 1 to 5 points, with the best solution of...
MGUG Virtual Coffee Chats Version 3!
- Posted by MG UG
- On January 12, 2021
Sign up for the third MGUG Virtual Coffee Chat by Friday Jan 15th for a chance to connect one-on-one...
MGUG Virtual Coffee Chats: Register by October 23!
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 16, 2020
Sign up for the second MGUG Virtual Coffee Chat by Friday October 23rd for a chance to connect one-on-one...
MGUG Education Update
- Posted by MG UG
- On July 22, 2020
Hey Folks! Hard to believe that we are well into July. If you are an educator I hope you...
Fall Conference 2020 is Cancelled due to COVID-19
- Posted by MG UG
- On April 14, 2020
Fall Conference 2020 is Cancelled due to COVID-19 With all of the uncertainty regarding COVID-19, the MGUG Board...
Learn How to Teach with GIS When School is Disrupted
- Posted by MG UG
- On March 17, 2020
Are you a teacher? Do you know a teacher who is going to be teaching online? Do you have...
Ideas from the City of Winnipeg hackathon
- Posted by MG UG
- On March 10, 2020
Here are some of the pitches made in the opendata day for the City of winnipeg. https://engage.winnipeg.ca/opendata/brainstormers/hackathon-ideas
Summer Educational Resources
- Posted by MG UG
- On July 17, 2019
Educators & GIS Ambassadors, I know you are not probably bored of summer yet, but on those rainy days...
- Education, GIS Lessons, Resources, StoryMaps
MGUG Education Awards
- Posted by MG UG
- On April 21, 2019
The MGUG Award Notification is out! Manitoba GIS User Group honours achievements in Post-Secondary and Secondary School GIS programs,...
ESRI Story Map Contest
- Posted by MG UG
- On March 31, 2019
Last year I was fortunate enough to be invited to be a judge in Esri Canada Schools National Story...
The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Conference comes to Canada in 2020
- Posted by MG UG
- On February 4, 2019
A consortium of GIS organizations in Calgary has won the right to host the Free and Open Source Software...
GeoConnections Invitation for Projects for Fiscal Years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020
- Posted by MG UG
- On November 30, 2018
GeoConnections announces the Invitation for Projects for Fiscal Years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. For this Invitation for Projects, GeoConnections is...
Rob Langston – Recipient of 2018 Geographic Literacy Award
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 26, 2018
CONGRATULATIONS ROB !!! Brandon Teacher is recognized for his award-winning work to advance geography teaching in Canada: Rob Langston...
MGUG Annual Awards Results
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 23, 2018
MGUG presented the annual MGUG Awards during our 2018 Fall Conference. We are happy to announce the winners are:...
Check out MGUG’s new SWAG Store!
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 19, 2018
Help support the community and get some fashionable branded swag! MGUG Store
Industry Experts Converge to Discuss Leading Ideas at MGUG Conference
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 9, 2018
In just over a week…. On October 17th, 2018, at the Club Regent Event Centre (1425 Regent Ave. W), at...
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MGUG Speaker PAUL MORIN featured in NY Times
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 18, 2018
Don’t miss his presentation and Q and A on this amazing project! Register NOW!
Have a job posting?
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 14, 2018
All members can now submit jobs, Co-Ops, or volunteer positions to MGUG Job Board! Click on jobs > post...
Student Competition extended to September 28th.
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 14, 2018
Student poster competition has been extended to September 28th. Please contact education@mgug.ca for more details.
Exciting new changes to MGUG Awards!
- Posted by MG UG
- On July 12, 2018
MGUG is thrilled to announce an exciting change to our Annual MGUG Award! Instead of having one award per...
Support your community! Sponsor MGUG!
- Posted by MG UG
- On July 5, 2018
By sponsoring us, your name and logo will be seen by our 2000+ members, as well as shared on...
Red River College Closes the GIS Program – Steven Hills, GISP
- Posted by MG UG
- On July 2, 2018
Red River College has closed 3 programs, one of which is the GIS diploma program and has laid off...
MGUG unveils their new logo!
- Posted by MG UG
- On May 2, 2018
MGUG is excited to announce the unveiling of our newly improved logo! With ‘Friendly Manitoba’ standing out as the...
Call for judges – Skills Manitoba 2018
- Posted by MG UG
- On March 15, 2018
The GIS Skills Competition is looking for a couple of extra judges to help assess students’ work, maps, and...
Migration is Risky
- Posted by MG UG
- On March 4, 2018
To conserve energy, migrating birds often take direct—and dangerous—routes, which can expose them to storms, predators, and disorientation from...
Mayan City uncovered by LiDAR
- Posted by MG UG
- On February 7, 2018
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mayan-pyramids-1.4519863
ESRI February Map of the Month – How is mineral exploration affecting caribou?
- Posted by MG UG
- On February 5, 2018
CONGRATULATIONS to WCS Canada ESRI February’s App of the Month is Wildlife Conservation Society Canada’s “How is mineral exploration affecting...
Call for Workshop Proposals
- Posted by MG UG
- On January 2, 2018
The MGUG AGM is happening February 21, 2018. We are looking for speakers who would be willing to do...
Call for Volunteers and Board Members
- Posted by MG UG
- On January 2, 2018
MGUG wants you! JOIN THE BOARD! We have some openings for new board members this year starting February 2018. ...
New Book – A History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land.
- Posted by MG UG
- On November 26, 2017
Charting a course for the past Author uses maps to explore our country’s ‘violent, epic, adventurous’ history Earlier...
MGUG AND GEOWEEK!
- Posted by MG UG
- On November 16, 2017
How have you celebrated GeoWeek? For many of us as professionals we use GIS on a daily basis. However...
Land cover map of North America at 30-meter spatial resolution released by the CEC
- Posted by MG UG
- On November 7, 2017
Montreal, 2 November 2017—A new map produced by the trinational North American Land Change Monitoring System (NALCMS) and supported...
Prairie Climate Center – New maps highlight changes coming to Canada’s climate
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 22, 2017
A new series of maps made by climatologists at the Prairie Climate Centre highlights just how vulnerable Canada is...
Winnipeg Free Press -Most Common Winnipeg Tree Maps.
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 22, 2017
Winnipeg has one of the largest remaining mature urban elm forests in North America, but that’s is a problematic...
Love in the Air? – Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas goes live
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 8, 2017
From the mixed-grass Prairie habitats of the southwest through the bushy boreal forests of the Interlake and all the...
Drones could battle mosquitoes in Winnipeg
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 20, 2017
Drones have proven to be an effective tool for locating mosquito development sites. The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) would...
Northern Mapping Project is preserving Inuit traditional knowledge
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 15, 2017
From Canadian Geographic: A new mapping project in Clyde River, Nunavut, is bringing generations of Inuit knowledge and...
Hurricane Harvey damage captured on 360 degree cameras.
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 13, 2017
A team from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Center for Robotic-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) ran an...
Map of Fall Suppers
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 9, 2017
Fall Suppers are a fairly good Manitoba Tradition, so for the last few years this site has had a...
Manitoba farmer creates intricate Canada 150 corn maze
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 5, 2017
Deer Meadow Farm near Winnipeg, Man. has constructed a corn maze shaped like a map of Canada to celebrate...
Solar Eclipse GIS Data
- Posted by MG UG
- On August 18, 2017
If you’re as excited about the solar eclipse as we are I’m sure you’re itching for data! Luckily NASA...
ESRI – August’s App of the Month: Drinking Water Advisories in Manitoba
- Posted by MG UG
- On August 17, 2017
To ensure that residents receive timely and current information as quickly as possible, the Government of Manitoba (GeoManitoba) developed...
Online / Class UAV Ground School UAV Pilot Training – Brandon University
- Posted by MG UG
- On July 18, 2017
Brandon University – UAV Ground School Training National UAV Pilot Ground School Courses offered at Brandon University in compliance...
New Keynote Added!
- Posted by MG UG
- On July 12, 2017
MGUG is thrilled to announce another keynote speaker for our upcoming conference! Jill Heinerth, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, Explorer-in-Residence...
Couldn’t Make it to ESRI UC International this year?
- Posted by MG UG
- On July 12, 2017
If you missed Esri UC in San Diego this year, never fear! You can watch the plenary session online...
Indigenous Lands added to Google Earth
- Posted by MG UG
- On June 21, 2017
As of June 21st, 3,000 Indigenous lands have been added to Google Earth after partnership with the Firelight...
Winnipeg Bike Week! (And Bike Data)
- Posted by MG UG
- On June 17, 2017
This Week marks the Fourth Annual Bike Week Winnipeg (June 17-23), and the 10th anniversary of Bike to work...
Deep Learning Neural Networks and Remote Sensing in Manitoba
- Posted by MG UG
- On May 11, 2017
Deep Learning Neural Networks and Remote Sensing in Manitoba The province of Manitoba is tasked with producing a land...
Registration now open for Fall 2017 Conference!
- Posted by MG UG
- On May 1, 2017
Buy your tickets now for Manitoba’s biggest and best GIS event, held this year at the Manitoba Museum’s brand new Alloway Hall!...
Congratulations – Manitoba Government Honoured for GIS Excellence
- Posted by MG UG
- On April 28, 2017
Great work to all those involved. An honor that all can be proud of! Manitoba Honoured
Manitoba GIS Skills Competition! -ZOMBIE EDITION
- Posted by MG UG
- On April 18, 2017
2017 Manitoba Skills GIS Competition Escape Winnipeg; Zombies Invade! Zombies have invaded! Your job is to use GIS to...
Flying your Drone Safely and Legally
- Posted by MG UG
- On March 25, 2017
Flying a drone for work, research, or as a hobby? You may need special permission from Transport Canada....
2017-18 Board of Directors
- Posted by MG UG
- On March 20, 2017
Please welcome this year’s MGUG Board of Directors! all directors can be reached at mailto:info@mgug.ca President – Jocelynn Johnson...
Shiny New Website
- Posted by MG UG
- On February 15, 2017
Thanks to Modern Earth for our shiny new website! Please update or register and leave your comments on this...
MGUG Post-Secondary Award 2016
- Posted by MG UG
- On October 12, 2016
MGUG 2016 Post Secondary Award Submission Details Posters must be no larger than 48 inches wide by 36 inches...
Two Board Vacancies
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 13, 2016
If you have always been interested in being more involved in MGUG, or would like to nominate someone for...
Join GESA and MGUG for PechaKucha Night
- Posted by MG UG
- On September 13, 2016
On Thursday, November 19th at 5:00 pm, the University of Winnipeg’s Geography & Environmental Students Association (GESA) and the...