Western University

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Western University delivers an academic experience second to none. Since 1878, The Western Experience has combined academic excellence with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social and cultural growth in order to better serve our communities. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives discovery with real-world application. Western attracts individuals who have a broad worldview and who […]

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Education and Research from Esri Canada @ the Esri UC, 2017

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Last week, many staff from Esri Canada were fortunate to attend the Esri User Conference in San Diego. The conference hosted an impressive 16,000 attendees, 268 paper sessions, 324 workshops, and 354 demos (full stats reported on the Esri Blog). The plenary session was a great start to the week, with many talks highlighting the […]

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Meet the winners of the ECCE App Challenge 2017

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This year, we had a great competition for the App Challenge, with 17 teams from ECCE schools across Canada submitting their own custom apps based on the theme for the challenge: sustainable transportation. Each team created their app using Esri techonology and open data, along with documentation that included a team mission statement, an overview […]

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The ECCE App Challenge 2017

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One of the best ways to learn any technology is to be presented with a challenge to apply it to a specific problem or purpose. We have recently seen some great successes by our own ECCE student associates in the Esri Global Content Challenge, and the International Year of Global Understanding storymap competition. Both of […]

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Reflecting on the Esri DevSummit 2017

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Three weeks ago, some of our Higher Education staff from Esri Canada’s Education and Research team had the opportunity to attend the Esri DevSummit in Palm Springs. A few members of the ECCE program from COGS and McMaster were also able to take advantage of the free registration, including two of our own ECCE student […]

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University of Calgary

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The University of Calgary is one of Canada’s top comprehensive research universities, combining the best of university tradition with the city of Calgary’s vibrant energy and diversity. At UoC, we compete globally for talent at all levels, and work to continually to revitalize and re-energize our talent pool. We strive to make our university a […]

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SFU ECCE @ the Vancouver UC

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On November 2, the Esri Canada User Conference was held in Vancouver, BC.  During the plenary Dr. Brent Hall, Director of Education and Research at Esri Canada, presented an overview of the progress that we have made over recent years in supporting the adoption and use of GIS technology in education institutions across Canada (e.g., […]

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