#1world1orbit

Posted 9 years ago

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Have you ever wondered what Earth looks like from the International Space Station? Back in October some amazing folks at the International Space Station captured and shared their view as they orbited Earth. The images were captured 400km above the earth on October 23rd, 2017, from 8:25am to 10:05am ET. NASA then asked those of […]

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Getting Started at COGS

Posted 9 years ago

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My name is Colin Werle, I am an ECCE Student Associate at the Centre of Geographic Sciences in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia where I am currently on track to completing an Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences. I have a BA in Geography, and a minor in Economics from Saint Mary’s University in my […]

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Impressions 6 weeks in at COGS

Posted 9 years ago

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Hello! My name is Michelle Brake, I am a ECCE Student Associate for the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia. I am enrolled in the post-graduate Advanced Geographic Sciences program. I graduated from Mount Allison University in 2016 with a major in Geography and a minor in Drama. My major allowed me […]

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The Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences program at the Centre of Geographic Science

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Following university I enrolled in the Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences program at the Centre of Geographic Science (COGS). This intensive, one-year, post-graduate level program is designed to provide students with a sophisticated set of tools to work in the field of geographic sciences. During the first term, I learned to use various geomatic tools and […]

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George Garrow – ECCE Student Associate at the Centre of Geographic Sciences

Posted 9 years ago

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I am currently finishing my final weeks at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia where I am completing the Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences. Prior to attending COGS, I completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto with a Specialist in Human Geography and double minor in Asian Geographies and […]

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Leveraging GIS in an Ecological Field

Posted 9 years ago

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My name is Bethany Scott and I am an ECCE student associate for the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS). I am an Advanced GIS student with a background in biology with a B.Sc. from Dalhousie University where I concentrated in ecology and genetics. During this time I also completed an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate […]

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