THE NETWORK
GEOIDE was funded as a Network of Centres of Excellence, but to many it was more: a vision, a multidisciplinary community, a variety of new-generation tools, innovative approaches, successful spin-offs as well as a part of Canadian academic, education and research life for fourteen years.
THE RESEARCH
GEOIDE funded 121 projects with a total investment of $79.3 million. These projects provided innovative geomatics solutions that have been applied to natural hazards, public health, transportation, natural resources management, environmental change and sustainable urban development.
THE SUCCESS STORIES
Over its fourteen year existence, GEOIDE had many success stories. A few of them are presented here, namely regarding science, industry and highly qualified personnel.
About the content of this website
The content of this website has been extracted from the book “The Added Value of Scientific Networking: Perspectives from the GEOIDE Network Members, 1998-2012“.
This book explores the trajectory of GEOIDE (Geomatics for Informed Decisions), Canada’s geomatics network which has served the education, industry, government and research community, from its inception in 1998 to its state in 2012. Over the past fourteen years, this network has mobilized 84M$ in research effort across Canada. All participants in the Network over this period have a story to tell; and this book is the collection of these stories. Participants in the network have collaborated to contribute their viewpoints and their assessments. Some come from long-term participants whose activity spans the whole fourteen-year history, while others come from one particular moment, at the start or the end.