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.
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.
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.