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TrueNorth is in beta testing

Brosen Windrose Ring

I’ll let you in on a secret. I’ve been working on my side project, TrueNorth, for a long time. A really loooong time. I started it in 2005 when I worked out the math behind second-order georeferencing, and had something

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SARScene 2012 Presentation

I attended SARScene again this year (see here for last year’s presentation), and gave a presentation titled “Best Practices in Managing Geospatial Data for SAR Teams”. The idea was to present practical tips on managing “geospatial data” which is a

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A New Venture

For the past few years I’ve been working on some software in my spare time, and it’s just about ready for testing by people other than myself. The software is a mapping package, codenamed “Bergschrund”. It’s designed for backcountry enthusiasts,

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SAR and Crowdsourced Maps

OSM_N_Burnaby

The months of September and October have been almost all urban searches for me, a new SAR manager. A few weeks ago we searched for a missing man in North Burnaby, a very urban environment. I’ll give the ending away;

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BlueToque Software
BlueToque Software
Software Design, Architecture and Consulting

TrueNorth Geospatial
TrueNorth Geospatial
Mapping Software for Backcountry Professionals

YourLo.ca/tion
YourLo.ca/tion
Locate people using their SmartPhones
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