Send in the Geographers ?

This was different from the single vaccination station at Lawton’s Drugs in Shelburne the previous week. Lots of support staff, signage etc.

Perhaps the difference was because of the different vaccination type. What did occur to me, was that the NSCC, with campuses across the province, could offer significant vaccination support and coverage.

This week, the Premier announced his economic advisory council, under Chairman, Scott Brison. Given the nature of the resource management issues in the province, I wondered if the technology and expertise at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) could be applied to develop a better understanding of our geography and its input into the economy. The digital GIS technology could be used to efficiently share different scenarios with industry, government and the wider communities.

The same technology can be applied to questions of demography — essential to the health and welfare of Nova Scotians in these COVID times (click HERE for a technical example on how GIS can be used in Health Care, for Care, Cure and Community).

In the health sector, the emphasis has been on the need for ‘good science’. The same is true for the resource sector, whether forestry, fisheries, agriculture or mining. As we approach the climate change agenda, we need to apply the same digital geographic technologies (for example, LiDAR to measure the impact of sea level rise) to undertake ‘good science’.

Acknowledgements

Heather and I compared notes on the different vaccination scenarios. Edward added the links and graphics.

Postscript

Thanks to Rick and Cathy Ketcheson for inviting us to join them at Evergreen Theatre for the Cape Breton group, Hauler.

References

Check the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) web site for a full description of their Advanced Diploma programs.

The NSCC for a map of campus locations.

Other resources would include the
GeoNova government office in Amherst.
Geography degree programs at St Mary’s University.

Earlier efforts at applying this technology include Community Counts at the provincial level and “CLICK” for the Annapolis Valley.