Today (Wednesday) I had a meeting with Joy O’Neill, Economic Development Officer for Annapolis County and Annapolis Royal.
This was a follow up meeting to one at the Fire Hall in Port Lorne (see Community Conversations).
My motivation was to look at the role of the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in the creative rural economy.
The other motivation was my observation of the number of business closures in Middleton (see also library closures).
To address these issues, we need to undertake an analysis of COGS GIS graduates.
Where do they find employment?
In government agencies?
In the GIS industry?
With ESRI and the users of their technology?
Do they start their own company in rural Nova Scotia ?
Is the profile the same for Remote Sensing graduates, Planning graduates, Cartography or Surveying?
What has happened to the curriculum since I left the college in 2011. There, certainly has been changes in rural society. There has been changes in the technology. Does it include AI?
This week, I received a notice that I needed to reduce the amount of space occupied in the cloud.
This may require access to software support. That is not easy to find in rural Nova Scotia.
Final Note. Joy’s responsibility does not include the town of Middleton.
