University of Lethbridge launches geospatial insitute

Geomatics research is about to take a step forward at the University of Lethbridge. The university is launching the i4Geo Institute of Geospatial Inquiry, Instruction and Innovation. Geomatics deals with collecting, analyzing and interpreting data relating to the earth’s surface. The new institute is being launched with the help of geomatics support centre Tecterra. In 2023, Tecterra invested $5.2 million into Alberta universities for geomatics research. The U of L received $1.3 million wh