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Renewed GeoConnections
The 2010 Federal Budget announced renewed funding for the GeoConnections program. The Budget provides $11 million in funding over the next two years to continue development of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) and to provide consolidated geographic-related information to Canadians via the Internet.
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CGDI Interoperability Pilot Project
GeoConnections, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and their federal and provincial partners are testing mechanisms for distributing and updating framework data. As a key resource for all Canadians, GeoBase framework data is a particular priority for GeoConnections. The objective of this project is to evolve the GeoBase portal so that it operates in a more distributed fashion and to make maintenance transactions more efficient.
Users of GeoBase data require access to authoritative location-based (“geospatial”) information directly from its source, to be able to make effective decisions in a timely manner. In this project, all of the provincial and federal partners will implement the OGC Web Feature Service (WFS) standard endorsed for the CGDI. Using this nationally endorsed specification will enable the partners to exchange and interact with geospatial information on the web, demonstrating its capabilities.The WFS will enable users to access the most current and authoritative data, avoiding version disparities, and minimizing duplication. And, by keeping data closest to its source, data providers can maintain control over their data while making it accessible to users.
This project focuses on three key GeoBase layers:
- geographic names
- the national road network
- Canada's administrative boundaries
Primary Partner:
Open Geospatial Consortium
Partners:
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec;
BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Base Mapping and Geomatic Service Branch (BMGS);
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations;
Saskatchewan Environment;
NFLD Department of Environment and Conservation;
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development;
Land Information Ontario;
Natural Resources Canada, Earth Sciences Sector;
Statistics Canada;
Galdos Systems Inc, BC;
Sunertek, QC;
LISAsoft, Australia;
Cubewerx Inc., QC;
Carbon Project Inc., U.S.A.;
Funding From GeoConnections: $748,000.00 ( 52.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: April 1st, 2007
Estimated Completion Date: March 31st, 2008
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: All provinces