Canada’s geographic information on the Internet

Natural Resources Canada

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21 Apr 2023

A National Program to develop the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI)

...Canada’s geographic ...Canada’s geographic information on the Internetinformation on the Internet


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21 Apr 2023

GeoConnections...GeoConnections...

GeoConnections is a National Program to develop:

• the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) -- delivering Canada’s geographic information on the Internet.


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21 Apr 2023

Five key thrustsFive key thrusts1. client centered access to government

information,

2. which is built on a common national framework

3. using international standards,

4. collected by agencies in cost-efficient partnerships, and

5. provided seamlessly to users within a co-ordinated supportive policy environment


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21 Apr 2023

Seven GeoConnections Seven GeoConnections programsprograms

• National Access -- building common access window • National Framework -- standard geographic foundation to

enable applications and value-added• GeoPartners -- Secretariat to support national partnerships• GeoInnovations -- industrial technology development

through partnerships• National Atlas -- national entry point for perspectives on

data themes and issues• Sustainable Communities -- community-driven and

focused pilot applications• Skills Network -- development of knowledge workers


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21 Apr 2023

CGDI PartnershipsCGDI Partnerships

‘Way of operating’ as much as policy thrust

open consultations

• data sharing and collaboration

• federal-provincial-territorial agencies have adopted a Statement of Principles on partnerships – gather data in partnerships– only once, closest to source– share and use many times


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21 Apr 2023

CGDI Policy EnvironmentCGDI Policy EnvironmentSeamless distribution and use of government

geographic information

• easing policy issues• government viewing itself from its clients’

perspective, and developing access:– from any department– from any level of government– with simpler, common sales and licensing

agreements


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21 Apr 2023

Shared leadershipShared leadership• Open and consultative• consortium approach to decision making

– federal, provincial, territorial agencies

– private sector and academia

• collective leadership among the participants• responds to the need find new ways to manage

horizontal issues• recognizes multi-participants and activities across

different user communities


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21 Apr 2023

Organizational structureOrganizational structure

Mgmt BoardGeoConnectionsSecretariat

Geo-Partners GeoInnovations

SustainableCommunities

National Atlasof Canada

GeomaticsSkills Network

ProgramAdvisoryNetwork

NRCan Minister 17 memberschaired by NRCan5 federal depts5 provinces1 municipal3 industry2 academic1 aboriginal community

Application Areas

1. Sustainable Development - Environment2. Resource Management3. Transportation/Road Applications4. Emergency/Disaster Response5. Marine

Technology AdvisoryPanel

FederalProvincial/territorialIndustryAcademiaNGOs

PolicyStandards

Access - GeoExpress

Framework Data Program Advisory Network


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21 Apr 2023

Support in the Federal BudgetSupport in the Federal BudgetAllocated $60 million over 5 years

– key part of knowledge and innovation strategy– links with ‘Connecting Canadians’ to disseminate knowledge

• National resource for economic and social goals– driven by applications: emergencies-- 911, disaster response,

resource management, transportation, communities, and many others

• Based on matching investments by partners• Majority of work contracted to private sector

– firms and expertise developed across Canada


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21 Apr 2023

Infrastructure CharacteristicsInfrastructure Characteristics

• Loose federation of external heterogeneous suppliers coupled through open, common services.

• Provides discovery, evaluation and access to: data collection metadata; distributed individual product listings; data order and access; interactive services.

• Different levels of ‘buy-in’ representing different benefits and costs to suppliers.

• Public interfaces to common infrastructure services made available to any supplier or developer to provide multiple, custom views.


Slide 11

21 Apr 2023Open Scaleable InfrastructureOpen Scaleable Infrastructure

OtherNational

SDI

Provincial /Subject SDI

CEONet

US FGDC ClearinghouseInternational Directory NetworkNASA EOSDISAustralian Spatial Data Infrastructure… Global Spatial Data Infrastructure

Land Information OntarioLandDataBCMarine Geospatial Data InfrastructureEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment Networketc ...


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21 Apr 2023

Current Access ComponentsCurrent Access Components

Supplier Toolkits

Other Spatial DataInfrastructures

ReusableComponents

DistributedSearch

Database ADatabase B…

Supplier

Consumer

ApplicationWebAPI

Reusable Components Reusable Components

Distributed Search

Updates

Distributed Search

Web

Consumer

Distributed Search

…...

DirectorySuppliers

Products Services

...

... ...


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21 Apr 2023

Content and UsageContent and Usage

• 1400+ Organisations registered in the directory.• 7000+ Data collections described in the

directory.• 150+ online search connections to remote,

distributed databases/inventories.• 13,000 user sessions per month.

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Canada’s geographic information on the Internet