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Saint John River Atlas
The Saint John River Atlas will provide users with information about New Brunswick’s largest river system, an area covering approximately 40 per cent of the province.
The project will produce an atlas architecture report, the web-based Saint John River Atlas, and an accompanying user guide. It will also publish metadata (data about data) that complies with the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI). In addition, the project will allow users to access the Canadian Rivers Institute’s online data repository. This repository contains 21 000 data entries from 14 organizations within the Saint John River basin.
The atlas is intended to assist users to manage ecosystems, conduct research, and sustain development. To fulfill these objectives, the atlas will provide tools to create and view interactive maps and will offer easy access to resource data, maps, charts, and reports. The atlas’ expected users include the project partners, along with more than 25 conservation or environmental not-for-profit organizations, several First Nation communities, 45 municipalities, and 8 rural planning commissions.
Complying with CGDI standards, data and information on the Saint John River basin will be presented in ways useful to a broad array of end-users. These formats include tables, statistics, charts, graphs, reports, and images. Moreover, users will be able to employ the atlas to view, map, and download data dynamically. The atlas will present various thematic views of the data, organized by discipline, such as fisheries, land use, or social sciences. Users who require more detail or flexibility will be able to create custom maps.
This project promises to offer many groups the insights needed to protect the Saint John River basin while taking advantage of natural resources and development opportunities within this large area.
Primary Partner:
Canadian Rivers Institute
Fredricton,
New Brunswick;
Partners: New Brunswick Aquatic Data Warehouse; Environment and Sustainable Development Research Centre; New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources; New Brunswick Department of Environment; St. John River Society; Hammond River Anglers Association; Kennebecasis Watershed Commission; Canaan-Washedemoak Association; Nashwaak Watershed Association; Meduxnekeag River Association; Fredericton Area Watershed Association; Comité du bassin versant de la rivière Verte; ACAP Saint John; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Marine Atlantic Salmon Committee; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Quebec Fish and Wildlife Association; IJC/U.S. Corps of Engineers
Funding From GeoConnections: $99,898.00 ( 46.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: January 8, 2007
Estimated Completion Date: March 31, 2008
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: New Brunswick;