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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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National Hydro Network Data Layer
This project will add a hydro data set to Canada's GeoBase framework data layers. The National Hydrographic Network (NHN) will be built onto the existing GeoBase layers and will align with the GeoBase geometric framework.
The National Hydro Network project will improve existing base maps by contributing value-added attributes such as water flow directions, toponyms (place names), and water-related features like falls, dams, and wharfs. These additions will help users analyze data more effectively than is currently possible.
Specifically, decision makers will be able to manage and plan water-resource use in greater detail, and with more accuracy. The NHN will support decision making in various fields including public safety, health, natural resources, and matters of importance to Aboriginal people.
The NHN will be built closest to source by Canadian Council on Geomatics collaborators using the best data available in the country. NHN products will be offered to users at no cost through the GeoBase Portal.
Primary Partner:
Natural Resources Canada - DMDB
Ottawa,
Ontario;
Partners:
NRCan - ESS, Ontario, Manitoba, Yukon
Funding From GeoConnections: $1,200,000.00 ( 14.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: April, 2006
Estimated Completion Date: March, 2010
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: All provinces