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Take advantage of this one-stop-shop for information on GeoConnections and its programs and advisory committees. The fact sheets provided describe the role of the programs and committees, and outline their contributions to the growth of the CGDI and Canada’s geomatics sector.
Posted on: Jan 24, 2007 - CGDI Brochure
(PDF: 158KB)
Posted on: Jun 03, 2002 - Marine Geospatial Data - Safeguarding Canada's coastal and offshore areas
Canadians today recognize the importance of protecting our coastal and offshore marine environments. It is a big responsibility. Bordered by three oceans, Canada has 25 per cent of the world's coastline and 9 per cent of its renewable fresh water supply.
Posted on: Jan 07, 2002 - Giving Canada's geography an online personality
Framework data is the bedrock of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) being built through GeoConnections' partnerships.
Nov. 9 2006 - Annual Report 2005-2006
The GeoConnections program is a Canadian initiative to link location-based information using the power of the Internet. (PDF: 2.1MB)
Sep. 2005 - CGDI Target Vision and Implementation Plan (Version 2.0)
Vision: Better knowledge for better decisions (HTML: 53KB)
Vision: Better knowledge for better decisions (PDF: 334KB)
Roadmap: Achieving the Vision of the CGDI (HTML: 96KB)
Roadmap: Achieving the Vision of the CGDI (PDF: 617KB)
Architecture: Architecture Description Version 2.0 (HTML: 114KB)
Architecture: Architecture Description Version 2.0 (PDF: 584KB)
Oct. 5 2004 - Better knowledge means better decisions: Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
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Aug. 1 2004 - CGDI online training
This online course is designed to introduce you to the various components of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, their functionality, and the standards and specifications necessary to implement them. (HTML: )
Nov. 18 2002 - Policy Solutions for Enhancing Geospatial Data Use
Among the factors contributing to the growing use of geospatial data are a rapidly expanding world market for innovative geomatics products and services, and increasing evidence of the positive impact that geospatial data have on the economy and the quality of public services.