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Geospatial Data
Canada’s economic, social and environmental well-being depends on
the use of land, water, subterranean, atmospheric and human resources,
for such things as farming, forestry, mining, transportation, tourism,
coastal zone management, health, safety, economics and community services.
Reliable access to geospatial data allows Canadian businesses,
consumers, governments, academia and other non-governmental organizations
to make better decisions about the products and services they provide
to Canadians.
The Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure gives you access to geospatial
information—in the form of data, maps and charts, satellite and
airborne imagery, measurements, studies and publications as well as policy,
standards, specifications and services.
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for a few examples of geospatial data. |
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Did you know?... The CGDI promotes the sharing and compatibility of geospatial data by defining a common set of framework data. Framework data is organized into layers, which consist of logically related geographic features and their attributes. There are three types of data layers:
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