Publish your geospatial data

To publish geospatial resources within the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, you will need to:

• Choose a discovery mechanism within the CGDI;
• Use metadata to describe your data collection or services;
• Register as a provider of data or services with the discovery mechanism; and
• Optionally, install a Z39.50 search server.

To publish web maps within the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, you will need to:

• Choose and install a web map server;
• Post your data on the server; and
• Register as a provider of maps with a discovery mechanism.