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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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Fish Web Collaborative - Phase 1 Thematic Data Standards
This project involves compiling data sources and conducting workshops to gain consensus for a fisheries data model compatible with the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI). CGDI data and technology enable decision-makers to integrate data from many sources and to develop models and visualize situations, providing valuable insights into social, environmental, and economic issues.
Fish distribution data is used by organizations that regulate or manage fisheries or work to improve fish habitats. Today, fisheries information is hard to access and share, potentially resulting in poor resource-management decisions by fisheries organizations.
This fisheries data model is required to support the Fish Web Collaborative, a web mapping and information system now under development by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Intended to help manage fisheries, the system will enable users to enter, share, view, and analyze fish distribution data for lakes and streams in Ontario.
The Fish Web Collaborative will offer a single repository of fish distribution data, maintained by many organizations and accessible via web mapping. The current project will help the Fish Web Collaborative achieve this goal by developing consensus on a data model and standard for storing fish distribution data in Ontario.
The project is expected to lead to decisions that better protect Canada's fisheries.
Primary Partner:
Southern Science & Information Section, Science & Information Branch, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Peterborough,
Ontario;
Partners:
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Conservation Ontario
Grand River Conservation Authority
Institute for Fisheries Research, University of Michigan and Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Funding From GeoConnections: $7,490,431.00 ( 33.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: April 1st, 2008
Estimated Completion Date: November 30th, 2008
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: Ontario;