Resources & Tools
GeoBase National Road Network NRNv1 Provincial/Territorial Maintenance Pact
Under this project, GeoConnections is contributing to the maintenance of the GeoBase National Road Network (NRNv1) data. This funding will be used by participating provinces and territories to keep their respective road network data current and accurate, and to provide regular updates to the GeoBase NRN. The Earth Sciences Sector Contribution to the GeoBase Initiative program of Natural Resources Canada will distribute funding to the provinces and territories participating in the Maintenance Pact.
This data describes a number of roadway features including type of road surface, number of lanes, name of highway, and the like.
A current, accurate NRNv1 serves many stakeholders, such as those involved with national defence, statistics, elections, housing, postal service, agriculture, public works, natural resources, policing, and public safety. To date, users have downloaded more than 30,000 NRNv1 datasets (each datasets represents a provincial road network.) The NRNv1 is available for free through the GeoBase Portal, and the network is also posted on the GeoConnections Discovery Portal.
By capitalizing on the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), this project focuses the road network community on building one data set, collected once closest to source. This efficient approach cuts duplication and cost and helps the
road-network community work together more easily.
This maintenance pact project will help provide Canadian governments, institutions, companies, and citizens with an accurate, standardized, and up-to-date road network. This network is vital for informed decision making in many important areas that affect Canadians today.
Primary Partner:
Natural Resources Canada – Earth Sciences Sector
Ottawa,
Ontario;
Partners: Provincial and territorial agencies contributing to the NRN
Funding From GeoConnections: $480,000.00 ( 20.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: April 1, 2007
Estimated Completion Date: March 31, 2010
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: All provinces