Announcement of Opportunity for a joint Canada-USA spatial data infrastructure project
December 08 2005 - February 01 2006
Deadline for submissions to the U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and Grants is 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) February 1, 2006.
The GeoConnections Secretariat and the U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) are pleased to release their fifth joint request for proposals (RFP) for a Canada-USA spatial data infrastructure project. They are now soliciting proposals to develop cross-border, regional online mapping portals that access geospatial data and information in real time from distributed sources over the Internet.
Successful projects will stimulate cross-border cooperation through the use of distributed thematic and framework geospatial data. The regional mapping application developed by these joint demonstration projects will cover a continuous piece of geography including both Canada and the USA, and will enhance further understanding of the complexities, challenges and effort required in utilizing framework thematic geospatial data to address an issue common to the two countries. Projects will establish a collaborative process that provides different kinds of organizations with the ability to integrate and share local level data among different users.
The applications must make use of the standards endorsed by GeoConnections and the FGDC, and the technologies that form part of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) and National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
Applications should support decision making in one the following issue areas:
- Public Health: pandemic outbreaks/disease surveillance
- Public Safety: natural hazards forecasting/warning systems
- Environment/Sustainable Development: Polar Regions
- Matters of interest to Aboriginal communities: land and resource management or community planning
Proposals will be accepted from government departments or agencies (local, provincial/territorial, or federal), Aboriginal organizations, Crown corporations, academic institutions, private-sector organizations, or non-government organizations and must include at least two Canadian and two U.S. organizations.
Link to the U.S, Federal Geographic Data Committee 2006 CAP Funding Program