Announcement of Opportunity for publishing thematic data for decision-making in priority areas
August 28 2006 - October 30 2006
GeoConnections is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity. The program is now soliciting proposals for projects to publish location-based, or "geospatial", data online through the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI).
Under this announcement of opportunity (AO), GeoConnections is aiming to increase the supply of interoperable and reliable geospatial data that is accessible online through the CGDI. GeoConnections is also supporting the data needs of user communities within the four thematic areas: public health, public safety, environment and sustainable development, and matters of importance to Aboriginal Peoples.
Thematic data proposed in response to this AO must support decision making regarding one or more of the following issues:
- Public Health: Facilitating Disease Surveillance or Population Health Analysis
- Public Safety/Security: Assisting with the Management of Consequences and Situational Awareness of Disaster Effects
- Environment/Sustainable Development: Facilitating Integrated Land/Fresh Water/Marine Management including Land/Water-Use Planning, Environmental Assessment and/or Indicator Monitoring
- Matters of Importance to Aboriginal Peoples: Land and Resource Management and Community Response Systems.
This AO will focus on publicly accessible thematic data.
Proposals will be accepted from data suppliers from government departments or agencies (local, regional, provincial/territorial, or federal), Crown corporations, academic institutions, the private sector, and non-government and Aboriginal organizations.
For more information regarding this AO:
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For information related to the proposal submission process or funding
process contact:
Julie Béland
Manager -Value Management Office, GeoConnections
Telephone: (613) 947-5009; Facsimile: (613) 947-2410
Email: jbeland@nrcan.gc.ca
For all technical enquiries related to Aboriginal matters
or environment and sustainable development contact:
Rhian Evans
CGDI Content Analyst, GeoConnections
Telephone: (613) 947-0464; Facsimile: (613) 947-2410
Email: rhian.evans@nrcan.gc.ca
For all technical enquiries related to public safety
and security or public health contact:
Ken Marshall
CGDI Content Analyst, GeoConnections
Telephone: (613) 947-7074; Facsimile: (613) 947-2410
Email: ken.marshall@nrcan.gc.ca
For information regarding other opportunities, please see GeoConnections' <anticipated schedule of opportunities>.