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wooo! Hoo!
This is the result of the work of Map librarians, in particular //Heather McAdam, the Geomatics Librarian (http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/maps/gisweb/index.htm) at Carleton University MADGIC (Maps and Data and Government Information /Centre - http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/index.html)/. This is the url to the campaign she spearheaded - http://www.mapsforcanadians.ca/. > > In response to demands from users for no fee access to framework > geographic data and the increasing technological shift in the > marketplace, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is pleased to announce > that starting April 1st 2007, the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) will > change the way its Digital Topographic Data (DTD) can be accessed. ESS > will initiate a change from a cost recovery environment to an > environment providing no fee access to its current DTD products. > > > > On April 1st, 2007, NRCan will start to make its existing DTD products > available through the Geogratis Web portal: > > www.GeoGratis.gc.ca > > Click on ‘All Collections’ on the left menu. > > > > New products available on April 1st 2007: > > NTDB (National Topographic Data Base) Shape format / Geographic > Coordinates > > CanMatrix (Raster Data) GeoTiff format / UTM projection > > CanImage (Satellite imagery) GeoTiff format / UTM projection > > > > Also, you can download free data on GeoBase portal: > > www.GeoBase.ca > > DEM (Digital Elevation Data) > > NRN (National Road Network) |
Earth Science Sector (ESS) provides no fee access to Digital Topo Data
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Earth Science not east!
sorry! Tracey P. Lauriault wrote: > wooo! Hoo! > This is the result of the work of Map librarians, in particular > //Heather McAdam, the Geomatics Librarian > (http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/maps/gisweb/index.htm) at > Carleton University MADGIC (Maps and Data and Government Information > /Centre - http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/index.html)/. This is > the url to the campaign she spearheaded - http://www.mapsforcanadians.ca/. > > >> In response to demands from users for no fee access to framework >> geographic data and the increasing technological shift in the >> marketplace, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is pleased to announce >> that starting April 1st 2007, the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) will >> change the way its Digital Topographic Data (DTD) can be accessed. ESS >> will initiate a change from a cost recovery environment to an >> environment providing no fee access to its current DTD products. >> >> >> >> On April 1st, 2007, NRCan will start to make its existing DTD products >> available through the Geogratis Web portal: >> >> www.GeoGratis.gc.ca >> >> Click on ‘All Collections’ on the left menu. >> >> >> >> New products available on April 1st 2007: >> >> NTDB (National Topographic Data Base) Shape format / Geographic >> Coordinates >> >> CanMatrix (Raster Data) GeoTiff format / UTM projection >> >> CanImage (Satellite imagery) GeoTiff format / UTM projection >> >> >> >> Also, you can download free data on GeoBase portal: >> >> www.GeoBase.ca >> >> DEM (Digital Elevation Data) >> >> NRN (National Road Network) >> > > _______________________________________________ > CivicAccess-discuss mailing list > [hidden email] > http://civicaccess.ca/mailman/listinfo/civicaccess-discuss_civicaccess.ca > > > > |
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Tracey and all, Is this as important as it seems... One of the major restrictions on community based GIS development in Canada has been the cost of getting access to the base maps on which community GIS could be built. (as compared to free access in the US which strongly stimiulated GIS development (and not just community GIS) there as compared to in Canada.) Does this meant that those basemaps are now freely accessible. MG > wooo! Hoo! > This is the result of the work of Map librarians, in particular > //Heather McAdam, the Geomatics Librarian > (http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/maps/gisweb/index.htm) at > Carleton University MADGIC (Maps and Data and Government Information > /Centre - http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/index.html)/. This is > the url to the campaign she spearheaded - http://www.mapsforcanadians.ca/. > >> >> In response to demands from users for no fee access to framework >> geographic data and the increasing technological shift in the >> marketplace, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is pleased to announce >> that starting April 1st 2007, the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) will >> change the way its Digital Topographic Data (DTD) can be accessed. ESS >> will initiate a change from a cost recovery environment to an >> environment providing no fee access to its current DTD products. >> >> >> >> On April 1st, 2007, NRCan will start to make its existing DTD products >> available through the Geogratis Web portal: >> >> www.GeoGratis.gc.ca >> >> Click on All Collections on the left menu. >> >> >> >> New products available on April 1st 2007: >> >> NTDB (National Topographic Data Base) Shape format / Geographic >> Coordinates >> >> CanMatrix (Raster Data) GeoTiff format / UTM projection >> >> CanImage (Satellite imagery) GeoTiff format / UTM projection >> >> >> >> Also, you can download free data on GeoBase portal: >> >> www.GeoBase.ca >> >> DEM (Digital Elevation Data) >> >> NRN (National Road Network) > > _______________________________________________ > CivicAccess-discuss mailing list > [hidden email] > http://civicaccess.ca/mailman/listinfo/civicaccess-discuss_civicaccess.ca > > > !DSPAM:2676,4603fedf25683344515668! > |
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Thanks MG;
Can you elaborate a little further? [hidden email] wrote: > Tracey and all, > > Is this as important as it seems... > > One of the major restrictions on community based GIS development in Canada > has been the cost of getting access to the base maps on which community > GIS could be built. (as compared to free access in the US which strongly > stimiulated GIS development (and not just community GIS) there as compared > to in Canada.) > > Does this meant that those basemaps are now freely accessible. > > MG > > > > >> wooo! Hoo! >> This is the result of the work of Map librarians, in particular >> //Heather McAdam, the Geomatics Librarian >> (http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/maps/gisweb/index.htm) at >> Carleton University MADGIC (Maps and Data and Government Information >> /Centre - http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/index.html)/. This is >> the url to the campaign she spearheaded - http://www.mapsforcanadians.ca/. >> >> >>> In response to demands from users for no fee access to framework >>> geographic data and the increasing technological shift in the >>> marketplace, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is pleased to announce >>> that starting April 1st 2007, the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) will >>> change the way its Digital Topographic Data (DTD) can be accessed. ESS >>> will initiate a change from a cost recovery environment to an >>> environment providing no fee access to its current DTD products. >>> >>> >>> >>> On April 1st, 2007, NRCan will start to make its existing DTD products >>> available through the Geogratis Web portal: >>> >>> www.GeoGratis.gc.ca >>> >>> Click on ‘All Collections’ on the left menu. >>> >>> >>> >>> New products available on April 1st 2007: >>> >>> NTDB (National Topographic Data Base) Shape format / Geographic >>> Coordinates >>> >>> CanMatrix (Raster Data) GeoTiff format / UTM projection >>> >>> CanImage (Satellite imagery) GeoTiff format / UTM projection >>> >>> >>> >>> Also, you can download free data on GeoBase portal: >>> >>> www.GeoBase.ca >>> >>> DEM (Digital Elevation Data) >>> >>> NRN (National Road Network) >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> CivicAccess-discuss mailing list >> [hidden email] >> http://civicaccess.ca/mailman/listinfo/civicaccess-discuss_civicaccess.ca >> >> >> !DSPAM:2676,4603fedf25683344515668! >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > CivicAccess-discuss mailing list > [hidden email] > http://civicaccess.ca/mailman/listinfo/civicaccess-discuss_civicaccess.ca > > > > |
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It's now official.
Canada 's New Government Provides Free Online Access to Digital Mapping Data - http://www.news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=290039& Joel On 3/23/07, Tracey P. Lauriault <[hidden email]> wrote: Earth Science not east! |
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look at that! they even have a little XML button in their sidebar. maybe there's hope yet.
h. ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- On Apr 4, 2007, at 11:56 AM, Joel Rivard wrote: It's now official. |
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