GeoConnections announces an
Invitation for Projects
for Fiscal Years
2018-2019
and 2019-2020

GeoConnections announces the Invitation for Projects for Fiscal Years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020

GeoConnections is an ongoing Program with the mandate and responsibility to lead the evolution of Canada’s Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) through the use of standards-based technologies and operational policies. Canada’s SDI is an on-line resource that is focused on data sharing and integration, and is an invaluable resource that helps decision makers from all levels of government, the private sector, non-government organizations and academia make better decisions in addressing key economic, social and environmental priorities.

GeoConnections co-funds the development of innovative solutions and further development of Canada’s SDI with eligible Proponents through regular invitations for Contribution Projects. More specifically, GeoConnections is focused on innovation in the pre-commercial and de-risking phase, through the identification of gaps and targeted Projects in the Canada’s SDI.

Through this invitation for Projects, the GeoConnections Program is soliciting interest for Contribution Projects that will align with the Program’s purpose and objectives:

Purpose

The purpose of the GeoConnections Program is to provide the Canadian population with integrated Geospatial information on the Internet.

Objectives

• Increase awareness of the benefits of using geospatial data and tools to achieve goals for social, economic and environmental priorities;
• Keep Canada at the leading edge of accessing, sharing and using geospatial information via the Internet;
• Support the integration and use of geospatial data to support effective decision making; and
• Coordinate the development of national policies, standards and mechanisms and support their implementation to ensure maintenance and updating of geospatial data and compatibility with global standards.

WHO CAN SUBMIT A PROJECT PROPOSAL?

Proponent must be from one of the following types of a legal entity:

• Academic institutions;
• Canadian or International profit and non-profit organizations;
• Corporations;
• Individuals;
• Industry and their associations;
• International governments;
• Provincial, Territorial, Regional, Municipal and Rural government departments, agencies and some Crown Corporations as set out in Schedule III, Part 2 of the Financial Administration Act; or
• Research associations; whose objective contribute to the objectives of the GeoConnections Program

The Invitation for Projects for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 Fiscal Years, the GeoConnections Program is focussing its funding on contribution projects totaling $1,000,000 under the theme “New pre-commercial standard-based solutions that integrate various sources of satellite data with other geospatial data in near-real time on the Internet”

Interested proponents are invited to submit a project proposal to GeoConnections no later than December 20, 2018.

Download the Invitation for Projects documentation (PDF, 513 KB)