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GEO.ca Canada’s Federal Geospatial Portal

GEO.ca – Canadian Federal Geospatial Portal

GEO.ca - Canadian Federal Geospatial Portal, is quickly becoming a cornerstone of Canada’s open geospatial ecosystem, offering an accessible entry point to more than 100,000 federal datasets and applications. It stands as a cornerstone of Canada’s geospatial data infrastructure, offering unparalleled access to authoritative, open, and interoperable spatial data. Its advanced search and visualization tools, commitment to open data and accessibility, and collaborative governance model position it as a leader among national geospatial portals. Designed for everyone, from GIS professionals to anyone interested in GIS, cartography, and public policy, GEO.ca provides the data, tools, and community needed to drive innovation, inform decision-making, and foster collaboration across sectors. For anyone working with location‑based information in Canada, GEO.ca is a resource worth exploring.
The Maritime Provinces of Canada Map 1963

1963 Maritime Provinces of Canada Map

This 1963 Maritime Provinces of Canada Map is an artistic pictorial map of the Maritime Provinces created by Peter Furse. Find out how to view a high resolution image that you can zoom into details and scan with, or how to download a copy.
Geomatics Acronyms and Abbreviations

Geomatics Acronyms and Abbreviations

[List updated May 2016] Geomatics has become a pretty common term in Canada lately and includes many different disciplines such as  geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, cartography, land surveying, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), photogrammetry, geography and other related forms of spatial mapping. Using acronyms and abbreviations is commonly practiced in the Geomatics industry and most of the time people just assume that everybody else knows what every acronyms and abbreviation stands for. Well that is obviously not the case most of the time and over the years I have created myself a little digital cheat-sheet of geomatics acronyms and abbreviations that I use with my work in my writing. Here is a large collection of common acronyms and abbreviations that you may when working in the Canadian Geomatics industry.
Trans Canada Trail Online Map

Trans Canada Trail – interactive web map

It is the worlds longest networked multi-use recreational trail system that consists of more than 16500 kilometers of the fully operational trails across Canada. Every day Canadians and international visitors use the Trans Canada Trails walk, bike, ski, canoe and snowmobile along. Several information Pavilions have been established across the system to provide information about sections of the trail helping people to experience Canada’s unique landscapes. Their online web map offers an interactive web map based on ESRI technology that provides users with a new way to explore and learn more about the Trans Canada Trail System.
The RADARSAT-1 Story

RADARSAT-1 Story: A Canadian Satellite

The RADARSAT-1 Story: A Canadian Satellite is a 136 page book about the creation and operation of the first Canadian commercial Earth observation satellite, RADARSAT-1. It includes an extensive gallery of photos and images and documents how the RADARSAT program became an important part of Canada's space history and much more.
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GIS and Geomatics Jobs on LinkedIn

For years now LinkedIn has proven to be a powerful online career tool that people have been including in their job hunting arsenal of tools. Besides some the more obvious features that it provides (such as online portfolios, resumes available 24/7, job postings and recruiters) it has allowed people to network with others in the same industry much easier, often connecting with people well beyond their geographic regions. The Canadian GIS & Geomatics group  for example has grown to over 2000 members in the past year, and contains a wide range of active geomatics people from Newfoundland to British Columbia who have a wide range of backgrounds, knowledge and experience (GIS, Cartography, Remote Sensing, LIDAR, Surveying etc.).

Free Georeferenced Topographic Map Sheets

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So far this year Natural Resources Canada has released over 350 updated or new topographic map sheets and made them available to the public in what they refer to as the CanTopo series. CanTopo is considered the next generation of topographic map sheets that provides quality spatial information that fully complies with international geomatic standards. The digital maps are considered multipurpose because they can be utilized for a wide range of uses from many different organizations and individuals. Georeferenced versions can also be used with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and other digital geographic data sets with various software packages such as Google Earth, ArcMap or Global Mapper. You can also simply print them and use them the way they are, as regular NTS paper maps, just like most of done for years.
Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure Interoperability

Town of Banff Online Maps and Apps

As many of you already know or perhaps may have recently discovered, canadiangis.com/ has been high-lighting places in Canada that have an online web mapping site or application in order to help better provide information to their residents. Now this month the Town of Banff is featured as they too have now joined the spatial ranks of several other Cities and Municipalities in Canada with the launch of their own online mapping site (Simply check out the Web Maps category link or the site search tools along the right side to find many other great Canadian Online Map sites featured). The Maps and Apps website created by the Town of Banff GIS and IT departments provides free public access to maps and geospatial applications that help the Town of Banff provide better services and connect with it's own citizens in a new way.
Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure Interoperability

Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure Interoperability

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After six years of work developing standards and products, a group of public and private sector participants came together in the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure or CGDI Interoperability Pilot Project. This Open Geospatial Consortium project culminated in a nation-wide demonstration of standards-based products that allow immediate access to current data. The project showed how municipal, provincial and territorial authorities can now update data and automatically make their data available online in real time to those who need it, anywhere across Canada. The video here discusses GeoConnection's CGDI Interoperability Project.
Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure Interoperability

Comparison of Free Online Map Sites ‘Bing Maps vs Google Maps’

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Online web mapping for most people is still a relatively new concept; however it has actually been around now for many years now, long enough that a good majority of us now take it for granted. And like many other great products from our modern society there are always various versions or brands that tend to shine and become more popular than the others. Online web maps have evolved so much over the past few years that I am sure you have noticed that even more people have them with them everywhere they go via, GPS navigation units, net books, tablets, smart phones and other portable devices. And hopefully you have already discovered the web mapping section on canadiangis.com/ about the many great Canadian online web maps that are out (and grows every month) to help make our lives easier.