No Slide TitleGEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
Governments collect and maintain huge quantities of data and information - including geographic information - in support of their functioning and as symbolic of their sovereignty
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Geographic Information Infrastructure
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
There are all kinds of application fields for geographic information:
natural resources management
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
National geographic information (spatial data) strategies are being developed to co-ordinate the collection, dissemination, and use of geographic data. These strategies are called an “Infrastructure”.
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
When applied to geographic data, infrastructure means the mass of processes, policies, standards, enabling technologies, mechanisms and key datasets required to make geospatial data readily available to the growing community of users.
The way these components are organized is different in every jurisdiction. Each geospatial data infrastructure program has its own character.
GeoConnections Secretariat
Data Collection, Management and Display: Office <-> Field
Digital Maps Across the Internet
Geospatial Data Infrastructure
Consumer Applications, Tracking and Personal Location
To illustrate people’s different perspective of a SDI, let’s take the fable about the 3 blind men of Hindustan who encounter an elephant on the road as an example. One man grabs the tail and exclaims he has grabbed onto a rope. Another – trying to put his hands around the elephant’s leg -- disagrees and believes he has encountered a tree. The third, holding the elephant’s tusk and touching its tip, believes he is holding a spear.
It’s much the same with spatial data infrastructure - Everyone thinks of something different with respect to SDI program:
To some people, the concept implies discovery and downloading of spatial data files over the Internet.
To others, it may bring to mind committee work dealing with a whole series of inter-related data standards and policy efforts.
To still others, a spatial data infrastructure represents the “magic” by which systems on your cell phone, your PDA, or in your car may be used to help you find your way from one place to another in a strange city. --
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
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providing for better stewardship of the environment and natural resources
Canada’s national geoinformation strategy is overseen by GeoConnections.
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
The CGDI promotes:
GeoConnections is developing the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) for the co-ordination of Canadian databases of geospatial data and their dissemination via the Internet.
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
The framework data is designed to enable application development and detailed data collection.
data alignment layers: provide a foundation of reliable geodetic data
land feature/landform layers: provide well-defined natural or man-made features (roads, rivers, e.g.)
conceptual layers: provide the administrative frameworks (municipal boundaries, electoral districts, etc.)
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
Issues in the creation of national geospatial data strategies:
- impact on sovereignty
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
Trends in GIS
Some of the areas where we see growth and development are in:
the data mountain
mobile GIS
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
Browser
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
GIP Program
Carleton University
This program leads to an Honours B.A. or B.Sc. in Geographic Information Processing. The following specialty geomatics courses constitute part of the core but are open to students with other majors providing that they have the appropriate pre-requisites:
GEOG 2004: Introduction to Geomatics (Patterson)
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
GEOG 2007: An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Mitchell, Patterson, Earl)
GEOG 3002: Air Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing
GEOG 3005: Geospatial Analysis (Patterson)
GEOG 3006: Applications of Geographic Information Systems (Patterson)
GEOG 3007: Cartographic Theory & Design (Earl)
GEOG 4003: Remote Sensing of the Environment (King)
GEOG 4006: Analytical & Computer Cartography (Prashker)
GEOG 4008: Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (King)
GEOG 2007A An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Fall, 2004
Thanks for a enjoyable term!
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savings for government and industry
–for building applications that require geospatial capabilities
–for operational activities that require geospatial information
–losses / damages avoided by having CGDI-enabled applications
–for geospatial data and for components
•A stronger Canadian marketplace
–for government spatial information
–for commercial component vendors; nationally and internationally
•Better information, applications and decisions
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and heritage