B. McLeod

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Evolution of the Canadian GeospatialData
Infrastructure (CGDI)

• B. McLeod
• CCRS

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Overview

• CGDI Concepts/Vision
• Current situation
• Evolution

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CGDI vision
CGDI will enable geospatial applications with
online data and services
e.g. Sustainable Development Transportation
Planning Climate Change Monitoring Disaster
Response Site Assessment Infrastructure
Portal ...
e.g. Transformation Analysis Visualization
Location-based ...
e.g. Features Coverages Projects, Studies,
Activities Events, Situations ...
Consumers will be able to access many kinds of
geospatial capabilities
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Autonomous Interdependent Organizations
CGDI will enable organizations to remain
autonomous
while working together
Autonomousorganizations ...
that are interdependent
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Distributed Applications, Data, Services
CGDI will enable distributed applications, data
and services
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Partnerships throughout Canada
CGDI will facilitate partnerships to build a
Canadian Infrastructure
Applications
Applications
Consumers
Providers
Providers
A greater range of geospatial information will be
available to Consumers
.
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Global Participation
CGDI will join with other National SDIs to form a
global SDI
Canadian information providers will have access
to global markets
.
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Common Geospatial Framework Data
CGDI will make Framework Data available to all
GeodeticReference
Topography
Hydrology
Road Networks
AdministrativeBoundaries
GeographicNames
ElectoralUnits
CensusUnits
PostalAddresses
Online Framework Data will make discovery and
spatial integration easier
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Adherence to Common Open Standards
CGDI will adhere to common open information
standards
Standards adherence will result in interoperable,
marketable
components
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Current situation interoperable discovery
services

Applications
CGDI
Interoperable discovery services
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Current situation - standards

• CGDI recommended services and related
  specifications
• Geodata discovery service (OGC Catalogue
  service, Z39.50 profile)
• Web Map Service (OGC WMS)
• Web Feature Service (OGC WFS)
• Geographic Markup Language (OGC GML)
• ISO content standard for geospatial metadata (ISO
  19115 DIS)

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Development network

Applications
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Development network

• CGDI development network
• Pre-operational environment for
  interoperability testing of new services
• Extend CGDI service interoperability beyond
  discovery
• Field-testing of CGDI architecture
  specificationsimplementations
• Mature services contribute to the operational
  CGDI
• Environment for developing CGDI-enabled
  applications
• Benefit to vendors marketing, showcase
• Benefit to new service/application providers
• infrastructure in action, without full
  operational commitment
• Driven by information community requirements,
  use cases
• Direct tie into GeoConnections infrastructure-buil
  ding programs
• Leverage related initatives OGC testbeds, pilot
  projects WGISS test facility etc.

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Development network - partnerships

• FEDERAL
• Agriculture Canada
• Department of National Defence
• Environment Canada
• Department of Fisheries and Oceans
• Natural Resources Canada
• CCRS/GeoConnections
• National Forest Information System
• Geological Survey of Canada
• Centre for Topographic Information
• future Health Canada Statistics Canada

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Development network - partnerships

• PROVINCIAL
• British Columbia
• Ontario
• Newfoundland
• future Alberta, Quebec, other

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Development network - partnerships

• PRIVATE SECTOR
• Compusult
• Cubewerx
• Galdos
• Information Interoperability Institute
• MDA
• future Autodesk, Caris, ESRI, PCI, other

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Evolution
1. Establish a CGDI nucleus
2. Incrementally build up by pursuing
opportunities along several fronts
3. Follow a spiral development approach
Analyze
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