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- What is the
Geomatics Strategy?
- Objective of
Geomatic Strategy
- What does the term
Geomatics mean?
- Background
Highlights
- Current Geomatic
Projects in the Lands Branch
What
is the Geomatics Strategy?
The provincial geomatic strategy is
a corporate direction with evolving polices that foster the
following ideals:
- Efficient sharing of geospatial
referenced data;
- Partnerships and cooperation;
- Standards that ensure the
alignment and connectivity of data;
- Internet/Intranet data
directories, access and visualization of data layers;
- Standard base maps;
- Collection and maintenance of
data at the responsible source agency;
- Eliminating duplication of
effort; and:
- Fostering public/private
partnerships.
Objective
of Geomatic Strategy
"To establish Newfoundland
& Labrador as a leader in Geomatics by means of public/private
partnerships to facilitate open access to georeferenced data,
information, value-added data products and applications."
What
does the term Geomatics mean?
Geomatics is an applied science
which comprises the acquisition, analysis, management and
distribution of spatially referenced information. Geomatics
includes such activities as surveying, topographic mapping, marine
charting, remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS).
Background
Highlights
- The Surveys and Mapping Division
in the Lands Branch of the Department of Government Services
and Lands has been building the foundation of geomatics (the
geodetic reference system and base maps) for over 25 years.
- During the 1990's most of the
base mapping was converted to digital format, and many GIS
applications have evolved in government departments, based on
the standard geodetic system and base maps.
- In 1997, government approved-
in-principle a Geomatic Strategy and established a Steering
Committee co-chaired by government and industry to develop an
implementation plan.
- The Lands Branch has been
designated lead agency responsibility for geomatics and
collaborates with the Federal/Provincial/Territorial
GeoConnections program towards building the Canadian
Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI).
Current
Geomatic Projects in the Lands Branch
- Conversion and standardization
of base maps
- Digital community mapping (new
and revision)
- 1:10,000 scale orthophoto
resource mapping (pilot project)
- Conversion of Crown Titles
graphic and attribute data to GIS
- Conversion of Land Use Atlas
graphic and attribute data to GIS
- Participation in a Canada Wide
Differential GPS corrections system
- Building a high precision GPS
reference network
- Participation in the delivery of
Landsat7 satellite imagery
- Web mapping applications for
data discovery, data sales and distribution
- Enhancement of administrative
boundaries featuring data collection and management at the
source agency with data sharing.
- Establishing multi-server
geospatial data connecting and sharing.
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