GeoBase (geospatial data)
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GeoBase is a
GeoBase Principles
These are the fundamental principles that GeoBase operates under and that direct the decision making process on a regular basis:
- Source, regional and—where practical—national data all share the same geometry.
- GeoBase provides national data coverages.
- Source data is collected once and used by many.
- Source data is collected and maintained closest to the source.
- The cost of maintenance and update is shared among the levels of government.
- All GeoBase data is available at no charge.
- GeoBase data has no restrictions on its subsequent use.
- GeoBase data uses a common license.
Data Layers
Provincial, territorial, and municipal stakeholders agreed to work together to ensure the availability of high-quality geospatial data covering the entire Canadian landmass. These data is collected once and maintained closest to the source and provided free through the GeoBase with no restrictions for users.
GeoBase has partnerships with federal, provincial, territorial, municipal government, and private companies, with the dual goals of eliminating data duplication and optimizing collectively available resources. GeoBase partners are involved in different levels of the data production process such as project funding, sharing of source data or by working on data collection and data processing.[2][3]
All GeoBase data must conform to the following technical characteristics:
- GeoBase data elements carry a unique and singular ID.
- GeoBase data comply with a standard data model and meet or exceed a minimum standard for accuracy, resolution, and currency.
- standardized at the entitylevel.
- GeoBase data and all associated tools adhere to international standards.
- GeoBase data is seamless across Canada.
- GeoBase data is consistent across layers.
Geographical Names Data Base
The purpose of this layer is to store names and their attributes that have been approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) and to make these authoritative records available for government and public use.[4] These records include the names of over 70,000 populated places and administrative areas; 300,000 water features; and 115,000 terrain features (e.g., mountains and peninsulas).[5]
Partners
- Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- Federal Agencies
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; Library and Archives Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Department of National Defence; Parks Canada; Statistics Canada; Translation Bureau[6]
National Road Network
Since 2003, GeoBase has provided a consistent, accurate, and current NRN. The first edition of the NRN depicted the centerline of over 1.1 million kilometers of non-restricted use roads in Canada. In the fall of 2007, the second edition of the NRN was launched. NRN 2.0 includes place names, street names, and address ranges between intersections.[7]
Road network data provides the framework for many geomatics applications such as mapping, geocoding, geographic searching, and area delineations. NRN data can be used in a wide variety of activities, including managing road operations, business development and marketing, transportation, and government services delivery (e.g. census and elections).[8]
Partners
The following organizations are 'closest to the source' partners actively working as the authoritative data providers of GeoBase's National Road Network:
- Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- Federal Agencies
Geopolitical Boundaries
This data layer contains the international, inter-provincial, and territorial boundaries, as well as the boundaries of Canada’s
Partners
The authoritative data source providers for this data layer are:
National Hydro Network
The NHN focuses on providing a quality geometric description and a set of basic attributes describing Canada’s inland surface waters. It provides geospatial digital data describing hydrographic features such as lakes, reservoirs, rivers, etc., as well as a linear drainage network and the
Partners
GeoBase is joined by the following provincial/territorial partners for this data layer:
Geodetic Network
The Canadian
Satellite Orthoimages
GeoBase Orthoimage 2005–2010 is made from
The GeoBase SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 orthoimagery can be used in a wide variety of applications including:
GeoBase SPOT orthoimagery is aligned with, and can be integrated with, other GeoBase data layers. It can also be used in combination with other remotely sensed data.[13]
Partners
With funding support from GeoConnections, the following federal and provincial/territorial agencies jointly contributed to the production of the orthoimages:
- Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- Federal Agencies
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Canadian Transport Agency; Elections Canada; Environment Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; National Defence; Natural Resources Canada; Parks Canada; Statistics Canada; Public Safety Canada.[3]
Canadian Digital Elevation Data
Canadian
Partners
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the following provincial agencies jointly produced the CDED files, with funding support from GeoConnections:
- Provincial Agencies
- Federal Agencies
New Data Layers
A process is required for the acceptance of a new data theme into GeoBase. The objectives of having such a process are:
- Ensure that any theme added to GeoBase will meet the requirements of most Canadian geomatics data clients.
- Ensure that the data for the theme to be added is or will be available with some long term certainty.
- Ensure that data custodians and coordinators will adhere to the GeoBase principles.
References
- ^ For more information, see the Open Government Licence – Canada.)
- ^ GeoBase - About Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed May 16, 2008.
- ^ a b GeoBase - Partners List[permanent dead link]. Accessed May 16, 2008.
- ^ GeoBase - Canadian Geographical Names Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) 1997 Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 17, 2008.
- ^ Geographical Names Board of Canada - Members Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed May 22, 2008.
- ^ GeoBase - National Road Network. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-662-48833-0
- ^ GeoBase - Canadian Geopolitical Boundaries. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ GeoBase - National Hydro Network. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ GeoBase - Canadian Geodetic Network. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ GeoBase - Satellite Imagery. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-662-48831-6
- ^ GeoBase - Canadian Digital Elevation Data. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ GeoBase - Partners List Archived 2008-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed May 15, 2008.