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CGDI online training
This online course is designed to introduce you to the various components of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, their functionality, and the standards and specifications necessary to implement them.more
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Essential Guides
To help you use the CGDI to its fullest, we've put together a number of technology-based guides that you can find here. Geared for members of the development community, these guides explain various facets of the CGDI, such as the standards that underscore its interoperability, or the software and services employed to take advantage of the CGDI's capabilities.Mar 02 2010 - Best Practices for Sharing Sensitive Environmental Geospatial Data This guide highlights issues and concepts associated with the protecting, sharing and utilization of sensitive geospatial data related to the environment and sustainable development; provides frameworks for assessing data sensitivity; and describes potential mechanisms for facilitating the sharing of data, including online transactions. (PDF: 632 KB)
Executive Summary (HTML: 129 KB)
PDF Version (PDF: 632 KB)
Jul 31 2009 - Quick Guide for CGDI Service Compliance Testing and Performance Optimization
(PDF: 433 KB)
Dec 18 2008 - Version 2 of The Dissemination of Government Geographic Data in Canada - Guide to Best Practices The Dissemination of Government Geographic Data in Canada - Guide to Best Practice
PDF Version 2 (Summer 2008) (PDF: 1105KB)
Executive Summary (HTML) (HTML: 123KB)
Oct 20 2008 - Building and Sustaining the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
(PDF: 2504KB)
Dec 04 2008 - Critical Infrastructure Information Identification Project Report
The main objective of this project was to develop the first version of a National Infrastructure Data Model (NDIM) to support strategic situational awareness in the context of emergency management. Secondary objectives included gathering information on authoritative sources for infrastructure data across Canada as well as preparing recommendations on how to facilitate sharing of infrastructure data across jurisdictions.
To obtain the NIDM data model files, contact Ken Marshall at ken.marshall@nrcan.gc.ca
Executive Summary (HTML: 14,389KB)
PDF Version (PDF: 1,194KB)
Jul 18 2008 - North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 Metadata Register
This register contains items and class items specifying the content of the North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 Metadata. The content of the register is presented both in English and French.
Jun 10 2008 - A Developers' Guide to the CGDI: Developing and publishing geographic information, data and associated services
The Guide to the CGDI describes the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, and explains how you can use it. If you would like to increase the accessibility and visibility of your organization's data and services within the CGDI, or build an application with CGDI-endorsed standards and specifications, the Guide to the CGDI will show you how. (PDF: 17,472KB)
Apr 27 2007 - Web Feature Services, Considerations for CGDI Government Partners Version 1.0
This document reviews the WFS standard, how it has been addressed by other government organizations, and the business and technical implications in engaging WFS within the broader CGDI. This document also provides recommendations. (PDF: 163KB)
Sep 29 2005 - CGDI Target Vision and Implementation Plan (Version 2.0)
Vision: Better knowledge for better decisions (HTML: 53KB)
Vision: Better knowledge for better decisions (PDF: 334KB)
Roadmap: Achieving the Vision of the CGDI (HTML: 96KB)
Roadmap: Achieving the Vision of the CGDI (PDF: 617KB)
Architecture: Architecture Description Version 2.0 (HTML: 114KB)
Architecture: Architecture Description Version 2.0 (PDF: 584KB)
Apr 16 2004 - FGDC Standards Documents
FGDC Standard in English (PDF: 216 KB)
FGDC Standard Workbook in English (PDF: 960 KB)
Guide des normes du FGDC en français (PDF: 2.13KB) (French Only)
Biological Data Profile Workbook in English (PDF: 2.73MB)
Bilogical Data Profile in English (PDF: 270KB)
Feb 21 2002 - Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure — Architecture Overview
This architecture description document is one of a trio of evolving documents that describe the CGDI: The CGDI Target Vision; The CGDI Architecture Description; and the CGDI Implementation Plan. (PDF: 677 KB)
Jan 07 2002 - CGDI Target Vision and Implementation Plan (version 1) Geospatial information today is pervasive and a core component of our society and our economy. It should not be strange to think of geospatial information as an infrastructure any more than we think of highways, telecommunications, health care, air traffic control, and policing as infrastructures that we depend on and use daily. The concept of a Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) is born of this recognition.
PDF version (PDF: 1.35MB)