Useful Tips For
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Useful Tips for Decision-makers
Welcome to the GeoConnections website. You can use this website to discover how to use location-based (or “geospatial”) information to make more-informed decisions. GeoConnections and the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) can help you make decisions more quickly and confidently by providing you with access to a host of information-rich, web-based services and applications.
The CGDI brings order to the many types of geospatial information collected and stored across the country. This infrastructure helps Canadians find, access and share data that is current and accurate—essential ingredients for sound decision making.
Links
- GeoGratis—Free downloadable Canadian geospatial data available in a variety of file formats
- GeoBase—Free framework data, such as roads, place names, digital elevation data, administrative boundaries, and satellite imagery
- Atlas of Canada—National-scale reference maps, interactive maps, free data, and the Atlas Web Service for visualizing thematic maps
- CGDI data search
- CGDI web services search
- CGDI online training—An online course on the various components of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, their functionality, and the standards and specifications required to implement them
- National Forest Information System
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National Land and Water Information Service