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The Canadian Institute of Geomatics, the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia, and GeoNOVA are offering the following free of charge half-day workshop:

Get Geography Working for You: Access and Use Authoritative Geospatial Framework Data

Business analysts, planners and decision makers across a range of disciplines and business sectors are increasingly experiencing the benefits of visualizing and analyzing their information through a geographic lens. Online applications such as Google Earth and Microsoft Bing Maps have resulted in exponential growth in the use of Internet mapping, but they have data limitations. Sites such as the GeoBase Portal (www.geobase.ca), offer online access to a wealth of freely available, authoritative Canadian geospatial framework data that can in turn be integrated with other data to produce informative maps.

This half-day technical workshop is designed for both casual and professional users of Internet mapping and geospatial information technologies. The workshop is based on the recently completed Framework Data Guide developed through GeoConnections, and is delivered in five modules:

Module 1: An Introduction to Framework Data
Module 2: The GeoBase Portal
Module 3: Other Sources of Data
Module 4: Example Applications of Framework Data
Module 5: The Context for Framework Data

The targeted audience for the workshop is practitioners in the public health, public safety and security, environment and sustainable development, and Aboriginal matters communities of practice with an interest in learning more about how to access and use geospatial framework data.

When & Where

Monday, December 14th
9:00-noon Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Trites Boardroom
Dartmouth

NOTE: seating is limited to 25 people at the BIO workshop, so please RSVP to Ed Kennedy via email EKennedy@hal.ca

Tuesday, December 15th
9:00-noon PM COGS AV Room
Lawrencetown

These events are open to anyone interested, so please distribute freely.