<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I got this from Natural Resources Canada. This means we have more data available to us right?<br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma">----- Forwarded Message ----<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> BNDT <BNDT@NRCan.gc.ca><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> samueldyck@yahoo.ca<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, February 23, 2009 9:30:05 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: GeoBase Survey - Sondage GéoBase<br></font><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" lang="EN-CA">You can download free data
on the GeoGratis Web site:</span></font></p>
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Data), CanVec (Vector Data),<font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;"> </span></font>CanImage
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" lang="EN-CA">‘Federal Electoral
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Census Division Boundary File (2001 Census),
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to users list’ on the left menu.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" lang="EN-CA">Browser for Geospatial Data
of Canada :</span></font><font face="Courier New"><span style="font-family: "Courier New";" lang="EN-CA"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" lang="EN-CA"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca/" title="http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca/">http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca/</a></span></font></p>
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of Canada :</span></font><span lang="EN-CA"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" lang="EN-CA"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.atlas.gc.ca/" title="http://www.atlas.gc.ca/">www.atlas.gc.ca</a></span></font></p>
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‘Toporama’ under ‘Topographic Maps’ on the left menu.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: samueldyck@yahoo.ca [mailto:samueldyck@yahoo.ca] <br>
Sent: February 20, 2009 7:36 PM<br>
To: BNDT<br>
Subject: GeoBase Survey - Sondage GéoBase</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">User: Sam Dyck (samueldyck@yahoo.ca)</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Which ones of the following GeoBase themes do you use:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Satellite Imagery</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Which types of use do you do from GeoBase data:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Research</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How do you use GeoBase data in your organization:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> On-going operations</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Personal Use</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Just curious</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What themes would you like to see added to GeoBase:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> High Resolution Imagery </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Railroad network</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Power Lines</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Structures (buildings, bridges, ...)</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Parks</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Postal Code</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Electoral Boundaries</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Municipal Boundaries</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Which are your regions of interest:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Manitoba</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are you generally satisfied with the quality of data (e.g. update,
accuracy):</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Yes</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are you generally satisfied with the delivery of data (e.g. transfer
rate, data format):</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Yes</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Do you easily find what you are looking for on the GeoBase Portal:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Yes</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font></p>
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