[Talk-ca] Fw: GeoBase Survey - Sondage GéoBase

[Samuel Dyck]

I got this from Natural Resources Canada. This means we have more data available to us right?

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: BNDT <BNDT at NRCan.gc.ca>
To: samueldyck at yahoo.ca
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:30:05 AM
Subject: RE: GeoBase Survey - Sondage GéoBase

 
Hello,
 
Thank you for your comments.
 
For your information:
 
You can download free data
on the GeoGratis Web site:
http://GeoGratis.gc.ca
Click on ‘All
Collections’ on the left menu.
New products on this Website: Toporama (Raster
Data), CanVec (Vector Data),CanImage
(Landsat 7 satellite imagery/NTS number).
You will find products such
as 
‘National Scale
Frameworks Rail Network , Canada ’
‘Federal Electoral
Districts of Canada ’
‘Population Ecumene
Census Division Boundary File (2001 Census), Canada ’
‘National Framework
Canada Lands Administrative Boundaries Level 1 - Park Boundaries and Indian
Reservation Boundaries, (e.g. hydrology, roads, railways, populated places,
administrative boundaries and census subdivisions)’
‘Vector Map Level 0
(VMAP0) Product, Atlas of Canada - Transmission lines, Vegetation, Ice Edges, Administrative
Divisions, Political Divisions, Electricity, Pipelines, Transportation, Lakes,
Rivers/Streams, Total Surface Water, Water Channels, Contours,
Shorelines’
 
In CanVec product you will find entities such as
‘Pipeline’, ‘Railway’, ‘Power transmission
line’, ‘Tower with attribute communication’, Building,…
 
In the FAQ section available
on the left menu you will find information to help you to manipulate the
digital topographic data.
 
Note: You are encouraged to register with
GeoGratis mailing list. Click on ‘Register
to users list’ on the left menu.
 
Postal Code:
Canada Post (no free data):
http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/offerings/address_management/can/other_data-e.asp
 
Statistics Canada (no free data):
http://www.statcan.ca/english/mapsgeo/index2.htm
 
Browser for Geospatial Data
of Canada :
http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca/
 
Also TOPORAMA on the Atlas
of Canada :
www.atlas.gc.ca
Click on
‘Toporama’ under ‘Topographic Maps’ on the left menu.
You can visualize
‘Digital Topographic Data’ on this ‘service’.
You can enter Latitude and
Longitude values rather than map numbers with this tool.
 
Hoping this is of some help,
don't hesitate to communicate with us if you need more information.
 
Cordially,
 
Odette Trottier
 
Ressources naturelles Canada / Natural Resources Canada
Direction de la gestion et de la diffusion des données /
Data Management and Dissemination Branch 
 
2144 rue King Ouest, bureau 010 / 2144 King Street West, Suite 010 
Sherbrooke QC J1J 2E8
Téléphone / Phone : (800) 661-2638 
Télécopieur / Fax :   (819) 564-5698
Courriel / Email  : geoginfo at rncan.gc.ca  / geoginfo at rncan.gc.ca 
Web :      www.geogratis.gc.ca 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: samueldyck at yahoo.ca [mailto:samueldyck at yahoo.ca] 
Sent: February 20, 2009 7:36 PM
To: BNDT
Subject: GeoBase Survey - Sondage GéoBase
 
User: Sam Dyck (samueldyck at yahoo.ca)
 
Which ones of the following GeoBase themes do you use:
      Satellite Imagery
 
Which types of use do you do from GeoBase data:
      Research
 
How do you use GeoBase data in your organization:
      On-going operations
      Personal Use
      Just curious
 
What themes would you like to see added to GeoBase:
      High Resolution Imagery 
      Railroad network
      Power Lines
      Structures (buildings, bridges, ...)
      Parks
      Postal Code
      Electoral Boundaries
      Municipal Boundaries
 
Which are your regions of interest:
      Manitoba
 
Are you generally satisfied with the quality of data (e.g. update,
accuracy):
      Yes
 
Are you generally satisfied with the delivery of data (e.g. transfer
rate, data format):
      Yes
 
Do you easily find what you are looking for on the GeoBase Portal:
      Yes


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