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Canadian Geospatial
Data Infrastructure (CDGI)
The Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure,
which is being developed as Geoconnections (http://www.geoconnections.org),
will coordinate Canada'a numerous databases of geographic information,
make them accessible through a common window on the internet, and enable
partnerships between federal, provincial and territorial governments, the
private sector and the academic community.
http://cgdi.ca
Canadian Geoscience
Knowledge Network (CGKN)
The Canadian Geoscience Knowledge
Network is an initiative of the National Geological Surveys Committee
to provide Internet access to consistent Canadaina government geoscience
data. The CGKN will become the geoscience node of the CGDI.
Http://cgkn.net
Canadian Geoscience
Publications Directory (CGPD)
The Canadian Geoscience Publications
Directory. A CGKN service providing on-line searches for publications of
Canadian government geoscience agencies.
Http://ceonet.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/
CEONet
CEOnet is the search engine of the
Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) to support access to geospatial
information and services.
Http://ceonet.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca
Federal Geographic
Data Committee (FGDC)
The Federal Geographic Data Committee
coordinates the development of the United States 'National Spatial Data
Infrastructure' (NSDI). The NSDI encompasses policies, standards and procedures
for organisations to cooperatively produce and share geographic data.
Http://www.fgdc.gov/
GeoGRATIS
GeoGRATIS is a Geoconnections service
that provides free access to a wide variety of Canadian geospatial data.
The objective of GeoGRATIS is to expand the use of geospatial data by providing
free access to high quality Canadian data sets.
Http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/
GSC (Atlantic)
Sample Inventory Database (SID).
Geological Survey of Canada site with
a simple searchable database of North Atlantic samples.
http://agcwww.bio.ns.ca/pubprod/openfiles/kctq.cgi
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