Canadian Communities Gallery - Educational Project Showcase
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Summary
Abstract:
The Canadian Communities Gallery (CCGallery) is a service of the Atlas of Canada that provides access to the best and broadest collections of on-line educational geography and social studies projects and community web sites. The CCGallery offers a unique searchable database with an interactive mapping search result. This ... allows users to conduct a search by subject and geographical area and to explore this search result in an interactive mapping window. Many well-known organizations use the CCGallery to provide easy and well-defined searches of their project collections. The current contributors are: The Atlas of Canada, The Canadian Communities Atlas, Statistics Canada, Profiling Canada, SchoolNet GrassRoots, GrassRoots Communities@ca, ESRI Canada, School and Libraries Program. The CCGallery will be inviting other organizations to use this service for their own collections of on-line projects and community web sites. Our goal is to make this service the most comprehensive collection of on-line projects and web sites describing Canada. Participating Organizations All of the organizations contributing to the Canadian Communities Gallery are doing so in order to share their collections of projects and resources. Each organization's projects and resources have a unique flavour and origin but at the same time all offer something describing a part of Canada's human, economic and physical geography. Many schools combine the projects and programs offered by our contributors to provide the most comprehensive information in their on-line work. Discover Canada through school-based projects and community web sites. Here is a brief description of each organization's contribution: The Canadian Communities Atlas, part of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada, offers schools the opportunity to create an Internet-based Atlas of their community. The atlas structure is designed around physical, economic and human geographic themes. By linking students' Community Atlas projects to the Atlas of Canada, through the Canadian Communities Gallery, both local and national perspectives of many relevant geographic subjects can be accessed. Statistics Canada is the country's national statistical agency and offers quality and detailed statistical educational resources. These are organized into three broad subject matter areas: demographic and social, socio-economic and economic. Projects produced by schools making use of this information and data in projects such as Profiling Canada and others can be accessed in the Canadian Communities Gallery. The SchoolNet GrassRoots Program, together with its provincial, territorial and corporate partners, promotes academic, employability and computer skills in Canadian youth by integrating information and communication technology into learning. The GrassRoots Program offers funding to schools for the creation of innovative and interactive learning projects on the Internet. All of these projects that are geography and social studies related can be accessed in the Canadian Communities Gallery. GrassRoots Communities@ca is a national competition open to all K-12 Canadian schools. Students working with their local community create a web site to showcase the place where they live. Sites created by students will involve them in project-based learning activities, doing research within their own local communities in such areas as the arts and culture, geography, history, economic life and the environment. ESRI Canada offers schools and libraries a program using ArcView, a Geographic Information System (GIS). It brings the power of interactive mapping and analysis to everyone. ESRI Canada is dedicated to promoting the use of ArcView GIS in schools (Kindergarten to Grade 12 or OAC) and libraries as this exciting technology will allow students to explore their world in a whole new way. The Physical Geography subject categories are: geology; tectonics / seismology; gradation; climate; soil; vegetation; oceanography; hydrology and environment / land use / wildlife / pollution. The Economic Geography subject area breaks down into the following categories. Primary industries are forestry, farming, agriculture, mining, hunting and fishing, and energy; secondary is manufacturing industry; tertiary is service industry; quaternary is high tech; community employment / labour; and the travel / tourism industry. The Human Geography subject categories are: demographics / population; First Nations; cultures and ethnic origins; settlement / community; vital statistics; language and education; social conditions / justice / health; politics / government; recreation and local notables. Other subject areas covered by schools include land use, environmental effects, sustainable development and topography. School and community web sites are from all Canadian provinces and territories: Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador.The Canadian Communities Gallery (CCGallery) is a service of the Atlas of Canada that provides access to the best and broadest collections of on-line educational geography and social studies projects and community web sites. Spatial Data Organization Information - Indirect Spatial Reference: Direct Spatial Reference: Raster Object Type: Row Count: Column Count: Vertical Count: Spatial Reference Information - Horizontal Coordinate System Definition - Planar - Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Representation: Abscissa Resolution: Ordinate Resolution: Distance and Bearing Representation: Distance Resolution: Bearing Resolution: Bearing Units: Bearing Reference Direction: Bearing Reference Meridian: Planar Distance Units: Geodetic Model: Horizontal Datum Name: Ellipsoid Name: Semi-major Axis: Denominator of Flattening Ratio:
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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N: 74.0
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S: 42.0
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E: -54.0
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W: -141.0
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, GeoAccess Division, The Atlas of Canada
Dataset Title:
Canadian Communities Gallery - Educational Project Showcase
Dataset Release Place:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dataset Publisher:
Government of Canada
Online Resource:
http://atlas.gc.ca/sites/english/index.html
Quality
The data is submitted to the World Ozone and UV Data Centre, to the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) database and to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) for use in its Antarctic ozone bulletins. It is up to date and freely available via these websites. The data is also stored by the collecting agency, NIWA in New Zealand. For access to this information please contact the investigators.
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
+64 3 440 0426
Fax:
+64 3 447 3348
Email:
s.wood at niwa.co.nz
Contact Address:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA)
Lauder
Private Bag 50061
City:
Omakau
Province or State:
Central Otago
Country:
New Zealand
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
+64 3 440 0446
Fax:
+64 3 447 3348
Email:
p.johnston at niwa.co.nz
Contact Address:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd. (NIWA)
Lauder
Private Bag 50061
City:
Omakau
Province or State:
Central Otago
Country:
New Zealand
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
+64 3 440 0447
Fax:
+64 3 447 3348
Email:
k.kreher at niwa.co.nz
Contact Address:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd. (NIWA)
Lauder
Private Bag 50061
City:
Omakau
Province or State:
Central Otago
Country:
New Zealand
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
+64 3 358 0200
Fax:
+64 3 358 0211
Email:
c.poirot at antarcticanz.govt.nz
Contact Address:
Antarctica New Zealand
Private Bag 4745
City:
Christchurch
Country:
New Zealand
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
+64 3 358 0200
Fax:
+64 3 358 0211
Email:
s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz
Contact Address:
Antarctica New Zealand
Private Bag 4745
City:
Christchurch
Country:
New Zealand
Publications/References
Kreher, K. 1996. Spectroscopic measurements of atmospheric OClO, BrO and NO2 and their relation to Antarctic ozone depletion. PhD, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Kreher, K., Keys, J. G., Johnston, P. V., Platt, U. And Liu, X. 1995. Ground based measurements of OClO and HCl in Austral Spring 1993/1994 at Arrival Heights (77.8S), Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters 23: 1545-1548.
Bodeker, G.E. Kreher, K. Johnston, P.V. The calculation of airmass factors using a Monte Carlo model applied to OClO and BrO observations. in: Atmospheric ozone : proceedings of the XVIII Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, L'Aquila, Italy 12-21 September 1996. Visconti G. Bojkov R.D. (eds) L’Aquila, Italy: Parco Scientifico e Technologico d’Arbuzzio. 1998. pp.473-476
Kreher, K. Johnston, P.V. Wood, S.W. Nardi, B. Platt, U. Ground-based measurements of tropospheric and stratospheric BrO at Arrival Heights, Antarctica. Geophysical research letters 24(23): 3021-3024, 1997.
Schofield, R. The vertical distribution of atmospheric BrO from ground-based measurements. Ph.D., University of Auckland : . 2003.
Schofield, R. Connor, B.J. Kreher, K. Johnston, P.V. Rodgers, C.D. The retrieval of profile and chemical information from ground-based UV-visible spectroscopic measurements. Journal of quantitative spectroscopy and radiative transfer 86: 115-131, 2004.
Kreher, K. Keys, J.G. Johnston, P.V. Platt, U. Liu, X. Ground-based measurements of OClO and HCl in austral spring 1993 at Arrival Heights, Antarctica. Geophysical research letters 23(12): 1545-1548, 1996.
Kreher, K. Johnston, P.V. Wood, S.W. Keys, J.G. Platt, U. Ground-based observations of OClO, BrO and NO2 during 1995 at Arrival Heights (77.8oS), Antarctica. in: Atmospheric ozone : proceedings of the XVIII Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, L'Aquila, Italy 12-21 September 1996. Visconti G. Bojkov R.D. (eds) L’Aquila, Italy: Parco Scientifico e Technologico d’Arbuzzio. 1998. pp.217-220
Matthews, W.A. Connor, B.J. Wood, S.W. Jones, N.B. Keys, J.G. Chlorine in the southern hemisphere: partitioning at high latitudes. in: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Stratospheric Change and its Role in Climate. Japan: Meteorological Research Institute. 1998. pp.130-132
Sanders, R.W. Solomon, S. Smith, J.P. Perliski, L. Miller, H.L. Mount, G.H. Keys, J.G. Schmeltekopf, A.L. Visible and near-ultraviolet spectroscopy at McMurdo station, Antarctica 9. Observations of OClO from April to October 1991. Journal of geophysical research 98(D4): 7219-7228, 1993.
Wood, S.W. Jones, N.B. Connor, B.J. Kreher, K. Keys, J.G. Matthews, W.A. Stephen, T.M. Goldman, A. Murcray, F.J. Rinsland, C.P. et al. Chlorine partitioning in the high latitude stratosphere from ground based spectroscopic measurements at Arrival Heights, Antarctica. in: Quadrennial Ozone Symposium.Bojkov R.D. Shibisaki K.(eds) Tokyo: EORC/NASDA. 2000. pp.821-822
Solomon, S. Sanders, R.W. Garcia, R.R. Keys, J.G. Increased chlorine dioxide over Antarctica caused by volcanic aerosols from Mount Pinatubo. Nature 363(6426): 245-248, 1993.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-02-03
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-02-09
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