Summary

Abstract: The GeoConnections Discovery Portal, formerly the Canadian Earth Observation Network (CEONet), is where Canadians and others interested in Canadian geospatial data have been coming since 1997 to discover, evaluate and access geospatial data products and services. The GeoConnections Discovery Portal provides infrastructure tools and services to serve a wide range of Canadian stakeholders. It is offered free for any organization or individual to use. Registering and advertising, having your geospatial data remotely searched, as well as having access to free software tools and Internet-accessible services are indeed bonuses. Technical help and support are also available free of charge. These are important considerations when looking for a data discovery solution for your organization. The Discovery Portal is ideally suited for geospatial data discovery with it geographic focus, fielded searches and library like functionality.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: GeoConnections will: develop the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), which will coordinate Canada's numerous databases of geographic information and 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. Link: GET DATA Description: GeoGratis is a web site and FTP site that distributes geospatial data of Canada. Data is available for download, without charge!

Service Citation

Originators: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, GeoAccess Division Title: GeoConnections Discovery Portal Release_Date: May, 1997 Edition: Version 2.7 URL: http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca

Service Keywords

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >ARCHIVING   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL   [Definition]

REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES >BIBLIOGRAPHIC >PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS   [Definition]

METADATA HANDLING >DATA DISCOVERY   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA DELIVERY   [Definition]

METADATA HANDLING >SERVICE DISCOVERY   [Definition]

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >ANIMAL COMMODITIES   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >ANIMAL SCIENCE   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >FEED PRODUCTS   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >FOOD SCIENCE   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >FOREST SCIENCE   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >PLANT COMMODITIES   [Definition]

AGRICULTURE >SOILS   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION   [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS   [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >WETLANDS   [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS   [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SEA ICE   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >BOUNDARIES   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ECONOMIC RESOURCES   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >PUBLIC HEALTH   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >INFRASTRUCTURE   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT >LAND MANAGEMENT >LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS   [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION   [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GROUND WATER   [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SNOW/ICE   [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER   [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >EROSION/SEDIMENTATION   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >GEOMORPHOLOGY   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >LAND TEMPERATURE   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >LANDSCAPE   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >SOILS   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES   [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY   [Definition]

OCEANS >BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY   [Definition]

OCEANS >COASTAL PROCESSES   [Definition]

OCEANS >MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING   [Definition]

OCEANS >MARINE GEOPHYSICS   [Definition]

OCEANS >MARINE SEDIMENTS   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN ACOUSTICS   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN CHEMISTRY   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN CIRCULATION   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN HEAT BUDGET   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN OPTICS   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN PRESSURE   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN WAVES   [Definition]

OCEANS >OCEAN WINDS   [Definition]

OCEANS >SALINITY/DENSITY   [Definition]

OCEANS >SEA ICE   [Definition]

OCEANS >TIDES   [Definition]

OCEANS >WATER QUALITY   [Definition]

PALEOCLIMATE >ICE CORE RECORDS   [Definition]

PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS   [Definition]

PALEOCLIMATE >OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >MICROWAVE   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTHS   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS   [Definition]

SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >SOLAR ACTIVITY   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >GEOCHEMISTRY   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >GEOMAGNETISM   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >GEOTHERMAL DYNAMICS   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >EARTH GASES/LIQUIDS   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >EARTHQUAKES   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS   [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >VOLCANIC ACTIVITY   [Definition]

OCEANS >SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY   [Definition]

OCEANS >MARINE VOLCANISM   [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >GAMMA RAY   [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADIO WAVE   [Definition]

SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE FLUX   [Definition]

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >FUNGI   [Definition]

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >PLANTS   [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS   [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >WETLANDS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING BIOTA BOUNDARIES CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE ECONOMY ELEVATION ENVIRONMENT GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION HEALTH IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER INLAND WATERS OCEANS PLANNING CADASTRE SOCIETY TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONS

Quality

Some of the information in GeoConnections - Discovery Portal has been provided by external sources. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy, currency and reliability of the content, Natural Resources Canada or MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., accepts no responsibility in that regard. Users should also note that Natural Resources Canada or MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., does not assume any responsibility for the quality of products or services listed or described in GeoConnections - Discovery Portal. Where legislation is reproduced in GeoConnections - Discovery Portal, Natural Resources Canada or MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., assumes no responsibility for any discrepancies that may have been transmitted with the electronic version. The legislation has been prepared for convenience of reference only and has no official sanction.

Access Constraints

None

Use Constraints

Copyright 1997. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. The information residing at this World-Wide Web site is protected under the Copyright Act, and is provided on this network for informational purposes only. No commercial reproduction or exploitation is authorized. Some documents or graphical elements in GeoConnections - Discovery Portal are subject to the copyright of another source. Please note that some restrictions on the reproduction of such documents or graphical elements may apply.

Keywords

Portal

Discovery

Geospatial information

Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI)

GeoConnections

Data Products

Geospatial Services

International Directory Network (IDN)

Service Provider

GeoConnections Discovery Portal, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Geomatics Canada, Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada Service Provider Personnel Name: DAN DEWAN Phone: +01-613-947-4213 Fax: +01-613-947-2410 Email: ddewan at nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada, GeoConnections 615 Booth Street, Room 650 City: Ottawa Province or State: Ontario Postal Code: K1A 0E9 Country: CAN

Distribution Media

Distribution_Media: Electronic Distribution_Format: HTML Fees: Free

Personnel

DAN DEWAN Role: SERF AUTHOR Phone: +01-613-947-4213 Fax: +01-613-947-2410 Email: ddewan at nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada, GeoConnections 615 Booth Street, Room 650 City: Ottawa Province or State: Ontario Postal Code: K1A 0E9 Country: CAN

DAN DEWAN Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +01-613-947-4213 Fax: +01-613-947-2410 Email: ddewan at nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada, GeoConnections 615 Booth Street, Room 650 City: Ottawa Province or State: Ontario Postal Code: K1A 0E9 Country: CAN

A. BUFFAM Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 01-613-947-1298 Fax: 01-613-947-2410 Email: Buffam at NRCan.gc.ca Contact Address: Room 650 615 Booth Street City: Ottawa Province or State: Ontario Postal Code: K1A 0E9 Country: Canada

A. STANTON Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 01-613-947-4213 Fax: 01-613-947-2410 Email: astanton at NrCan.gc.ca Contact Address: Room 650 615 Booth Street K1A 0E9 City: Ottawa Province or State: Ontario Country: CANADA

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2002-06-21 SERF Last Revision Date: 2005-08-02 Future SERF Review Date: 2002-10-01