GeoConnections

GeoConnections is an ongoing program with the mandate and responsibility to lead the evolution of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) with standards-based technologies and operational policies for data sharing and integration to address key economic, social and environmental priorities. The objectives of the program are to:

• Increase awareness of the benefits of using geospatial data and tools to achieve goals for social, economic and environmental priorities.
• Keep Canada at the leading edge of accessing, sharing and using geospatial information via the Internet;
• Support the integration and use of geospatial data to support effective decision-making; and,
• Coordinate the development of national policies, standards and mechanisms and support their implementation to ensure maintenance and updating of geospatial data and compatibility with global standards.