Partners
Most of GeoBase data are produced under partnership between federal, provincial and territorial agencies. GeoBase partners are involved in different levels of the data production process such as project funding, sharing of source data or by working on data collection and data processing.
See the list of partners involved in data production of these following GeoBase layers:
- Digital Elevation Data
- GeoBase Orthoimage 2005-2010
- Geographical Names
- Landsat 7 Orthoimages
- Municipal Boundaries
- National Hydro Network
- National Road Network
Digital Elevation Data Partners
With funding support from GeoConnections, Natural Resources Canada along with the following provincial agencies jointly produced the Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED) files.
Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- British Columbia
- Integrated Land Management Bureau
- Alberta
- Sustainable Resource Development
- Ontario
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Quebec
- Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
- Nova Scotia
- Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
- Yukon
- Yukon Department of Highways & Public Works
Federal Agencies
- Natural Resources Canada
- Canadian Forest Services
- Centre for Topographic Information
GeoBase Orthoimage 2005-2010 Partners
With funding support from GeoConnections, the following federal and provincial/territorial agencies jointly contributed to the production of the orthoimages.
Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- British Columbia
- Base Mapping and Geomatic Services
- Alberta
- Sustainable Resource Development
- Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Research Council
- Ontario
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Quebec
- Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
- New Brunswick
- Service New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Government of Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
- Yukon
- Highways and Public Works - Geomatics Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Centre for Geomatics
- Nunavut
- Community and Government Services
Federal Agencies
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Environment Canada
- National Defence
- Natural Resources Canada
- Parks Canada
- Public Safety Canada
Geographical Names Partners
Membership
The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is comprised of 27 members. Its Chair is appointed by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada. Each of the provinces and territories is represented, so also are various federal departments concerned with mapping, archives, defence, translation, Indian reserves, national parks and statistics. As well, the Chairs of two advisory committees (one on toponymy policy and research, the other on automation and delineation) serve as full members of the GNBC.
List of Geographical Names Board of Canada members.
Secretariat
The GNBC's Secretariat is provided by Natural Resources Canada. It is headed by an Executive Secretary who, in concert with the Chair and the representatives of the various federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions, handles on behalf of the GNBC, all routine toponymic matters relating to Canada.
Landsat 7 Orthoimages Partners
With funding support from GeoConnections, the following federal and provincial/territorial agencies jointly contributed to the production of the orthoimages.
Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- British Columbia
- Integrated Land Management Bureau
- Alberta
- Sustainable Resource Development
- Saskatchewan
- Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Remote Sensing Centre
- Ontario
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Quebec
- Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
- New Brunswick
- Service New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Tax and Land Information Website
- Nova Scotia
- Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Government Services
- Yukon
- Highways and Public Works - Geomatics Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Centre for Geomatics
- Nunavut
- Community and Government Services
Federal Agencies
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Canadian Transport Agency
- Elections Canada
- Environment Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- National Defence
- Natural Resources Canada
- Parks Canada
- Statistics Canada
Municipal Boundaries Partners
While the goal is to continue to expand the use of partnerships to build collaborative working relationships for the management and maintenance of the Municipal Boundaries, the following organizations are 'closest to the source' partners actively working as the authoritative data providers of GeoBase's Municipal Boundaries:
Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- Saskatchewan
- Information Services Corporation
- Manitoba
- Manitoba Local Government
- Ontario
- Land Information Ontario
- New Brunswick
- Service Nouveau-Brunswick
- Yukon
- Government of Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Department of Municipal and Community Affairs
- Nunavut
- Community and Government Services
Federal Agencies
- Natural Resources Canada
- Centre for Topographic Information
National Hydro Network Partners
With funding support from GeoConnections, the following federal and provincial/territorial agencies jointly contributed to the production of the NHN.
Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- British Columbia
- Integrated Land Management Bureau
- Manitoba
- Manitoba Water Stewardship
- Nova Scotia
- Geographic Information Services
- Ontario
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Quebec
- Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
- Yukon
- Highways and Public Works - Geomatics Yukon
Federal Agencies
- Natural Resources Canada
- Centre for Topographic Information
- GeoConnections
- GeoConnections
National Road Network Partners
The success and sustainability of the GeoBase NRN initiative is based on the growing number of partners involved in maintaining it. Federal, provincial and even several municipal 'closest to the source' providers are now embarked in the GeoBase NRN initiative.
The emphasis is on working together by leveraging our resources in order to create a common, current, homogeneous and standardized representation of Canada's National Road Network.
National Road Network Maintenance
The maintenance of the National Road Network data is funded through negotiated joint federal/provincial/territorial agreements. The renewed GeoConnections program provides opportunities for co-funded projects to active partners through the Framework Data Maintenance opportunity/ GeoBase datasets. The map below shows jurisdictions where a negotiated maintenance agreement is in place (as of April 2010).
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NRN Maintenance agreement in place for geometry and basic attributes |
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NRN Maintenance agreement in place for geometry, basic attributes, street and place names |
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NRN Maintenance agreement in place for geometry, basic attributes, street and place names and block face address ranges |
While the goal is to continue to expand the use of partnerships to build collaborative working relationships for the management and maintenance of the NRN, the following organizations are 'closest to the source' partners actively working as the authoritative data providers of GeoBase's National Road Network:
Provincial and Territorial Agencies
- British Columbia
- Integrated Land Management Bureau
- Alberta
- Infrastructure and Transportation
- Saskatchewan
- Information Services Corporation
- Ontario
- Land Information Ontario
- Quebec
- Ressources naturelles et Faune
- Prince Edward Island
- Transportation and Public Works
- Nova Scotia
- Geographic Information Services
- Yukon
- Government of Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Northwest Territories Centre for Geomatics
- Nunavut
- Government of Nunavut
Federal Agencies
- Natural Resources Canada
- Centre for Topographic Information
- Statistics Canada
- Statistics Canada
- Elections Canada
- Elections Canada
- GeoConnections
- GeoConnections