Building the National GeoBase for Canada

The changes being brought about by expanding mapping and GIS technology and shrinking resources for the provision of geospatial data are being felt by all governments. Topographic data residing in distributed topographic databases of various agencies across Canada will shortly be made available through Internet Web Mapping technology. The new GeoBase portal will offer one-stop shopping for a variety of digital topographic base data. Partnerships have been concluded between Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Governments in order to make base data available to Canadian users. GeoBase is an outgrowth of GeoConnections, a federal program to promote the use and accessibility of Canadian geospatial data on-line.