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- 1. 1 Leveraging Open Standards to Achieve Objectives Making Standards Work® - e-Government The Open Group Paris 2016
- 2. 2 Synopsis In 2012, the Canadian Federal Committee on Geomatics and Earth Observations (FCGEO) recognized a need for a common platform of technical infrastructure, policies, standards, and governance to manage geospatial information assets in a more efficient and coordinated way among its 21 federal departments and agencies. In 2014, led by the Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO), the Federal Geospatial Platform (FGP), a collaborative online environment consisting of authoritative geospatial data, services, and applications was created. Today, the FGP plays a key role in bringing together the government’s economic, social and environmental data to better support location-based decision making on a range of complex issues, such as responsible resource development, environmental management, regulatory reviews, and safety and security. This presentation aims to discuss the barriers to information sharing in the e-Government open data and open collaboration context, and to describe the specific suite of open standards, frameworks and policies that were key to overcoming those barriers towards better information sharing and interoperability.
- 3. 3 Outline Introduction Approach Making StandardsWork ObjectivesAchieved Vision of the Future KeyTakeaways Questions
- 5. 5 What is Geospatial? Geographic location - specific physical point on Earth as a set of latitude and longitude coordinates. Geospatial information - information about geographic location. Bridges the real world with the digital world In-car navigation systems Ride-sharing services Autonomous cars Smart apps Gaming: Pokémon Go
- 6. 6 Power of Perspective Map layer references a dataset Symbols and text labels 2D/3D Spatial trends and relationships emerge Insight about relevant characteristics of a location
- 7. 7 1906 National Atlas of Canada 1962 Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Dr. Roger Tomlinson 2001 Geo Connections Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) 2012 Open Government Action Plan Standard on Geospatial Data 2014 Federal Geospatial Platform (FGP) Evolution of Geomatics in Canada
- 8. 8 Transformation of government and citizen engagement Open Government Action Plan (Open Data) Promises of improved public services Increased demand for transparency and integrity Need for more effective management of public resources Increased expectations as citizens become more tech-savvy Drivers for Change Need for better decision support No unified view to support effective decision making Inefficiencies, duplication of efforts in program delivery Limited use of geospatial data in policy and decision-making Uncertainty of information's currency and accuracy Inability to share and interoperate between departments Meet Candice. She is an Environmental Policy Analyst.
- 9. 9 Information Continuum DISPARATE DEPARTMENTAL FGP OPEN GOVERNMENT Silo Ecosystem Less value More value Information to answer specific questions Very specific scope of responsibilities “One-off” requests Data disseminated by department Departments individually operate more effectively Some inter- departmental collaboration Authoritative data Activities coordinated between departments Effective and evidence-based decision making Open data for transparent, inclusive and efficient government Can serve many different stakeholders Target State (2017) Current State (2014)
- 10. 10 Approach
- 11. 11 Vision "The federal government is geo-enabled." 'Geo-Enablement (n): 1. Embedding and leveraging the power of location and geography within workflows and business processes. 2. The act of deriving and utilising geography within non-spatial information. 3. The state of being enabled using location information.' [1]
- 12. 12 Objectives Support evidence-based decision making Stimulate innovation Enable efficient and effective program delivery Support Open Government Establish sound information management
- 13. 13 Stakeholder Engagement and Consultations Inclusive, open and transparent approach to benefit all Canadians Consulted over 100 stakeholders (PolicyAnalysts, Geomatics Analysts, Key Senior Managers (ADMs and DMs, CIOs, etc.) Collaboration Among 21 federal departments and agencies, Academia and Private Sector Whole-of-Government approach and Governance (Working Groups) Work horizontally (e-Government, e-Service delivery) Central EnterpriseArchitecture Repository Standardization Common Platform of infrastructure, policies, standards and governance Leveraging international geospatial data and metadata standards
- 16. 16 Open Standards Leveraged Architectural Principle Description Conformance with Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Standards and Guidelines Official Languages (English and French) Government Security Privacy Protection Information Management Open Government Action Plan (Open Data) Federal Identity Program Standards on Web Usability, Accessibility, and Interoperability, Web Renewal Standard on Geospatial Data Alignment with Open and Industry Standards and Current Trends Open Group Architecture Frameworks and Standards: TOGAF ADM and ArchiMate Metadata standards (ISO 19115 HNAP) Web service standards and specifications (REST, OGC, ISO) Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web-Oriented Architecture (WOA), Resource Oriented Architecture (ROA), Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs, W3C, Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) Unified Modeling Language (UML) Encoding Standards (Unicode) Data content standards (GeoJSON)
- 17. 17 Open EA Standards, Frameworks and Techniques
- 18. 18 Better support for decision making Stimulate inovation Increase efficiency and effectiveness in program delivery Support Open Government Sound information management «Objective» Objectives::Decision Support (from Objectives) «Objective» Objectives::Innovation (from Objectives) «Objective» Objectives::Program Delivery (from Objectives) «Objective» Objectives::Open Government (from Objectives) «Objective» Objectives::Information Management (from Objectives) «ArchitectureVision» Geo-enabling the federal government Architecture Vision
- 19. 19 FCGEO «Concern» No common platform TBS CIOB «Concern» Inefficiencies «Interest» Utility «Interest» GC Efficiency «Interest» Federal Policy IM/IT «Concern» Uncertanty about currency and accuracy of information «Concern» No unified view for decision support Conceptual Framework
- 20. 20 alue chain Value Chain Diagram Shared Services Infrastructure Geospatial Data Dissemination Location-Based Services Geospatial Information Capture and Processing Value-Added Information Production Geospatial Information Analysis and Presentation Leveraging and Contribution to Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Support Activities Primary Activities Geo-enabling GC Legend Leadership, Collaboration and Coordination Compliance to Policies, Strategies, Plans and Standards
- 21. 21 «Project» Federal Geospatial Platform Buisness Stakeholders Involved Users/ Groups Data, Applications and Services Delivery Third Parties Infrastructure Governance External Internal Laws and Policies Industry Standards Policies EAAG Quality Assurance & Testing Environments Databases Locations Suppliers Vendors Data Providers User Managers Users External Clients CIOB Analysts Project Managers Design / Architecture Develop / Implement Analysis Board of Directors Project Context Diagram
- 22. 22 Intranet Extranet Internet Mobile Channels Process/ WorkFlow Engine Geospatial Data Collection Data Storage and Management Geospatial Data Purchase Data Dissemination and Publishing Data Management GCGeo - Federal Geospatial Platform Middleware Front Office Mid Office Back Office Open Maps on Open Government Portal Search & Discovery Catalogue AnalyticsVisualization Data Dissemination Repository Collaborative Mapping Environment Web Services & Publishing Help Desk APIs
- 23. 23 uc Primary Use Cases System Boundary Search and Discover Visualize and Analyze Access Data Store and Manage Data «Actor» Expert User Publish Data «Actor» GC User Access Control Text Search Faceted Search Spatial Search View View Dataset View Metadata Visualize Data Publish Metadata Publish Data Services Metadata Publishing Workflow Manage Data Manage Metadata Collaboration «Actor» Developer Re-Use «include» «Invokes» «include» «include» «include» «include» «include» «include» «include» «include» «include» «include» «include» «extend»
- 25. 25 Federal Geospatial Platform and Open Maps
- 26. 26 Infrastructure investment Indigenous community development Transportation networks Labour development Sustainable aquaculture Forestry innovations Agricultural risk management Agricultural innovation Population health Marine safety Climate change adaptation Geo-hazard monitoring reporting Environmental emergency response National disaster mitigation program Public health infrastructure and network Food safety information network Environmental assessment Wildlife and habitat protection Greenhouse gas emission regulation Fishery monitoring and regulation Pollutants monitoring and regulation Energy efficiency programs Clean energy development Weather/environmental prediction Stream flow monitoring Groundwater geoscience Fishery stock assessment New energy supply Mineral potential State of biodiversity Agricultural resources State of forests Geo-Enabled Government Natural Resource Assessment Economic and Community Development Public Safety and Security Environment. Stewardship
- 27. 27 Federal Geospatial Platform in Action
- 28. 28
- 29. 29 Open Government: Open Maps
- 30. 30 Contribution of Geomatics to Canadian Economy Source: Canadian Geomatics Environmental Scan andValue Study by GeoConnections 2,450 firms $2.3 billion Geomatics Firms $20.7 billion 1.1% GDP 19,000 jobs Geospatial Information $695 million to GDP $635 million real income Open Geospatial Data
- 31. 31 Objectives Achieved Support evidence-based decision making Stimulate innovation Enable efficient and effective program delivery Support Open Government Establish sound information management
- 32. 32 Vison of the Future
- 33. 33 "Canadians need to have faith in their government’s honesty and willingness to listen.That is why we committed to set a higher bar for openness and transparency in Ottawa. Government and its information must be open by default. Simply put, it is time to shine more light on government to make sure it remains focused on the people it was created to serve – you. -The Right Honourable JustinTrudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Source: http://open.canada.ca/en/content/third-biennial-plan-open-government-partnership
- 34. 34 Canada's Action Plan on Open Government 2.0 Source: Canada's Action Plan on Open Government 2014-16
- 35. 35 Future Commitment Source: http://open.canada.ca/en/content/third-biennial-plan-open-government-partnership Increase the Availability and Usability of Geospatial Data The Government of Canada will make more high-quality, authoritative, and useable geospatial data available in open formats to support innovation and better services to Canadians Open maps will support progress towards a modern, networked, and tech- enabled society It will ensure effective program delivery, improve services to Canadians, and support them in their day-to-day activities Source: http://open.canada.ca/en/content/third-biennial-plan-open-government-partnership Commitment 13: Increase the Availability and Usability of Geospatial Data “The Government of Canada will continue to unlock the potential of open data through a series of innovative and forward-looking projects that drive government- wide progress on open data and prioritize easy access to high-value federal data.”
- 36. 36 Key Takeaways
- 37. 37 Key Takeaways Start with a Vision that everyone can rally behind, set realistic objectives and have a plan to achieve them Engage, motivate and galvanize user community early Work horizontally across sectors and departmental lines in an ecosystem Collaborate and create partnerships Standardize on leveraging Open Standards to make geospatial data discoverable, usable and re-usable Align with Principles andVision
- 38. 38 Questions?
- 39. 39 Our Coordinates David Harper Director Federal Geospatial Platform Secretariat Natural Resources Canada | Government of Canada + 1 613 694 2542 david.harper@canada.ca Bilyana Anicic President | Principal Consultant Aurora Consulting + 1 613 620 3052 bilyana@auroraconsulting.ca https://ca.linkedin.com/in/bilyanaa Prashant Shukle Director General Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation Natural Resources Canada | Government of Canada +1 613 759 7244 prashant.shukle@canada.ca
- 41. 41 Context GeoConnections GeoConnections is a national program with the mandate and responsibility to lead the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) through standards and the use of applied innovations and technologies for data sharing and integration. GeoSecretariat fosters cooperation between groups to collaboratively build the CGDI. FederalCommittee on Geomatics and Earth Observations The Federal Geospatial Platform (FGP) is an initiative of the Federal Committee on Geomatics and Earth Observations (FCGEO), a committee of senior executives from 21 departments and agencies Innovation and Renewal in the Public Service Collaborative approach to managing geospatial data assets more effectively while supporting the Government of Canada as a modern, technology-enabled organization. Other Open Data Initiatives European Union: INSPIRE United Kingdom: data.gov.uk and Ordnance Survey United States: data.gov Australia: data.gov.au Canada: open.canada.ca
- 42. 42 The Open Group The Open Group standards and frameworks leveraged include: TOGAF® framework ArchiMate® SOA Reference Architecture Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) The OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) is an international not for profit organization committed to making quality open standards for the global geospatial community.These standards are made through a consensus process and are freely available for anyone to use to improve sharing of the world's geospatial data. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) A series of standards to describe geographic information, including: Geospatial or Geographic data and information are defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as data and information having an implicit or explicit association with a location relative to the Earth. ISO 19115:2013Geographic Information, the North American Profile (NAP), and ISO 19110 Feature Catalogue. ISO 19139 for geospatial data and information. References
- 43. 43 FGP virtually centralizes disparate data sources by describing geospatial data and services in a consistent manner (HNAP) in a common catalogue and enabling their search and discovery from a single interface through open.canada.ca. Makes data discoverable, usable and understandable. Supports data discovery and data documentation. Standardized metadata set for describing geospatial data to facilitate integration. Over time, the use of standards will lead to the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data. Metadata
- 44. 44 Help in the day-to-day business of organizations that collect, manage, disseminate and use geospatial information Business practices for managing legal and administrative requirements Effective operational policies for issues such as data licensing to eliminate barriers to the open exchange of geospatial information and to allow effective and efficient data integration Improve how geospatial information is shared among people, computer systems and businesses Interoperability is essential for capitalizing on geospatial information Users and producers can ensure that data are used consistently to allow timely, informed decisions about society, the economy and the environment Operational Policies
- 45. 45 Source: The UN E-Government Survey 2016 on “E-Government in Support of Sustainable Development” An Upward Trend Canada’s E-Government Development Index
Editor's Notes
- Making Standards Work® - e-Government The Open Group Paris October 24, 2016
- Introduction What is Geospatial? Synopsis Impetus and Vision Information Dissemination Continuum Goals and Objectives Approach Architectural Principles Making Standards Work Open Standards and Techniques Leveraged Selected EA Artefacts Objectives Achieved FGP and Open Government FGP Today Goals and Objectives Achieved Vision of the Future Key Takeaways and References Questions
- Candace Policy Analyst at the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEA)
- Geospatial information — or, at its simplest, information about location — has revolutionized how we see the world and our place in it. It tells us where on Earth different things are, and how they relate to one another. The data used in digital maps, in-car navigation systems, autonomous cars, or something as simple as an address directory, are all examples of geospatial information. With its popularity and our increasing dependency on it, making geospatial information accessible is critical to today’s connected world. Using geospatial information can boost economic growth.
- Information Layering
- Context: GeoConnections GeoConnections is a national program with the mandate and responsibility to lead the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) through standards and the use of applied innovations and technologies for data sharing and integration. GeoSecretariat fosters cooperation between groups to collaboratively build the CGDI. Federal Committee on Geomatics and Earth Observations The Federal Geospatial Platform (FGP) is an initiative of the Federal Committee on Geomatics and Earth Observations (FCGEO), a committee of senior executives from 21 departments and agencies Innovation and Renewal in the Public Service Collaborative approach to managing geospatial data assets more effectively while supporting the Government of Canada as a modern, technology-enabled organization. Other Open Data Initiatives European Union: INSPIRE United Kingdom: data.gov.uk and Ordnance Survey United States: data.gov Australia: data.gov.au Canada: open.canada.ca
- The transformation of government and citizen engagement in the 21st century includes open data. The promises of improved public services, increased public integrity, and more effective management of public resources are materializing. Limited access to geospatial data and information products for policy and decision-making, inefficiencies, including duplication of efforts, and users' uncertainty of data's currency and accuracy. Inability to share and interoperate between departments without duplicating efforts and having to store other departments' data has caused a situation where there is no unified view to support effective decision making. Common Directive on Geospatial Information Management Common Data Strategy Security Enterprise Licensing Benefits Realization: The FGP may achieve its technical, data and policy goals but there must be client uptake for the project to be successful. Communication of the benefits of FGP within partner departments is slow and targeted users currently have little knowledge of FGP.
- Candice – Policy Analyst Transformation
- The FGP is helping Government of Canada to realize its vision by moving the public service towards a modern, geo-enabled organization that manages its data assets more effectively to support decision-making as well as beginning the process to innovate service delivery, realize operational efficiencies and increase internal productivity.
- Goals and Objectives Better support for decision making Enable data collected by government scientists, surveyors, state-of-the-art sensors and satellites via antenna ground stations to be integrated, shared and analyzed with other relevant sources of data across the federal family and made available on the desktops of interest groups and to the public via the internet. Provide the ability to quickly visualize large amounts of data in a Canadian context (e.g., on regional maps within Canada) to identify correlations, trends, and communicate complex ideas more clearly in the decision-making process. Stimulating Innovation By providing easy access to the government’s geospatial information, visualization tools and analytics, allow public, private, and academic sectors to create new value to stimulate economic development across a diverse range of economic sectors and spur technological innovation. Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Program Delivery Enable ability to search once for desired information and find all essential information related to the search, rather than going to multiple departments and agencies for the information. Coordinate an approach to geomatics to reduce duplication of efforts in the acquisition and management of geospatial data, tools and services. Supporting Open Government Ensure that the wealth of the Government’s geospatial data and information are available through an organized and accessible web presence from canada.gc.ca, while providing value-added visualization capabilities. Sound Information Management Design and implement user-centric applications and systems for geospatial data visualization and access using international standards.
- Engagement and Consultation Engaged and consulted over 100 stakeholders (Policy Analysts, Geomatics Analysts, Managers) Collaboration 21 federal departments and agencies inclusive, open and transparent approach to benefit all Canadians Whole-of-Government Governance Work horizontally (e-Government, e-Service delivery) Common Platform of technical infrastructure, policies, standards and governance Open Standards for greater interoperability a suite of enabling policies Ecosystem sharing and collaboration value, innovation opportunities and effective decision support to Canadians The Canadian Federal Committee on Geomatics and Earth Observations (FCGEO) represents 21 federal departments and agencies that are producers and/or consumers of geospatial data that are voluntarily collaborating in this broad federal effort. They have adopted an inclusive, open and transparent approach with each other in the interest of not just the federal government, but for the benefit of all Canadians. Whole-of-Government approach in online service delivery, where services are available in a more integrated fashion from various departments An opportunity for federal departments and agencies to manage geospatial information assets in a more efficient and collaborative way by leveraging a common platform of technical infrastructure, policies, standards and governance. The Federal Geospatial Platform is grounded in internationally recognized Open Standards and is supported by a suite of enabling policies. Working together across government, FCGEO has been working to break down barriers and capitalize on the full potential of the government’s geospatial information through the Platform initiative. Through greater interoperability and more efficient geo-capability for the federal family, the FGP will provide easily discoverable, readily accessible and reusable geospatial information and visualization services to the public, private, and academic sectors. In this way, the FGP will achieve its goals and objectives. As part of the Government of Canada's geospatial information dissemination continuum, FGP is looking to create an ecosystem in which geospatial information is disseminated and shared providing value, innovation opportunities and effective decision support to Canadians. The value of information increases in Enterprise context as it is shared with more stakeholders.
- Standardized metadata set for describing geospatial data to facilitate integration Architectural Principles Description Robust Environment Redundancy, performance, load balancing and storage capacity will be addressed, including shared infrastructure Conformance with Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Standards and Guidelines Official Languages (English and French) Government Security Privacy Protection Information Management Open Government Action Plan (Open Data) Federal Identity Program Standards on Web Usability, Accessibility, and Interoperability Web Renewal Alignment with Open and Industry Standards and Current trends Open Architecture Frameworks and Standards: TOGAF ADM and ArchiMate Metadata standards (ISO 19115 HNAP) Web service standards and specifications (REST, OGC, ISO) Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web-Oriented Architecture (WOA), Resource Oriented Architecture (ROA), Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs, Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) Unified Modeling Language (UML) Encoding Standards Data content standards (GeoJSON) Best of Breed Components Both COTS and open source components will be considered. An initial implementation of the FGP will take into account existing investments by FCGEO member departments. Flexibility and Reusability Common development environment. “Build once use many times.” Availability of Support Provided within federal government or through contracted support services Simplicity Using fewer elements to achieve the same capability Affordability Leverage existing investments Component Ecosystem Integrated ecosystem, loosely coupled
- TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) TOGAF MetaModel ArchiMate Unified Modeling Language
- Conceptual Framework
- Value Chain Diagram
- Project Context Diagram
- ArchiMate
- Primary Use Cases Trust the information AAA – Accurate, A
- Canada accounts for 1.95 per cent of global emissions, according to United Nations figures
- Canada’s E-Government Development Index – An Upward Trend Source: The UN E-Government Survey 2016 on “E-Government in Support of Sustainable Development” In 2013, about 2,450 private sector geomatics firms contributed $2.3 billion to the Canadian economy. The use of geospatial information contributed $20.7 billion – or 1.1% of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), $19 billion to Real Income, and generated approximately 19,000 jobs to the Canadian economy in 2013. Regional distributions of GDP and Real Income by region are available in the report. The uptake of “open” geospatial data (data available a minimal or no cost and for use without restriction) provides an estimated additional $695 million to GDP and $635 million in real income in 2013. E- National scale productivity impact estimates attributed to the use of geospatial information (measured by percentage change in industry output) are most significant (>1.0%) for: mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction (4.54%) transportation and warehousing (1.64%) utilities (1.58%) public administration (1.51%) construction (1.23%) agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (1.22%) management of companies and enterprises (1.08%) Fourteen (14) case studies carried out as part of the Study describe important, but hard-to-measure social and environmental benefits, like: improved health and safety for employees; more effective deployment of public health campaigns; increased competitive advantage for companies; more livable cities; better coordination and planning for asset management; more of the “right” habitats conserved; more effective assessment of risks;
- Establish sound information management - ongoing
- Continue to unlock the potential of open data through a series of innovative and forward-looking projects that drive government-wide progress on open data Aimed at addressing one or more of the following grand challenges: Improving Public Services: Measures that address the full spectrum of citizen services by fostering public service improvement or private sector innovation; Increasing Public Integrity: Measures that address corruption and public ethics, access to information, campaign finance reform, and media and civil society freedom; More Effectively Managing Public Resources: Measures that address budgets, procurement, natural resources and foreign assistance; Creating Safer Communities: Measures that address public safety, the security sector, disaster and crisis response, and environmental threats; and Increasing Corporate Accountability: Measures that address corporate responsibility on issues such as the environment, anti-corruption, consumer protection, and community engagement.
- Over the last five years, federal departments have worked together to establish a single platform to collect and share geospatial data. This effort enables Canadians to more easily discover, view, and understand geospatial data. Building on this strong foundation, the focus in the coming years will be to increase the quality and usability of geospatial data to derive additional information, solve problems, help with context setting, and assist with evidence-based decision-making. Continue to geo-enable the federal government by providing a series of common data, resources, services and applications. Continued support for enhanced data search and discovery and visualization through the open.canada.ca New services, including Business Intelligence, Analytics, Access Control, Data Dissemination Repository and Collaborative Mapping Environment, will be provided through an internal FGP Web Presence and accessible by other applications and search engines. Influence greater interoperability and standardization of geospatial data management as well as data and software licensing across the federal family. Define and implement a common, enterprise-wide geospatial data strategy for the Government of Canada.
- Have one big idea that everyone can rally behind Ensure that the Vision is clearly articulated and the commitments secured at all levels Motivate and galvanize the user community through partnerships Build on your own and learn from others’ experiences Learning from other countries’ experiences Building upon national programs (GeoConnections) and departmental centers of excellence Work horizontally Across organizations and geographies Collaborate Collaboration is key to breaking the silos and other barriers to interoperability and achieving common objectives (21 departments and agencies working together) Leverage open standards Open Standards and Enterprise Architecture techniques supported by a suite of enabling policies can help you further break the barriers and achieve objectives Align Ensure alignment with and traceability to vison, goals and objectives and requirements every step of the way by practicing Enterprise Architecture
- GeoConnections GeoConnections is a national program with the mandate and responsibility to lead the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) through standards and the use of applied innovations and technologies for data sharing and integration. GeoSecretariat fosters cooperation between groups to collaboratively build the CGDI. Federal Committee on Geomatics and Earth Observations The Federal Geospatial Platform (FGP) is an initiative of the Federal Committee on Geomatics and Earth Observations (FCGEO), a committee of senior executives from 21 departments and agencies Innovation and Renewal in the Public Service Collaborative approach to managing geospatial data assets more effectively while supporting the Government of Canada as a modern, technology-enabled organization. Other Open Data Initiatives European Union: INSPIRE United Kingdom: data.gov.uk and Ordnance Survey United States: data.gov Australia: data.gov.au Canada: open.canada.ca The Federal Geospatial Platform (FGP) is an initiative of the Federal Committee on Geomatics and Earth Observations (FCGEO), a committee of senior executives from 21 departments and agencies The FCGEO community recognized an opportunity for federal departments and agencies to manage geospatial information assets in a more efficient and coordinated way by using a common “platform” of technical infrastructure, policies, standards and governance. The FCGEO is supporting the Federal Geospatial Platform (FGP) initiative, a collaborative Internet-based environment consisting of authoritative geospatial data, services, and applications that will enable the government’s most relevant information to be managed spatially, analyzed, and displayed to enhance decision-making on government priorities. The FGP will also provide accessible and reusable geospatial information and visualization services to foster innovation and ensure better service for Canadians Innovation and renewal in the Public Service, takes a broad, collaborative approach to managing geospatial data assets more effectively while supporting the Government of Canada as a modern, technology-enabled organization.
- (Harmonized ISO 19115 NAP - HNAP)
- Help in the day-to-day business of organizations that collect, manage, disseminate and use geospatial information. Business practices for managing legal and administrative requirements such as privacy, intellectual property and licensing as well as advice on technological trends such as cloud computing and Web services. The work of GeoConnections has led to effective operational policies for issues such as data licensing to eliminate barriers to the open exchange of geospatial information and to allow effective and efficient data integration. Improve how geospatial information is shared among people, computer systems and businesses. Easy exchange of information or interoperability is essential for capitalizing on the vast potential that geospatial information offers. By using standards and policies, users and producers of geospatial information can ensure that data are used consistently to allow timely, informed decisions about society, the economy and the environment.