GeoConnections Discovery Portal A component of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) Canadian IDN Status Report

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GeoConnections Discovery PortalA component of
the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
(CGDI)Canadian IDN Status Report

• Andrea Buffam
• Presented by Terry Fisher
• CEOS WGISS Access Subgroup Meeting
• ESRIN (Italy)
• May 6 10, 2002

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GeoConnections Discovery Portal

• The Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
  (CGDI) is being built by GeoConnections, a
  partnership of government, industry and academia
  led by Natural Resources Canada.
• The Discovery Portal (formerly CEONet), provides
  a powerful spatial and keyword search engine to
  discover, evaluate and access data products and
  services.
• http//ceonet.gc.ca

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GeoConnections Discovery Portal

• The GeoConnections Discovery Portal (GDP) is the
  Canadian node cooperating with the North American
  IDN Node (GCMD) at NASA.
• IDN_Node CANADA/CGDI

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GeoConnections Discovery Portal

• Clients input their data product and service
  metadata entries using an intuitive
  English/French HMI.
• A team of metadata coordinators assist clients
  and suppliers by
• Seeking new data and services information for GDP
  population.
• Increasing GDP useage through promotions.
• Monitoring content for quality assurance.
• Contributing feedback and working on metadata
  standards development.
• Working with system developers to implement
  improved interface tools, resource tables, etc.

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GeoConnections Discovery Portal IDN Node

• Currently the GDP is using CEONet V2.7.1
  customized software technology.
• The next-generation software (V3) using Oracle 8
  is scheduled for a June release.
• Style independent output (XML) is planned for
  V3.1 in the Fall 2002.

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GDP/GCMD Content Administration and Metrics

• English Canadian DIFs are transferred at the
  beginning of each month from the Discovery Portal
  to the IDNs GCMD node.
• Export Statistics from September 2001 to May 2002
  are
• 92 New DIFs
• 878 Modified DIFs
• 37 Deleted DIFs

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Discovery Portal/GCMD Content Administration and
Metrics

• IDN DIFs are imported from the GCMD into the
  Discovery Portal on the 15th of each month.
• Import Statistics from September 2001 to April
  2002 are
• 1470 New DIFs
• 15507 Modified DIFs
• 221 Deleted DIFs
• 120 New Suppliers
• 416 Modified Suppliers
• Additional field increased number of
  modifications for November Import

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Discovery Portal Client Useage Statistics

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Discovery Portal Client Useage Statistics

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Discovery Portal Client Useage Statistics

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Discovery Portal/IDN Participation and Promotion

• IDN and GCMD involvement has continued to be
  promoted at numerous meetings/presentations with
  provincial, national and international
  management technical representatives, suppliers
  and infrastructure developers since the Fall
  2001.
• Reference to the IDN is in the downloadable
  on-line English/French CGDI Technical Manual on
  the GDP home page. It is available in both PDF
  and html formats. The latest update (V2) will
  feature multiple metadata standards including a
  DIF to GDP field comparison table.

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Discovery Portal/IDN Participation and Promotion

• Public Agency Content and Connectivity
• CGDI services (including GDP) are promoted and
  funded 50/50 with other Federal and Provincial
  agencies
• Several national initiatives are participating
  (Forestry, Geology, Marine)
• Focus on supply of data and services is shifting
  to increasing demand of these services as
  expressed by Communities of Practice.
• Recent conferences include
• GeoSask in Regina, Saskatchewan
• GeoTec in Toronto, Ontario
• Technology in Government Week (gold medal award)

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GeoConnections Discovery Portal

• Current GDP Metadata Coordinators
• (Canadas IDN Node Contacts)
• Anne Stanton (IDN)
• Annie Laviolette-Laponsee
• Cindy Mitchell
• Renee-Marie Belair
• Andrea Buffam (IDN)
• http//ceonet.gc.ca