An initiative of the ACZISC Supporting Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management (ICOM)

Need information concerning land, freshwater and saltwater Need information concerning both environmental and socio-economic conditions Need to find and use information from many agencies, groups and individuals

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4 DFO Maritimes DFO Newfoundland DFO Gulf GeoNova Geological Survey of Canada UCCB College of Geographic Sciences Dalhousie University Humber River Watershed Alliance Clean Annapolis River Environment Canada NRCan Surveyor General Branch Gulf of Maine Council GeoBase DFO Geoportal NRCan Atlas of Canada GeoGratis Sackville Rivers Association ESRI Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution Plus Atlantic Reference Centre OBIS Canada Ocean Tracking Network University of New Brunswick

In a world of 1000 s of URLs and 100s of portals, how do you find the maps that you need for ICOM?

COINAtlantic Solution COINAtlantic Search Utility to effectively search, access and overlay information Data sources registered in and accessible via the GDP People providing authoritative and secure data sources / portals

7 Not a portal or a data warehouse – It doesn’t house any data. Not a metadata catalogue – The GeoConnections Discovery Portal (GDP) does that. Not a GIS or a refined mapping engine

8 COINAtlantic is a network that is one component of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI). COINAtlantic uses:  The established GDP metadata catalogue  Established standards for map publishing (WMS / WFS)  Established Portals and data providers COINAtlantic provides a Utility that is accessible via common web browsers (Internet Explorer and Firefox)

9 Users COINAtlantic Search Utility via common web browsers People committed to sharing information

10 Help you find the information you need Help you see what information is available Help you combine information from many sources Help you share information with others Make information more useful

11 Search by text and geography Find any data registered on the GDP View available map images Overlay information from many sources – Land, coastal and marine – Federal, provincial, municipal, NGO, etc. Produce map images for publication in reports and other documents

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13 NRCan Surficial Geology Multibeam Roads, etc. DFO NAFO EEZ SARA catch data Coral Area Plus

14 Software Guidelines and Best Practices Standards Training and Support Contacts

15 WMS URL Layer Title Count m.esri.wms.Esrimap/multibeam_bathymetry ?SERVICE=WMS& 118 Natural Resources Multibeam Bathymetry Service Yarmouth Harbour 2003, Gulf of Maine, offshore eastern Canada8 Bathymetry of Offshore Canada, derived from ETOPO2 and Canada 3D Data7 Halifax Harbour , Scotian Shelf, offshore eastern Canada6 bin/mapserv.exe?map=d:\\ms441oci\\maps\\ NS_TOPO_10000.map&SERVICE=wms 37 GeoNova 1:10,000 Topographic data NS_TOPO_ mpo.gc.ca/wmsconnector/com.esri.wsit.WM SServlet/DFOgfs_SUMMER?SERVICE=WMS &STYLES=& 18 Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Science, Summer Groundfish Data Melanostigma atlanticum [Atlantic soft pout: molasse atlantique]1 Gadus morhua [Atlantic cod: morue franche]2

16 Introduction to Geomatics training – 9 sessions in Atlantic Canada – Curriculum developed for other opportunities ‘Proof of Concept’ Marine Cadastre – Networking and Outreach

17 GeoConnections Discovery Portal ACZISC and Other Users COINAtlantic Search Utility Data Providers Data Providers must: Publish data Register it on GDP Maintain and update COINAtlantic Users must: Try it Provide feedback Keep in touch

18 COINAtlantic Search Utility Source 8 User GDP (Metadata) WMS/WFS Information Sources Applications COINAtlantic in the Future Searches based on: Area of interest Issue Data layers Source 7 Source 6 Source 5 Source 4 Currents Land Use Bathymetry Laws and Policy Etc. Doc 3 Doc 2 Doc 1 Etc. Source 5 Source 4 Source 3 Pollution Coastal Flooding Primary Publications Etc. Pub. 3 Pub. 2 Pub. 1 Grey Literature Etc. Pub. 3 Pub. 2 Pub. 1

19 Continued development of COINAtlantic Partnerships to publish and register the WMS layers and associated metadata in the GDP Windows-of-opportunity Outreach and training

20 The development and implementation of COINAtlantic is a ‘team’ effort. The ACZISC gratefully acknowledges the support of GeoConnections, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and other ACZISC members and collaborators.

21 Keep in touch – Website: – COINAtlantic Utility – Video, tutorial and other support material – Link to Facebook Group – This presentation

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