1. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee Sharing Coastal Information Through Open Tools Friday October 7 th, 2011 Geomatics Atlantic St. John's, NL

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3. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee

4. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee

5. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee 210 attendees

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7. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee 900 attendees from 42 different countries 24 workshops with a total of 929 registrants

8. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee PAUSE

9. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee Established in 2006

10. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee Board of 9 Directors and President Local Chapters Local Chapters Local Chapters Officers 25 Officers Local Chapters Local Chapters Foundation Projects Committees 91 Charter Members Charter Members vote represent Sponsors elected by Membership Sponsors 91 Charter Members

11. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee BIG PAUSE

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13. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee SO, WHAT?

14. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee FOSS4G Knowledge + OSGeo Projects Google/KML + = COINAtlantic Geocontent Generator (CGG)

15. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee STEP#1: ALLOW USERS TO ENTER METADATA

16. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee STEP#2: ALLOW USERS TO CREATE FEATURES

17. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee STEP#2: ALLOW USERS TO LOAD FEATURES

18. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee STEP#3: PUBLISH / MAKE IT SEARCHABLE

19. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee STEP#3: PUBLISH / MAKE IT SEARCHABLE

20. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee STEP#3: PUBLISH / MAKE IT SEARCHABLE

21. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee KM L CGG: TECH SPECS

22. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee CGG: FUTURE PLANS ● User management of existing features ● Administrative back-end improvements ● Incorporating into the Ocean Tracking Network (?) ● Leveraging Google's search tools directly within ● the CGG (?)

23. Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee Give the CGG a try! http://coinatlantic.ca/ or labs.gatewaygeomatics.com/cgg/