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Geomatics Canada is the principal agency in Canada for geomatics knowledge and innovation. It is a part of the Ministry of Natural Resources (NRCan) whose mandate is to promote the sustainable development and responsible use of Canada's mineral, energy, and forestry resources, to contribute to responsible management of the Canadian landmass, and to promote related knowledge-based industries. Geomatics Canada is Canada's national surveying, mapping and remote sensing organization, responsible for the creation, management, distribution and use of geographically referenced information.

Geomatics Canada works in conjunction with Canadian industry providing services related to the modernization of national mapping agencies, remote sensing programs and support to Canadian companies working on foreign aid projects worldwide. The Canadian geomatics community has developed enviable credibility for its technology and technical expertise, in part while working on development assistance projects.

Geomatics Canada provides an essential geographic framework for the sustainable development of Canada's natural resources. It plays a leading role in the development and use of information technology to support integrated land resources management in Canada. This responsibility includes geodetic surveys, cadastral surveys on Canada Lands and the maintenance of the International Boundary. In addition to the preparation and distribution of topographic and geographic maps and aeronautical maps and related digital files, Geomatics Canada is tasked with the acquisition and development of applications of remote sensing data.

Internationally, Geomatics Canada seeks to promote Canadian geomatics expertise and advance cooperative project initiatives between organizations engaged in the application of geomatics technologies for managing environmental information. Geomatics Canada is active in Asia (India), Latin America (Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru), Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine) and The Middle East (Turkey, Iran).

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Legal Name: Geomatics Canada

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Services

• Aeronautical Charts
• Aeronautical Information Publications
• Digital Aeronautical Data Management

Products

• Canada Flight Supplement
• Canadian Forces Flight Supplement
• Enroute Navigation Charts
• Environmental Products And Services
• Geographic Information Systems (gis) And Remote Sensing Technologies.

  Oil spills along major coastal routes are recurring and often disastrous environmental events. While many small spills go undetected, the detection and tracking of larger spills is feasible using geomatics technologies which include remote sensing and GIS. Floating oil changes the optical, thermal and roughness properties of the sea surface, permitting detection of oil by sensors onboard aircraft and satellites. Coupled with auxiliary information, remote sensing and GIS technologies are routinely used to drive models to predict the dispersion and the potential coastline pollution of the spill. Use of data from Canada's RADARSAT, launched in November 1995, is a prime example in assisting in the management of large oil spills in the marine environment.

• Remote Sensing And Geographic Information Systems (gis) Technologies.

  Damage caused by flooding amounts to billions of dollars and in excess of 100 deaths worldwide every year. Accurate and timely flood extent information can help provide damage assessment and can help emergency personnel make better decisions on where to deploy resources and how to plan evacuations. Detection of flooded areas and open waters by sensors on board aircraft and satellites is easy due to low reflection of these features relative to the surroundings. Flooded areas are typically cloud covered and are rarely recorded on optical images. However, radar such as Canada's RADARSAT system, with its cloud penetration capability, is well suited to monitor floods in all weather conditions. Flood monitoring workstations incorporating remote sensing and GIS technologies can be used to monitor river boundaries during periods of seasonal flood risk, producing boundary maps, flood extent statistics and text advisories every few days, as in the recent Red River flood in Manitoba.

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• 911910 Other Federal Government Public Administration

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