CGDI Analysis Ready Data Service Kits

CGDI Analysis Ready Data Service Kits Natural Resources Canada commissioned a UNA (user needs assessment) study for the CGDI (Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure) to build upon previous work and understand the current requirements of Canadian CGDI users, including data users and suppliers, with special attention paid to the requirements of Indigenous organizations. In response to the findings of the Assessment, the CGDI analysis ready data ‘Starter Kits’ concept was established to help CGDI users to quickly get started and begin to obtain value out of geospatial datasets available through the CGDI. The curation of content and datasets addresses the common challenge faced by new users regarding which datasets to access and use to get started with GIS and the CGDI. The Open Government Portal has over 71,000 datasets under the “Nature and Environment” theme. This vast number of datasets provides a barrier to novice users when deciding which datasets they should use. Within the context of the CGDI, the data for the Starter Kits comes primarily from Federal and Provincial suppliers, e.g., Open Government of Canada and Provincial/Territorial agencies that are part of the Canadian Council on Geomatics. To embrace the benefits of the CGDI, where possible, datasets are integrated into the Starter Kits using spatial web services (e.g., WMS or WFS), to limit the size of the data package and ensure that users always have access to the latest data being provided by the supplier. For both the ArcGIS and QGIS Starter Kits, for several layers scale dependency is used so that detailed datasets only appear when the user zooms into the map to a certain scale in some cases. To generate the CGDI Starter Kit concept, four kits were developed organized into four areas or categories: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Climate Change, and Water Resources. For BC and NWT, base datasets are grouped thematically as follows: Administrative Boundaries; Settlements; Hydrology; First Nations/Inuit; Protected Areas; Forestry; Land Cover/Land Use; Wildlife; Mining; Oil and Gas; Elevation; Infrastructure; Base imagery; For Climate Change and Water Resources, base datasets are grouped thematically as follows: Administrative Boundary; Natural Events; Settlements; Elevation and Hillshade; Infrastructure; Critical Habitat; Base imagery; Base hydrology. Additional select data sets focused on the themes of water resources and climate change are also compiled and included. Example datasets include: Groundwater (e.g., aquifer vulnerability): Marine (e.g., shoreline classification); Surface Water (e.g., National Hydro Network);Snow and Ice (e.g., permafrost) Water Quality (e.g., Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network -CABIN); Adjusted and Homogenized Canadian Climate Data (AHCCD); PRISM Data for BC (e.g., Precipitation, Max and Minimum Temperation); Climate Atlas of Canada; Arctic Ocean currents; Spatial distribution of hillslope thermokarst Agri-Environmental Indicator – AEI (e.g., Air Quality, GHG budget, etc.); Meteorological Service of Canada (e.g., Geospatial Web Services 2.8.0); Climate Normals 1981-2010; Adapt West Climate Adaptation Data. Each Starter Kit is “a start” and should not be considered a comprehensive compilation of geospatial data. Its purpose is to stimulate users to search for and obtain additional datasets as needed (supported using other recipes in the CGDI Cookbook). 2021-05-19 Natural Resources Canada nrcan.info-geoconnections-info-geoconnexions.rncan@canada.ca Form DescriptorsNature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyPetroleum industryIceSatellite imageryInfrastructuresAir qualityBoundariesGasolineHabitatsWater qualityWaterPrecipitationGame (Wildlife)InuitCoastsInternetAtlasesServicesGroundwaterConservation areasNatural disastersAquatic animalsOceanographyGreenhouse gasesAgricultureSnowSatellite imagesClimateIndigenous peoplesForestryLand managementArcticHydrologyTopographyLand coverCoastal watersClimate changeMeteorologySurface waterMining industry 4. CGDI Starter Kits National Spatial Water Resource Data GeoPackage EnglishGPKG https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/Water/NRCAN9256_CGDI_StarterKits_Water_Resource_National_SpatialData_Package_20200326_v2-20210204T142711Z-001.zip 4. CGDI Starter Kits National Spatial Water Resource Data Map Package EnglishMXD https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/Water/NRCAN9256_SDI_Water_Resource_StarterKits_National_SpatialData_Package_20200326_v2.mpk 2. CGDI Starter Kits Technical Troubleshooting EnglishPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/ReadMe/StarterKits_Technical_Troubleshooting_v1.pdf 4. CGDI Starter Kits Territorial Spatial Data NWT GeoPackage EnglishGPKG https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/NWT-Update/NRCAN9256_CGDI_StarterKits_NWT_NaturalResources_SpatialData_Package_20200326_v2-20210204T151647Z-001.zip 4. CGDI Starter Kits National Spatial Climate Data GeoPackage EnglishGPKG https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/Climate_Change/NRCAN9256_CGDI_StarterKits_Climate_Change_National_SpatialData_Package_20200326_v2-20210204T194600Z-001.zip 4. CGDI Starter Kits National Spatial Climate Data Map Package EnglishMXD https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/Climate_Change/NRCAN9256_SDI_Climate_Change_StarterKits_National_SpatialData_Package_20200326_v2.mpk 3. CGDI Starter Kits National Spatial Climate Data Catalogue EnglishXLSX https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/Catalog/NRCAN9256_CGDI_StarterKits_Climate_Change_National_SpatialDataCatalogue_v2_EXTERNAL.xlsx 3. CGDI Starter Kits Provincial Data Catalogue EnglishXLSX https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/Catalog/NRCAN9256_CGDI_StarterKits_NaturalResourceManagement_SpatialDataCatalogue_v2_EXTERNAL.xlsx 3. CGDI Starter Kits National Spatial Water Resource Data Catalogue EnglishXLSX https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/Catalog/NRCAN9256_CGDI_StarterKits_Water_Resource_National_SpatialDataCatalogue_v2_EXTERNAL.xlsx 4. CGDI Starter Kits Provincial Spatial Data BC GeoPackage EnglishGPKG https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/BC/NRCAN9256_CGDI_StarterKits_BC_NaturalResources_SpatialData_Package_20200326_v2-20210204T180137Z-001.zip 4. CGDI Starter Kits Provincial Spatial Data BC Map Package EnglishMXD https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/BC/NRCAN9256_SDI_StarterKits_BC_NaturalResources_SpatialData_Package_20200326_v2.mpk 4. CGDI Starter Kits Territorial Spatial Data NWT Map Package EnglishMXD https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/NWT-Update/NRCAN9256_SDI_StarterKits_NWT_NaturalResources_SpatialData_Package_20200326_v2.mpk 5 CGDI Primer FrenchPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/CGDI_Primer_French.pdf 5 CGDI Primer EnglishPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/CGDI_Primer_English.pdf 5 CGDI Factsheet FrenchPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/CGDI_Factsheet_Francais.pdf 5 CGDI Factsheet EnglishPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/CGDI_Factsheet_English.pdf 5 CGDI Cookbook FrenchPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/CGDI_Cookbook_French.pdf 5 CGDI Cookbook EnglishPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/CGDI_Cookbook_English.pdf 2. CGDI Starter Kits Technical Troubleshooting FrenchPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/ReadMe/StarterKits_Technical_Troubleshooting_v1_francais.pdf 1. CGDI Starter Kits Read Me File ArcGIS EnglishPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/ReadMe/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits_Read_Me_File_ArcGIS_english.pdf 1. CGDI Starter Kits Read Me File ArcGIS FrenchPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/ReadMe/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits_Read_Me_File_ArcGIS_français.pdf 2. CGDI Starter Kits Read Me QGIS EnglishPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/ReadMe/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits_ReadMe_QGIS_english.pdf 2. CGDI Starter Kits Read Me QGIS FrenchPDF https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Climate-change_Changement-climatique/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits/ReadMe/CGDI_Analysis_Service_Kits_ReadMe_QGIS_français.pdf

Natural Resources Canada commissioned a UNA (user needs assessment) study for the CGDI (Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure) to build upon previous work and understand the current requirements of Canadian CGDI users, including data users and suppliers, with special attention paid to the requirements of Indigenous organizations. In response to the findings of the Assessment, the CGDI analysis ready data ‘Starter Kits’ concept was established to help CGDI users to quickly get started and begin to obtain value out of geospatial datasets available through the CGDI. The curation of content and datasets addresses the common challenge faced by new users regarding which datasets to access and use to get started with GIS and the CGDI. The Open Government Portal has over 71,000 datasets under the “Nature and Environment” theme. This vast number of datasets provides a barrier to novice users when deciding which datasets they should use. Within the context of the CGDI, the data for the Starter Kits comes primarily from Federal and Provincial suppliers, e.g., Open Government of Canada and Provincial/Territorial agencies that are part of the Canadian Council on Geomatics. To embrace the benefits of the CGDI, where possible, datasets are integrated into the Starter Kits using spatial web services (e.g., WMS or WFS), to limit the size of the data package and ensure that users always have access to the latest data being provided by the supplier. For both the ArcGIS and QGIS Starter Kits, for several layers scale dependency is used so that detailed datasets only appear when the user zooms into the map to a certain scale in some cases.

To generate the CGDI Starter Kit concept, four kits were developed organized into four areas or categories: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Climate Change, and Water Resources.

For BC and NWT, base datasets are grouped thematically as follows: Administrative Boundaries; Settlements; Hydrology; First Nations/Inuit; Protected Areas; Forestry; Land Cover/Land Use; Wildlife; Mining; Oil and Gas; Elevation; Infrastructure; Base imagery;

For Climate Change and Water Resources, base datasets are grouped thematically as follows: Administrative Boundary; Natural Events; Settlements; Elevation and Hillshade; Infrastructure; Critical Habitat; Base imagery; Base hydrology.

Additional select data sets focused on the themes of water resources and climate change are also compiled and included. Example datasets include: Groundwater (e.g., aquifer vulnerability): Marine (e.g., shoreline classification); Surface Water (e.g., National Hydro Network);Snow and Ice (e.g., permafrost) Water Quality (e.g., Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network -CABIN); Adjusted and Homogenized Canadian Climate Data (AHCCD); PRISM Data for BC (e.g., Precipitation, Max and Minimum Temperation); Climate Atlas of Canada; Arctic Ocean currents; Spatial distribution of hillslope thermokarst Agri-Environmental Indicator – AEI (e.g., Air Quality, GHG budget, etc.); Meteorological Service of Canada (e.g., Geospatial Web Services 2.8.0); Climate Normals 1981-2010; Adapt West Climate Adaptation Data.

Each Starter Kit is “a start” and should not be considered a comprehensive compilation of geospatial data. Its purpose is to stimulate users to search for and obtain additional datasets as needed (supported using other recipes in the CGDI Cookbook).

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