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INFORMATION GÉORÉFÉRENCÉE EN LIGNE
LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION ONLINE
Canada’s SDI Experience
Denis Poliquin
GeoConnections, Mapping Information Branch,
Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada
January 18, 2011
Spatial Data Infrastructures Promise
The promise of this SDI seminar:
« Enormous efforts and resources are being chanellised
towards the establishment of Spatial Data Infrastructures
(SDI) all over the world.
“This will help to facilitate easy data acquisition and
sharing, leading to information standardisation and
cost reduction.”
Outline
• A Canadian Perspective
• Why do we need a Spatial Data Infrastructure?
• GeoConnections Status
• CGDI Ressources Centre
• CGDI Performance
• Value of Location-Based Knowledge
• Canadian SDI Context
• Contact information
CANADA
• 91% of total area is
land and 9% is fresh
water.
• Canada has the
world's longest
coastline and in terms
of area is the second
largest in the world
(after Russia).
• There are 10
provinces and 3
territories, and they
each maintain control of
their natural resources.
WE LOVE TO PLAY HOCKEY
Why do we need Spatial Data Infrastructures?
Red River Flood
Canada/USA
May 7, 1997
Geospatial Information that is shared through all levels of
government is a key tool for decision support in addressing
key priorities.
Location-Based 911 System
PRISM-911 called out to approximately 700 homes along the
Trent River notifying them of a flood warning (April 2008)
PRISM GIS and PRISM 911
Developed by the
City of Quinte West
Batawa residents were notified in a boil water advisory,
approximately 120 residents were called (January 2008).
What could an evolved SDI look like?
How can we manage our water resources…
From nearmap.com
In the Canadian Context…
The GeoConnections program was established, under a
Federal Department, to lead the development of the
national spatial data infrastructure.
GeoConnections Mandate:
…to make Canada’s
geographic information
accessible on-line, to help
decision makers use locationbased (geospatial) information
by developing the CGDI.
Current Status
GeoConnections has successfully
delivered on its previous mandates.
• The 2010 Federal Budget
announced a renewed
commitment for the
GeoConnections program and
provided $11 million in funding
over two years.
• GeoConnections will continue to
provide leadership and
coordination and with key
stakeholders will lead strategic
geomatics policy development.
Objectives
• Increase awareness of the benefits of using
geospatial data and tools to achieve goals for key
economic, social and environmental priorities;
• Facilitate the integration and use of geospatial data to
support effective decision making;
• Lead the coordination, development and support the
implementation of national policies, standards and
mechanisms to ensure maintenance and up-dating of
geospatial data and integration with global standards;
• Keep Canada at the leading edge of accessing,
sharing and using geospatial information via the
Internet;
CGDI Continuum – How we build our SDI …
• Standards;
• Value;
• Policy;…
drivers for
greater relevance
and impact
GeoConnections: A decade of progress
The three phases of GeoConnections
• 1999: establish and build the CGDI;
The supply side
• 2005: evolve and expand the CGDI for endusers;
The demand side
• 2010: core federal role: Standards, Value &
Policy
Tying it all together
Ensuring Relevance
Government
Priorities
Stakeholder
s
Operational
Infrastructur
e
Operational
Policies
Standards &
Tools, data
Canada’s
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Strategy,
Leadership
and Governance
CGDI Resource Centre
The GeoConnections program, in its third mandate (20102015), will complete the CGDI by ensuring that it is:
• comprehensive,
• usable,
• high-performing,
• relevant and;
• poised for future growth and development.
By coordinating the technical evolution of the CGDI and by
consolidating and disseminating existing and evolving
knowledge of the CGDI, the CGDI Resource Centre project
contributes directly to the completion of the CGDI.
CGDI Performance
Curent direction:
1. Updated CGDI Vision
and Roadmap
2. CGDI Assessment
Framework
Value of Location-Based Knowledge
Project Objective:
Evaluate the economic impact of the use of geospatial data
and information to better enable Geomatics Canada and
stakeholders to assess the overall benefits of investing in
geospatial information.
1. Geospatial Return on Investment (ROI)
Value of
CGDI projects in communities - user and
Location-Based
SDI perspective
Knowledge
2. Value of place-based approaches –
Project
policy perspective
3. Value of location-based information –
economic perspective
Current Value Challenge
How to establish performance measures and monitoring
framework to demonstrate ROI/relevance and economic
value?
 Demonstrate return on investment to ‘investors’
(Treasury officials);
 Build case for further investment in SDI given evolving
policy context and innovation;
 Asking the right question is extremely important
 Develop methodology within an international
context/framework to promote global SDI network (rising
tide floats all boats);
 Quantify/qualify benefits to clients (decision-makers)
Return on Investment of the Location-Based 911 System
This study quantifies the significant benefits of
implementing and using geospatial applications using SDI
principles.
A backward-looking five-year analysis of Quinte West
PRISM evaluated costs and benefits from 2006 (at start up)
to 2010. Here are the results, all in 2006 Canadian dollars:
Indicator
Total investment:
Cumulative benefits:
Net present value:
Annualized ROI:
Breakeven point:
Value
$130,757
$405,972
$275,215
42.1%
Two years (2008)
Current Response
 Relevance metrics established are heavily weighted
to demand-side valuation; multiple perspectives and
value proposition are being explored in an holistic
approach.
 Involve national baseline assessment of stakeholders
needs (qualitative and quantitative approaches)
 A perfect opportunity for an ongoing engagement of
the geomatics community in a Pan-Canadian
Geomatics Strategy to ensure the sustainability:
mainly its work force, to foster competitiveness and to
adapt business model, for more productivity, in a
global digital economy.
 Empowering geomatics experts to better to serve
knowledge workers – user experience
Future Research Directions
Three avenues are suggested for new research:
1.
Development of an agreed set of characteristics, with a
common valuation methodology, for an international
SDI evaluation framework;
2.
Country-specific analysis of demand-side valuations
supported by other economic valuations of locationbase knowledge (note limited to SDI) with comparative
analysis of stakeholder preferences in each country
3.
Contribution of SDI to policy performance
measurement (e.g. role of SDI in monitoring changes
of natural capital)
Conclusions
• Data that is not used has no value
• Therefore, value derives from utility
• Utility is defined by users and stakeholders
• In Canada, and we think, abroad, there is a recognized
approach to demand-side metrics augmented by
economic valuations.
• It should be possible to achieve a common evaluation
framework that our metrics can be nested within.
Contact
Denis Poliquin
Manager, GeoConnections
Mapping Information Branch
Earth Sciences Sector
Natural Resources Canada
Phone / Téléphone: (613) 992-1514
Fax / Télécopieur: (613) 947-2410
[email protected]