Featured Stories: Volume 4 No. 3

• GIS for Law Enforcement and Emergency Response (316KB)
  Geography has always played an important role in law enforcement and criminal justice agencies, as a large part of their work involves information management, in particular location information. Traditional law enforcement approaches - confidential informants, street investigatins, undercover operations - all deal with data collection.
  
  
• L'apport de la géomaticque au Sommet des Amériques (182KB)
  Le Sommet des Amériques, qui s'est tenu du 20 au 22 avril 2001, est la plus importante opération menée par la Sûreté du Québec depuis sa création. Pour le personnel de la Division de la géomatique, il s'agissait d'une occasion privilégiée de démontrer aux policiers l'utilité des outils géomatiques et de s'implanter solidement dans l'organisation. En effet, la Division de la géomatique au sein de la Sûreté du Québec existe à peine depuis deux ans. Pour le Sommet, six personnes ont répondu aux besoins des policiers, 24 heures par jour pendant une semaine, en matière de cartographie et de système d'information géographique.
  
  
• The Contribution of GIS to the Summit of the Americas (179KB)
  The Summit of the Americas, held in Quebec City, April 20-22, 2001, represents the most important operation conducted by the Sûreté du Qu&eacutebec (SQ) (Qu&eacutebec Provincial Police) since its inception.
  
  
• Watershed Mapping Utilizes LiDAR and ArcGIS (285KB)
  As local governments in Ontario begin to realize the potential problems assoicated with the inaccuracies in the existing floodplain maps of the province, they are looking towards new technology to assist them in updating the flood lines. Rapid urban growth in municipalities across Southern Ontario has raised concerns that these inaccuracies are impacting both the location of new developments and the information about potential flood hazards. Increasing the accuracy of these maps will imporve planning and management of developments within the watersheds.
  
  
• Dr. Tomlinson Appointed to the Order of Canada (114KB)
  Her Excellency the Right Honouravle Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, has announced the appointment of Dr. Roger Tomlinson to the Order of Canada, effective May 30, 2001.
  
  
• Wildlife Habitat Area Selection using GIS (139KB)
  In the province of British Columbia the legislation of Wildlife Habitat Areas (WHAs) is designed to act as a fine filter for species requiring site-specific management. With a particular species in mind, the objective of a WHA is to maintain habitat for the species as well as the other components of that ecosystem. On Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), movements have been underway to designate WHAs for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), a small, ocean going bird that requires old growth forest with some specific requirements for nesting.
  
  
• Tools to Manage a Municipal Water Utility (155KB)
  Through the mid and late 1980's, municipalities and utilities alike were determined to convert hard copy data to digital format in an effort to improve their level of service. For some organizations, a central component of the digital conversion was the implementation of a GIS.
  
  
• Managing Mining Lands over the Internet (611KB)
  When Dan Newman, the Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines, referred to the new CLAIMaps II system as delivering a "critical element of the mineral expoloration equation", he reflected a sentiment felt by many who operate within the mineral exploration industry. CLAIMaps II, launched in March 2001 on the Ministry's website, provides unprecedented online access to up-to-date information for the Ministry's clients.
  
  
• Celebrating the Culture of Stó:Lô Nation (140KB)
  A Stó:Lô-Coast Salish Historical Atlas is the first publication of its kind to document the lives, rights, traditional values, and historical background of the Stó:Lô, the Halq'emeylem speaking people who live in the Lower Fraser River watershed of southwestern British Columbia. The creation of the Atlas was a collaborative effort involving researchers from Stó:Lô Nation's Aborginal Rights and Title Department and academic researchers from several west coast universities. GIS played an integral part in the creation of the Atlas and helped to make it a one-of-a-kind visual account of the Coast Salish peoples.
  
  
• Complete Issue (4.5 MB)