Featured Stories: Volume 5 No. 1

• GIS in Canada's Technology Triangle (316KB)
  It is certainly not surprising that an area called Canada's Technology Triangle would be home to some of the most innovative GIS work in Canada. Innovation is defined not only by the applications that have been developed and deployed, but also the ways in which participating organizations have worked together to achieve common goals and objectives.
  
  
• Waterloo Region's Evolution in GIS Education (182KB)
  GIS in education across Canada, and in particular in the province of Ontario, has evolved tremendously over the past couple of years. In 2000, the Ontario Ministry of Education introduced two new geo-technologies courses at the grade 11 and 12 level. They also infused GIS and related technologies into the reformed grade 9 Canadian & World Studies (geography) curriculum.
  
  
• GIS Supports Habitat Conservation Initiatives (163KB)
  GIS is a strategic technology that helps Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) with the planning, targeting, monitoring, and delivery of habitat programs. It enables the conservation organization to share habitat information with its partners and staff across the country, and with the general public.
  
  
• Strathcona Leverages Investment in GIS (540KB)
  Four years ago Strathcona County began the task of implementing an enterprise-wide GIS. Today, GIS is one of the three pillars of the county's overall corporate IT strategy and is used throughout the organization. Located just east of Edmonton, Strathcona is Alberta's third largest county by population, with over 70,000 residents, and is one of Alberta's fastest growing municipalities.
  
  
• District of North Vancouver Launches GeoWeb (321KB)
  GeoWeb, the District's new GIS website, was launched on June 15, 2001, and was developed with the vision of making GIS more accessible to the community. This website is an information portal aimed at citizens who want to access spatial information and helps the GIS department meet a government mandate of better serving the public.
  
  
• Celebrating the History of Walkerville (350KB)
  In February 2002 the Windsor-Essex Centre of Digital Expertise will officially launch a new and innovative web service - iCity - Historic Sites of Walkerville. This ArcIMS website aims to bring community historical and planning materials to the Internet. It chronicles the development of Walkerville, a heritage district within the City of Windsor, Ontario, and showcases the history, geography, architecture, and urban planning principles found in the area.
  
  
• Wikwemikong Recognizes Potential of GIS (117KB)
  First Nations communities have long seen the value in using GIS as a technology to effectively manage their natural resources. The Wikwemikong Reserve, working in conjunction with several key partners, is taking this a step further by focusing on the economic and human development potential of the technology.
  
  
• CCFC Benefits from ArcLogistics Route (125KB)
  Imagine being tasked with the responsibility for organizing a new program that would deliver meals to clients across Toronto. Imagine having to deliver the correct meal, to the right client, within an acceptable timeframe using volunteer drivers, many of whom are unfamiliar with Toronto's congested streets. This was the challenge facing the Toronto Chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) during their annual fundraising campaign called Let's Do Brunch! The volunteer team turned to ArcLogistics Route for the answer.
  
  
• Complete Issue (4.1 MB)