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References and Links
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References and Links has information on the map sources, bibliographic references and links to related Web sites.
List of References and Links:
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The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.
Thematic Map Layers
- Tsunamis in Canada
- This layer shows the tsunamis that hit Canada. It gives information concerning the damage caused by each of the events, the date and a brief description. The source of information is the Disaster Database provided by Emergency Preparedness Canada and the National Atlas poster-map Natural Hazards from GeoAccess Division.
- Read the metadata on this layer
Base Map Layers
- Atlas of Canada Framework Layers
- Base map components are features that provide a geographic
context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps.
These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries,
populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of
Canada base map components are available for immediate free
download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats.
The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base
frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online
maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web
page on GeoGratis.
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Ruffman, Alan. 1996. Tsunami Runup Mapping as an Emergency Preparedness Planning Tool : The 1929 Tsunami in St.Lawrence, Newfoundland. Prepared for the Office of the Senior Scientific Advisor, Emergency Preparedness Canada. Ottawa: Geomarine Associates Ltd. Halifax, Nove Scotia.
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Web Sites |
Federal Government
- Environment Canada. Freshwater Website. The Management of Water. Floods. Tsunamis
- A substantial amount of the information in the Floods section of the Freshwater Web site is taken from the following publication: "Canada Water Book on Flooding. 1993". Jeanne Andrews (ed.). Environment Canada. Ottawa, Ontario.
- Government of Canada. Public Safety
- The Public Safety Portal is your one-window entry to all public safety information from the Government of Canada.
- Health Canada. Office of Emergency Services
- In a national health emergency or disaster, the Office of Emergency Services is responsible for supporting emergency health and social services in the provinces, territories or abroad.
- Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada.
- Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. Canadian Disaster Database
- The Canadian Disaster Database contains historical information on disasters which have directly affected Canadians, at home and abroad, over the past century.
Provincial/Territorial Government
- Government of British Columbia. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Provincial Emergency Program. Tsunami Preparedness
- The Provincial Emergency Program, as an essential part of the public safety network of British Columbia, will be the leader in emergency management, helping people to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters.
Other
- Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
- Canada’s property and casualty insurers founded the Institute in 1998. ICLR is a coordinated effort to reduce disaster losses involving member insurance companies, The University of Western Ontario and other partners.
- Pacific Tsunami Museum
- The goal of the Pacific Tsunami Museum is to promote public tsunami education for the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Region.
International Government
- United States Government. Department of Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Weather Service. West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
- The U.S.West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (WC/ATWC) was established in Palmer, Alaska in 1967 as a direct result of the great Alaskan earthquake that occurred in Prince William Sound on March 27, 1964. This earthquake alerted State and Federal officials to the need for a facility to provide timely and effective tsunami warnings and information for the coastal areas of Alaska.
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