|
|
|
Overview - GIS Internet Applications
Warranty Disclaimer
This website, and the information presented on it, are provided as a public service by the Government of Canada, Fisheries and
Oceans Canada. The information on this website is provided ‘as is’ without warranty of any kind, whether expressed or implied.
All implied warranties, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and
non-infringement, are hereby expressly disclaimed.
Limitation of Liabilities
The information presented on this web site may not be current and / or may be incorrect or missing information. Areas where
no fish species or fish habitat are depicted on the map should not be construed as having no value for fish or fish habitat.
The information presented on this web site should never be used for the purposes of navigation. Some of the information
presented on this web site was obtained from third parties who should be contacted to ascertain the source, description
and potential usage restrictions of the information.
Under no circumstances will the Government of Canada be liable to any person or business entity for any direct, indirect,
special, incidental, consequential, or other damages based on any use of information contained on this web site or any other
web site to which this site is linked, including, without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, or loss of programs or
information.
MAPSTER v. 2.2
MAPSTER (version 2.2) is an internet-based GIS application that provides access to fish and fish habitat related information for a widely
dispersed and diverse group of users. Over 200 datasets from British Columbia and the Yukon Territory can currently be viewed or
queried through MAPSTER’s interactive map interface. These datasets represent specific themes such as fish species presence and
distribution, marine habitat, administrative boundaries, CHS Charts and orthophoto imagery. Map layers may be viewed individually or
in combination with one another. Many of the map layers are scale-dependent, so more data and annotation will become visible when
you zoom in to regions, cities or neighborhoods. Use the zoom tools above the map to change the extent and scale of the map.
MAPSTER Features:
- Map navigation and query
tools, including ‘zoom to’ gazetted place names, waterbodies and
mapsheet numbers
- Display MAPSTER map
layers with map layers from other OGC compliant web mapping applications.
- Access to the DFO OHEB metadata catalogue via the metadata search tool. Other OGC compliant metadata catalogs may also be searched using Mapster
- Access to orthophotos and a total of
over 135 GIS data sets.
- Download selected map layers as ESRI
Shapefiles to any personal computer.
- Print colour maps with
legends
MAPSTER (version 2.2) has been designed using the Open GIS Consortium (OGC) Web Map Service
specification to facilitate sharing of geospatial information between organizations. The application demonstrates the interoperability
that can be achieved by accessing and integrating data from multiple OGC-compliant servers that use different architectures. Data
layers are accessed from:
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region, Oceans, Habitat and Enhancement Branch: Fish and fish habitat related information
served from an ESRI ArcIMS Server using the WMS Connector.
- Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management: TRIM, FC1 and the TRIM Orthophoto mosaic,
also using the ESRI WMS Connector
- Canada Centre for Remote Sensing: Radarsat mosiac of Canada and Global 30 second elevation model, served using a Cubewerx server.
- Demis: World map bathymetry and topography served from the Netherlands
using the Demis Map Server. Note that the Demis layers are projected on the fly
to match the projection of the other layers.
- GIS Innovations Ltd.: Road network of BC served using MapServer, a
free, open source WMS-compliant application available from the
University of Minnesota.
MAPSTER also displays the data from the Lower Fraser Streams
Strategic Review. This provides users
with a quick and easy method of querying streams and accessing the
Strategic Review information for many streams in the Lower
Fraser Valley. The linework for these
streams has been derived from the 1:50K BC
Watershed Atlas but will be updated to the 1:20K BC TRIM Watershed Atlas in the
near future.
The Lower Fraser Valley Streams Strategic
Review provides an overview of the status and management issues on
many of the salmon bearing streams in the Lower Fraser Valley. This
information has been compiled to assist all concerned with managing
and protecting this important public resource. This includes
federal, provincial and local governments, community groups, and
individuals.
For more details on the background and methodology of the Lower
Fraser Streams Strategic Review, please reference the publications
found on the Wild, Threatened, Endangered and Lost Streams of the Lower Fraser River link.
Fisheries Project Registry
The Fisheries Project Registry (FPR) is a
map-enabled database
management system, accessible on the Internet, which tracks minimum
data about the existence, general nature, location and key contacts
for specific categories of fisheries-related projects. These projects include: inventory
and biophysical surveys, stock assessment, stewardship,
resource planning, restoration and enhancement and economic
development.
The FPR is intended for use by funding agencies, sponsoring
organizations, project proponents, resource managers and the public.
Projects approved by funding agencies or sponsoring organizations
will be logged into the Registry, giving other individuals and
groups the ability to quickly and easily identify and get basic
information about projects in any watershed or within any stream
reach, lake, wetland or marine statistical area/sub area.
Data about
each project in the Registry includes:
- project name, objectives and description,
- lead proponent, sponsoring agency and
project contacts,
- activity type, start date and status,
- location (tied to the digital 1:50,000 BC Watershed Atlas),
and may also include additional information about species,
habitats, methods used, reports generated, other related projects,
etc.
Coastal Resource Information Management System
The Coastal Resource Information Management System (CRIMS) currently consists of
several integrated technologies, including GIS and image processing software, digital video, and attribute data
management system and a trajectory model (for oil spills). These different
technologies have been integrated into a single system that is accessed through
an internet based interactive map for viewing coastal and marine data.
COINPacific
The COINPacific web mapping application provides access to data provided by
COINPacific partners and stakeholders including federal and provincial agencies.
It is intended to support resource management activities in the coastal and marine
environment of the province. It is consistent with the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI)
architecture and fully compliant with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.
Habitat Wizard
The Habitat Wizard can create simple maps, make summary reports and find the most recent information about British Columbia lakes
and streams and the fish in them, including: fish ranges, stream physical data, fish stocking records and
depth maps for over 2,500 lakes.
|
