The GSDNR program has recently undergone a few changes. Specifically, the Geographical Names project has been divided into two projects to distinguish between the secretariat and the applications roles. Kathleen O'Brien will therefore lead the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) Secretariat project, while André Mainville will lead the GeoNames - Applications project. The GeoBase - Altimetry and Hydrography project has also been split into two separate projects. The National Elevation Data project will remain under the direction of Gilles Auger, while the National Hydro Network project is now being led by Yves Belzile, formerly a CIT-Sherbrooke director. Phil Teillet will lead the Image Processing Standards for Earth Observation Data project.

Paul Jolicoeur, a new face in GSDNR, will coordinate all data production partnerships for the various GSDNR projects. Regretfully, Barbara MacIntosh will leave the GSDNR program to replace Hocine Abid at the National Air Photo Library in the Canada Map Office.

The GSDNR Communicator: Summer 2004