GeoBase Organization

Canadian Council on Geomatics

The Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG), created in 1972, is the major federal-provincial-territorial consultative body for geographic information management. CCOG meets twice a year, to provide a forum for exchanging information on programs, to consider common operational issues, to discuss proposed legislation relevant to geomatics (particularly land surveying), and to develop and promote national geomatics standards. CCOG has endorsed the vision and principles behind GeoBase, supports the GeoBase action plan, and commissioned a Steering Committee to carry out its objectives.

GeoBase Steering Committee

The GeoBase Steering Committee is made up of provincial, territorial and federal representatives headed by a Federal Chair. The Steering Committee develops the strategy for the implementation of GeoBase and provides ongoing support and direction.

The Steering Committee also promotes GeoBase to Canadian stakeholders, federal, provincial and territorial ministers to various Geomatics-related committees and associations as well as to the Minister's National Advisory Board on Earth Sciences of Natural Resources Canada, the federal Inter-Agency Committee on Geomatics (IACG) and the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada (GIAC).

GeoBase Secretariat

The GeoBase Secretariat, hosted by NRCan, works to support the GeoBase Steering Committee (SC) in their efforts to implement GeoBase. It is funded by contributions from the provinces, territories, federal departments and GeoConnections. The Secretariat will:

  • monitor, coordinates project plans and report to the SC on project progress
  • assemble financial information regarding the implementation of GeoBase and report to the SC on such
  • recommend and write the Terms of Reference for Working Groups and Advisory for review and approval by the SC
  • provide support to GeoBase related activities and committees.

The GeoBase Secretariat can be reached by e-mail at : GeoBaseSecretariat@NRCan.gc.ca

Working Groups

At the discretion of the GeoBase Steering Committee, working groups may be formed to address specific issues identified by the Steering Committee. The working groups assume their mandats and complete the task at hand by:

  • performing their duties
  • formulating recommendations to the Steering Committee.