Success Stories
Quotes
“GeoBase is an important and innovative step by Natural Resources Canada / CCOG to make geographic information accessible and available to the academic community. Accessibility of geo-referenced data is a key factor for research by students and faculty members alike. The Value added through making this data available to academia is very substantial indeed and will grow in importance over time. Canadian academics welcome the creation of GeoBase and look forward to its further development.”
Dr. Fraser Taylor, Distinguished Research Professor, Carleton University
Chairman International Steering Committee for Global Mapping.
“GeoBase data is an important foundation for the Canadian GIS Industry.”
Alex Miller, President, ESRI Canada
“Our business is approach design. Having a high quality, no cost source of base geographic data allows us to pursue our specialty knowing that we have the information we need to meet our client's needs.”
John Ainsworth, CEO and President, Air Navigation Data
Other User Feedback
“I am working for Alberta Natural Heritage Data Centre and Landsat imagery and to some degree CDED is very useful for improving our ability to map appropriately rare and uncommon plants, animals and communities.”
“In my situation, more free data means more work for me. Not having to pay for all data keeps costs down and makes a GIS project more appealing to companies.”
“To my mind the really important innovation with GeoBase is not that the data is free (gratis, doesn't cost any money). The really important thing is that the data is "libre", downstream users are actually allowed to use the data.”
“At last I can tell my clients that I can provide them with data that they have paid for through taxes at no extra charge.”
“I use it (GeoBase Landsat 7) for navigation to my forestry research sites across Western Canada, and for labelling and mapping of study sites and vegetation features.”