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Renewed GeoConnections
The 2010 Federal Budget announced renewed funding for the GeoConnections program. The Budget provides $11 million in funding over the next two years to continue development of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) and to provide consolidated geographic-related information to Canadians via the Internet.
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Mapping Infectious Disease Across the New Brunswick-Maine Border
GeoConnections and the U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee are partnering with the New Brunswick Lung Association (NBLA) and the American Lung Association of Maine to develop an interoperable web-mapping atlas. This atlas will be used to plan how to protect citizens on both sides of the border from infectious diseases.
The atlas will enable public health officials, researchers, policy-makers, and the public to use web-mapping technology to view infectious-disease information. The atlas will also be used to identify public health risks and disease control measures on seamless maps of New Brunswick and Maine. The project's goal is to encourage health practitioners on both sides of the border to use this resource to strengthen disease surveillance and plan immunization strategies.
Borders do not stop infectious diseases. Agencies on both sides of the Canadian and US border therefore need to work together closely to combat outbreaks. This project will better equip health practitioners in Canada and the US to deal effectively with disease outbreaks and minimize their effects.
The web-mapping application will rely on the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) and the US National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) both for data and for the integration of this data into multi-layered cross-border maps. This project will benefit Canadians by better preparing health practitioners to plan for and respond to disease outbreaks.
Primary Partner:
New Brunswick Lung Association
Fredericton,
New Brunswick;
Partners: American Lung Association of Maine (ALAME); GeoConnections; U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee; American Lung Association of Maine; University of New Brunswick; University of Southern Maine; CARIS; Maine Bureau of Health; New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization; Public Health Agency of Canada; Cox Hansen
Funding From GeoConnections: $99,368.00 ( 18.63 %)
Estimated Inception Date: May, 2006
Estimated Completion Date: March, 2007
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: New Brunswick;