Resources & Tools
Connecting Communities: a Web-based mapping application to enhance consultation practices among First Nations, government, and industry
With this project, the Treaty 8 Tribal Association (T8TA) will streamline and enhance land-use consultation among the stakeholders in its territories, including First Nations, government, and industry. They will develop a central data repository and Web portal that will allow its six community land-use offices to share information via a Web-based distribution system; and provide customized analysis of location-based (“geospatial”) data and mapping tools that will help stakeholders make informed decisions about land and resource management
Each community will utilize the tools for local land use planning and to deal more effectively with government and industry on land-management issues. These tools will reduce duplication, increase efficiency, and make the consultation process more meaningful and transparent.
In addition, the T8TA central land-use office will be able to integrate geospatial data from the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure and local sources to undertake land-use planning for the entire Treaty 8 territory in British Columbia.
Primary Partner:
Treaty 8 Tribal Association
Fort St. John,
British Columbia;
Partners: Doig River First Nation Science and Community Environment Fund
Funding From GeoConnections: $120,475.00 ( 50.0 %)
Estimated Inception Date: April 1, 2006
Estimated Completion Date: June 30, 2007
Deliverables from this project benefitted the following provinces: British Columbia;