Representatives from the national mapping agencies of Canada (Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)), Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)), and the United States (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)), met in Ottawa, Canada to begin integrating data products from each country into an Integrated Map of North America (INMA). This workshop was facilitated and sponsored by the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), building upon successful past workshops in Central and South America.
Workshop Locations:
- Collaborative Library Space, Natural Resources Canada Tower
- Geomatics Canada Building
Schedule
DAY 1:
08:30 – Attendee (pdf) Arrival
09:00 – Welcome/Opening Remarks – [Roberto Lugo, Dr. Mike Tischler]
09:30 – Background on GeoSUR, PAIGH and status of the Integrated Map of the Americas – [Roberto Lugo]
10:15 - 15-minute break
10:30 - Welcoming Remarks [David Henry, Acting Director, NRCan]
10:45 - Review technical specifications of the Integrated Map
12:00 - LUNCH
13:00 - Presentation of country geospatial data contributions to IMNA 250K Map [Elaine Guidero (USGS); Simon
Riopel, Scott Tweedy (NRCan); Abraham Guerrero, Eufracio Zavala (INEGI)]
15:15 - 15-minute break
15:30 - Continuation of 14:30 discussion, planning days 2-4 of workshop, and determine which themes to start
harmonizing.
16:00 - Day 1 adjourns
DAY 2:
08:30 - Recap of day 1 activities - [Roberto]
10:30 – 15-min break
10:45 - Work with technical counterparts on geospatial data themes and document issues, deeper dive on
Hydrography theme to integrate datasets at selected geographic region
13:00 – LUNCH
14:00 – Continue working with your technical counterparts on next theme and document issues
15:15 – 15-min break
15:30 – 16:00 Recap and Day 2 adjourns
DAY 3:
08:30 – Recap of day 2 activities [Roberto]
09:00 – Begin working with your technical counterparts on theme harmonization and document issues
10:30 – 15-min break
10:45 – Continue working with your technical counterparts on next theme and document issues
11:30 – LUNCH
12:30 - Continue working with your technical counterparts on next theme and document issues
14:30 – Discussion of Hydro Network theme using Argentina/Uruguay data - [Roberto]
- Possible errors in the datasets to watch out for
- Running the Utility Network Analyst Toolbar to verify flow direction
- Manipulation of flow direction patch (Arrow symbology) for visualization purposes
- Documenting errors with technical partners dataset
15:45 – 16:00 Recap and Day 3 adjourns
DAY 4:
08:30 – Recap of day 3 activities - [Roberto]
08:45 – Creation and import of an XML based attribute schema template - [Scott Tweedy]
09:00 – Continue to work on data integration
12:00 – LUNCH
13:00 - Esri ‘Maps We Love’ map titled “Once Upon a River”. This interactive map used stream networks,
watershed boundaries and stream gauges to visualize and report on water movement within a drainage system.
This example is a possible visualization for the integrated Hydrography dataset - [Roberto]
13:15 – Continue working on harmonizing data
15:00 – 16:00: [All participants]
- Discussion to determine how and when to share datasets
- Clarifying Geographic Names and Glacier dataset contribution for Canada metadata reporting
- Discussion of issues and outstanding action items
- Discussed 3DEP lidar visualization tools and free access model
- Closing remarks, participation certificate presentation, group photo
North American National Mapping Meeting
- Overview
Representatives from the national mapping agencies of Canada (Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)), Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)), and the United States (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)), met in Ottawa, Canada to begin integrating data products from each country into an Integrated Map of North America (INMA). This workshop was facilitated and sponsored by the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), building upon successful past workshops in Central and South America.
Workshop Locations:
- Collaborative Library Space, Natural Resources Canada Tower
- Geomatics Canada Building
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Visit Media to see details.Day 1 - David Henry, Acting Director (Canada Center for Mapping and Earth Observation) giving welcoming remarks to attendees at the Collaborative Library Space at Natural Resources Canada Tower. Schedule
DAY 1:
08:30 – Attendee (pdf) Arrival
09:00 – Welcome/Opening Remarks – [Roberto Lugo, Dr. Mike Tischler]
09:30 – Background on GeoSUR, PAIGH and status of the Integrated Map of the Americas – [Roberto Lugo]
10:15 - 15-minute break
10:30 - Welcoming Remarks [David Henry, Acting Director, NRCan]
10:45 - Review technical specifications of the Integrated Map
12:00 - LUNCH
13:00 - Presentation of country geospatial data contributions to IMNA 250K Map [Elaine Guidero (USGS); Simon
Riopel, Scott Tweedy (NRCan); Abraham Guerrero, Eufracio Zavala (INEGI)]15:15 - 15-minute break
15:30 - Continuation of 14:30 discussion, planning days 2-4 of workshop, and determine which themes to start
harmonizing.16:00 - Day 1 adjourns
DAY 2:
08:30 - Recap of day 1 activities - [Roberto]
10:30 – 15-min break
10:45 - Work with technical counterparts on geospatial data themes and document issues, deeper dive on
Hydrography theme to integrate datasets at selected geographic region13:00 – LUNCH
14:00 – Continue working with your technical counterparts on next theme and document issues
15:15 – 15-min break
15:30 – 16:00 Recap and Day 2 adjourns
DAY 3:
08:30 – Recap of day 2 activities [Roberto]
09:00 – Begin working with your technical counterparts on theme harmonization and document issues
10:30 – 15-min break
10:45 – Continue working with your technical counterparts on next theme and document issues
11:30 – LUNCH
12:30 - Continue working with your technical counterparts on next theme and document issues
14:30 – Discussion of Hydro Network theme using Argentina/Uruguay data - [Roberto]
- Possible errors in the datasets to watch out for
- Running the Utility Network Analyst Toolbar to verify flow direction
- Manipulation of flow direction patch (Arrow symbology) for visualization purposes
- Documenting errors with technical partners dataset
15:45 – 16:00 Recap and Day 3 adjourns
DAY 4:
08:30 – Recap of day 3 activities - [Roberto]
08:45 – Creation and import of an XML based attribute schema template - [Scott Tweedy]
09:00 – Continue to work on data integration
12:00 – LUNCH
13:00 - Esri ‘Maps We Love’ map titled “Once Upon a River”. This interactive map used stream networks,
watershed boundaries and stream gauges to visualize and report on water movement within a drainage system.
This example is a possible visualization for the integrated Hydrography dataset - [Roberto]13:15 – Continue working on harmonizing data
15:00 – 16:00: [All participants]
- Discussion to determine how and when to share datasets
- Clarifying Geographic Names and Glacier dataset contribution for Canada metadata reporting
- Discussion of issues and outstanding action items
- Discussed 3DEP lidar visualization tools and free access model
- Closing remarks, participation certificate presentation, group photo
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Day 2 - (L to R) - An example of a hydrography data set visualization; Participants inside the workshop classroom; View of the wall sign out the National Air Photo Library; Robert Lugo (PAIGH) discussing dataset attributes. Representatives from the national mapping agencies of Canada (Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)), Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)), and the United States (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)), met in Ottawa, Canada to begin integrating data products from each country into an Integrated Map of North America (INMA). This workshop was facilitated and sponsored by the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), building upon successful past workshops in Central and South America.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Day 3 (L to R) - Scott Tweedy (NRCanada) discussing; Front row: Sergio Rodriguez (USGS), Abrahim Guerrero and Eufracio Zavala (INEGI), Back row: Elaine Guidero (USGS), Nancy Wong and Scott Tweedy (NRCanada) during the working session; Roberto Lugo (PAIGH) discussing Hydrography data; A view of mismatched hydrography gis data along the MX/US border. Representatives from the national mapping agencies of Canada (Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)),
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Day 4 (L to R) - Abrahim Guerrero, Vanessa Baez, Eufracio Zavala, Nancy Wong, Paul Weise, (rear) David Henry, Scott Tweedy, Elaine Guidero, Sean Hanna, Roberto Lugo, Sergio Rodriguez; Roberto Lugo (PAIGH) discussing flow issues with Hydrography data sets; close-up view of Canada/U.S. river networks; Abrahim Guerrero (INEGI) and Scott Tweedy (NRCanada) collaborating. Representatives from the national mapping agencies of Canada (Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)), Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)), and the United States (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)), met in Ottawa, Canada to begin integrating data products from each country into an Integrated Map of North America (INMA). This workshop was facilitated and sponsored by the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), building upon successful past workshops in Central and South America.Images show working sessions and attendee group photo - Science
North American National Mapping Meeting
May, 9-10, 2018, Reston, VAMeeting GoalsUnderstand how the North America mapping agencies are currently working togetherDiscuss current hydrography program directions, multi-national harmonization efforts, and future opportunitiesIntroduce and review Integrate Map of the Americas efforts and discuss current products and services that may be reasonable to includeMeet and better communicate with...