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Esri Technology for the CGDI Esri Canada White Paper EC5_0141_1107_4A Esri Canada | 3 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Purpose and Organization of this White paper ...................................................................... 4 1.2 The Spatial Data Infrastructure concept ................................................................................ 4 2 CGDI—Initiative for a Canadian SDI ........................................................................................... 5 2.1 CGDI Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles ........................................................................ 5 2.2 CGDI Current Status ............................................................................................................. 6 2.3 Business Case and Key Benefits .......................................................................................... 7 3 Esri Canada CGDI approach ....................................................................................................... 8 3.1 CGDI Implementation Strategies ........................................................................................... 8 3.2 Esri Approach ....................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 The Esri Technical Solution .................................................................................................. 9 4 Implementing the CGDI ............................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Technology Overview ........................................................................................................... 9 4.1.1 Hardware ..................................................................................................................... 11 4.1.2 Software and Applications............................................................................................ 11 4.1.3 Network Communications ............................................................................................ 12 4.2 Data .................................................................................................................................... 12 4.2.1 Data Types and Formats ............................................................................................. 13 4.2.2 CGDI Data Themes ..................................................................................................... 13 4.3 Standards and Specifications .............................................................................................. 16 4.4 People ................................................................................................................................ 18 5 Esri SDI Technology .................................................................................................................. 18 5.1 ArcGIS for Desktop ............................................................................................................. 18 5.2 ArcGIS for Server................................................................................................................ 19 5.3 ArcGIS Image Server .......................................................................................................... 20 5.4 Esri Geoportal Server ......................................................................................................... 20 5.5 Esri ArcIMS ......................................................................................................................... 20 5.6 ArcGIS Explorer .................................................................................................................. 20 5.7 ArcGIS APIs for JavaScript, Flex and Silverlight ................................................................. 21 5.8 ArcGIS for Mobile................................................................................................................ 21 5.9 ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS.com and Community Maps............................................................. 22 5.10 ArcGIS for Smartphones ................................................................................................. 22 6 Case Studies—Esri Technology at Work in the CGDI ............................................................... 23 6.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 23 6.2 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) GeoViewer ...................................................... 23 6.3 Service New Brunswick GeoNB Portal ................................................................................ 24 6.4 Government of Saskatchewan GeoSask Portal .................................................................. 25 6.5 Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation Online Campground Reservation Service ............. 26 6.6 York Regional Government GeoViewer .............................................................................. 27 7 References ................................................................................................................................ 28

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