Contributor Spotlight: Town of Huntsville and Township of Lake of Bays

Discover the Weather Engine app, created by the Town of Huntsville and Township of Lake of Bays, powered by the Community Map of Canada to deliver local, interactive weather insights. Margaret Stead, Manager of Data Driven Services, and Jose Augustine, GIS Technician, discuss how they are using ArcGIS technology for sharing weather-related information for its citizens, including live weather alerts for snow, flooding, and wildfires. They also share how they used the Community Map of Canada to provide consistent and accurate basemaps to power their application. 00:00 – Introduction: Meet Margaret and Jose 00:32 – GIS at Huntsville and Lake of Bays 01:05 – Overview of the Weather Engine application 01:31 – Need for an environmental data platform for the region 02:02 – Using the Community Map of Canada basemaps 02:35 – Vision of using GIS for the greater good Weather Engine app: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/5b3d8b2fba5e402984d5a8f320f893ce -------------------------- About the Community Map of Canada ► Product Page https://www.esri.ca/en-ca/products/data/the-community-map-of-canada/overview ► Resource Hub https://resources.esri.ca/the-community-map-of-canada ► Program Overview https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/d04bb0845b57497b89c5995954e1d4e4 https://esri.ca/communitymap