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Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$150,000.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 18, 2015 -

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Location:

WAYLAND MASSACHUSETTS, US

Reference Number:

GC-2016-Q3-05966

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM INC.

Program Purpose:

The purpose of this agreement is to foster data sharing and interoperability in North America's Arctic, Natural Resources Canada and the United States Geological Survey have commissioned a public-private sector project to bring a deeper application of geomatics best practices to the North with leading edge technologies from over 500 Open Geospatial Consortium members. The project will engage broadly with stakeholders to demonstrate the diversity, richness and value of standards based geomatics information management practices through piloting activities and videos. The project's progress is shared with all Arctic circumpolar countries via the Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure in support of Arctic Council.