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How To Participate
The Geography Network Canada will
provide access to a wide range of geographic content from
static map images to dynamic map services, from downloadable
data to data clearinghouses. If you have geographic content
that you are interested in sharing with others, we invite
you to join us as part of the Geography Network Canada.
By joining, you can:
- Help promote greater public access
to, and understanding of, geographic information.
- Gain nationwide exposure for
your geographic content.
- Enhance the value of your maps
and data by integrating them with other Geography Network
Canada sources.
Join the Geography Network Today!
There are two ways to provide content
through the Geography Network.
- Geography Network Publisher:
Publish map services using an Internet mapping system
that users may view online and/or download.
- Geography Network Contributor:
Publish links to geographic data and maps that users may
access and download from the Internet.
To become a Geography Network publisher,
perform the two steps below. If you would like to be a contributor,
you need only perform the second step.
1. Publish a Map Service over the Internet
The first step is to implement an Internet
Map Server that speaks one of the languages used by the
Geography Network, either ArcXML or WMS. This can be done
using ESRI's ArcIMS or other Internet Map Server software
that understands either ArcXML or WMS. Use your Internet
Map Server software to author and publish map services with
your geographic data. A map service can contain a single
data layer (e.g., parcels, streets, or imagery) or a collection
of complementary data layers. You design the precise map
content that you want others to see and publish it as an
image, feature, or data download service.
2. Register Your Content on the Geography
Network Canada Site
Once you have published your map
service, or identified other geographic content you'd like
to publish, you are ready to register it on the Geography
Network Canada Web site. You will be asked to fill out a
basic profile on your organization so it can be accurately
represented in the Publisher list. You can then enter information
about your content so users can easily find and evaluate
your offerings. Your registration information is always
available for you to update as needed.
Once your content is registered
and reviewed, it will become part of the Geography Network
Canada!
Register
Online Now!
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