Discover, Visualize, and Access Geomatics Data and Services;
Current Concepts and Technology 

Cameron Wilson
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre
for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The library and archival community commonly use and develop cataloguing
schemas to store and retrieve analog and digital publications. A similar
system is used in map libraries. The current challenge is how to optimize
the retrieval, evaluation and access of geomatics data. Geomatics or
geographical data commonly require search parameters in addition to the
standard subject, author and date. Additional geospatial parameters
include geographic extent and time range. Similarly, special software and
knowledge are required to visually assess and access these data sets. Natural
Resources of Canada, a Government of Canada Federal Department, produces
A large volume of digital geographic data in conjunction with other Federal
Departments, levels of Government and International sources. The geomatics
concepts of Discover, Visualize and Access are presented in an operational
theatre, and research and development context. International or adopted
standards and associated current technology are discussed within this
framework.