Foothills Research Institute

Geographic Information Systems

(GIS)

Presented by:

Julie Duval GIS Specialist

Staffing

3 full-time GIS Program staff

1 seasonal GIS Technician/Assistant

4 full-time FRI staff regularly using GIS

4-6 seasonal staff requiring the use of GIS

Supported with 4-ArcInfo & 4-ArcView

licenses, and 2-Spatial Analyst &1-3D Analyst

extensions.

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Analysis

Loading, filtering Metadata

Reports,

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Information Management

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Information Management

Data Holdings:

• Over 5 Terabytes of data!

‐ FRI files and documents

‐ GIS thematic data and imagery, including LiDAR

• Data is stored in a highly secure data

centre, in Canada.

Cloud Computing:

• Hosted desktop accessible from anywhere

that has an open internet connection.

GIS Program Goals

Disseminate technology, tools and knowledge

to partners and beyond

• Workshops & training

• GIS communications and outreach

• Innovative GIS technology

• Partnerships in data sharing and data

management

Some of our deliverables

Grizzly Bear Program:

Design and management of Grizzly Bear

Management Database and GIS tools

Integrate 8 years of Microsite Vegetation data

into one single functional database

Integrate the many DNA inventories and

results into the Grizzly Bear Management

Database

Some of our deliverables

GeoConnections - FRI Mapper:

The project resulted from challenges

experienced with the exchange of information

across various boundaries/jurisdictions e.g.,

Federal/provincial datasets etc.

Features: Create new layers, density

calculations, uploading shapefiles, disturbance

modeling, field collection, security

GIS Day:

Communicating GIS through events such as

GIS Day

Inviting local school groups to experience

hands-on GIS and GPS technologies

Setting up displays at libraries, schools and

other events to promote GIS and FRI.

Some of our deliverables

Some of our deliverables

Ecotour Maps of the Foothills Research

Institute Study Area:

Produce an interpretive guide – TransCanada

Ecotour for the highway 16 and 93 corridors

including side trips encompassing FRI

research.

Exploring Online Ecotour Maps – exploring the

use of Google Maps

What’s next…

More prominent use of web-based mapping

applications

Increased inter-agency collaboration with data

and applications

FRI has the potential to be a “one-stop shop”

for data and applications

Thank you!