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The Canadian Ecology Centre Recognized for use of GIS in Forestry and Environmental Education
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North Bay, ON - The Canadian Ecology Centre, was presented with an Award of Excellence at ESRI Canada's Regional User Conference in North Bay. Alex Miller, President of ESRI Canada, the leading geographic information systems (GIS) provider in Canada, presented the Award in recognition of the Canadian Ecology Centre’s on-going efforts and dedication to providing students and teachers with forestry and environmental education programs that incorporate GIS as well as their Internet mapping sites. More than 100 GIS professionals were on hand for the presentation, which was one of the highlights of the conference.
“The Canadian Ecology Centre has incorporated GIS and GPS technology into their unique suite of educational programs,” said Mr. Miller. “There is no doubt that GIS knowledge, understanding, and use is being promoted to a very diverse audience and the capabilities of GIS are being used to their full potential. Since their implementation of ESRI technology in 2002, they have introduced tens of thousands of students and teachers to the world of GIS through their forestry and environmental education programs - I applaud their efforts."
The Canadian Ecology Centre (CEC), a non-profit organization with charitable education status, is one of Canada’s finest environmental learning centers and is based on Ontario Curriculum. The CEC facilitates informed choices by presenting students and teachers with a better understanding of conservation and development issues and options related to the environment and the forest industry. The CEC (located near Mattawa, Ontario) is becoming a preferred venue for training courses, workshops, forestry tours, seminars, and conferences, most of which include a strong GIS component. They provide GIS training in their state-of-the-art computer lab as well as in the field (e.g. data collection using ArcPad/GPS).
Also, in cooperation with the closely affiliated Forestry Research Partnership (www.forestresearch.ca), the Canadian Ecology Centre successfully implemented Internet mapping technology (ArcIMS) in an effort to better communicate the results of new forest science and research to forestry workers and professionals across Ontario, Canada, and the world. Over 30 individual ArcIMS applications relating to Forestry Research Partnership projects and studies are now available (e.g. Intensive Forest Management Spatial Feasibility for: Gordon Cosens Forest, Nipissing Forest, and Romeo Malette Forest). For more information please visit:
www.forestresearch.ca/gis_repository/index.htm
ESRI Canada presents Awards of Excellence annually to organizations and individuals across the country for their outstanding achievement in the application of GIS technology.
About ESRI Canada:
Established in 1984, ESRI Canada is a Canadian owned company specializing in GIS solutions. ESRI Canada distributes the world's leading GIS software solutions from ESRI Inc., NovaLIS Technologies, Miner and Miner, Telcordia, Azteca, and CommunityViz. In order to provide organizations with complete industry-specific solutions ESRI Canada has established an extensive business partner program that includes more than 100 Canadian organizations. ESRI Canada also provides professional services including consulting, training, technical support, and enterprise GIS implementation. ESRI Canada is a leader in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions for many industries including local government, utilities, public safety and defense, business demographics, education, natural resources, and transportation. ESRI Canada has ten regional offices across the country, with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, visit www.esricanada.com or call 1-800-447-9778.
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