Štefan PALKO

Národný atlas Kanady a Geokonexie

Palko, Š.: The National Atlas of Canada and GeoConnections. Kartografické listy, 2001, 9, 3 figs., 14 refs.

Abstract: The National Atlas of Canada has a well-established history of approximately one hundred years. The five successive book editions of The National Atlas of Canada have presented a comprehensive geographic portrait of the nation in 1906, 1915, 1957, 1974 and 1994. A turning point in The National Atlas of Canada was the creation of the Atlas on the web in 1994, launching the National Atlas program into the 21st century. Currently, the National Atlas program is established as one of the components of GeoConnections, a national program to provide geospatial information over the Internet. Internet-based mapping technology allows users to access the National Atlas data and information directly and rapidly, and to use it in a variety of applications. This article describes the current status of The National Atlas of Canada, explains the role of GeoConnections in funding the Atlas program as well as in the development of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure. Finally, it provides relevant illustrations showing examples of Canadian and Slovak applications.

Keywords: The National Atlas of Canada, GeoConnections, geospatial data infrastructures, National Atlas applications