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North Thompson North Thompson Sustainable Sustainable
Watershed AtlasWatershed Atlas
North Thompson Sustainable Watershed North Thompson Sustainable Watershed CommitteeCommittee
Fraser Basin CouncilFraser Basin Council
What is the North What is the North Thompson Sustainable Thompson Sustainable
Watershed Atlas?Watershed Atlas?• It is a website that allows digital maps It is a website that allows digital maps
from many sources to be brought from many sources to be brought together as a valley wide, “one stop together as a valley wide, “one stop shop” of mapping informationshop” of mapping information
• It is online at It is online at www.cmnbc.ca• It is in a very early stage of developmentIt is in a very early stage of development• The extent of the atlas is the watershed The extent of the atlas is the watershed
of the North Thompson River north of of the North Thompson River north of KamloopsKamloops
Who is involved in the Who is involved in the North Thompson Atlas North Thompson Atlas
project?project?• A partnership comprising:A partnership comprising:
– The North Thompson Sustainable Watershed The North Thompson Sustainable Watershed Committee,Committee,
– the North Thompson Communities Foundation, the North Thompson Communities Foundation, – the North Thompson Food Coalition, the North Thompson Food Coalition, – the Community Resource Centre for the North the Community Resource Centre for the North
Thompson,Thompson,– the Community Mapping Network, the Community Mapping Network, – the Fraser Basin Council, and the Fraser Basin Council, and – the Kamloops South-Thompson Mapping and Capacity the Kamloops South-Thompson Mapping and Capacity
PartnershipPartnership
• New partners are welcome!New partners are welcome!
Our VisionOur Vision"Sharing information and resources
to improve the capacity of decision makers within the
context of achieving a healthy and sustainable life in the North
Thompson Valley"
Photo by Jill Hayward
Why build a web atlas for Why build a web atlas for the North Thompson?the North Thompson?
• Local governments, agencies, First Nations Local governments, agencies, First Nations and individuals need improved capacity to and individuals need improved capacity to support decision making for a sustainable support decision making for a sustainable communitycommunity
• Web technology, digital information, and Web technology, digital information, and good collaborative relationships among good collaborative relationships among potential partners are all in placepotential partners are all in place
• It is a “One Stop Shop” for community users It is a “One Stop Shop” for community users to easily access map information from a to easily access map information from a variety of internet sitesvariety of internet sites
• Provides a site for local “made in the North Provides a site for local “made in the North Thompson” map layers to fill information Thompson” map layers to fill information gaps specific to the North Thompson areagaps specific to the North Thompson area
Two Types of Map LayersTwo Types of Map Layers
• Map layers from Map layers from agencies and non-agencies and non-government government organizationsorganizations– Bring map info Bring map info
from multiple from multiple agency servers to a agency servers to a common websitecommon website
– Data remains with Data remains with agency, atlas needs agency, atlas needs only a link on webonly a link on web
• Locally developed Locally developed mapsmaps– Local assets can be Local assets can be
mapped using mapped using community community volunteersvolunteers
– Assets include Assets include social, social, environmental, environmental, cultural, economic cultural, economic and infrastructure and infrastructure valuesvalues
Atlas Development – Atlas Development – Progress to DateProgress to Date
Partnerships formedPartnerships formedPreliminary atlas onlinePreliminary atlas onlineFunding proposals Funding proposals
submittedsubmittedLocal asset mapping Local asset mapping
methodology developed methodology developed using low cost toolsusing low cost tools
Web Atlas Development – Web Atlas Development – Next StepsNext Steps
Web Atlas Development – Next Web Atlas Development – Next Steps (Cont’d)Steps (Cont’d)
Our VisionOur VisionContact InformationThe North Thompson Sustainable Watershed
CommitteeSusan Garland (250) 672-5103 [email protected] Thomas (250) 674-3260 [email protected] Richardson (250) 674-3530
Fraser Basin CouncilDave Whiting, Community Mapping Coordinator (250)372-7088 [email protected]
Erin Vieira, Assistant Regional Manager 250 314 9660 [email protected] Photo by Jill
Hayward
