[datacatalogs] Potential addition to http://datacatalogs.org

[Jonathan Gray]

Excellent - thanks Alex!

Under what license or what terms is this data released?

J.

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Alex Joseph <alex.joseph at cybera.ca> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I found your project via the civicaccess.ca discussion list.
>
> You may want to add http://www.waterenvironmentalhub.ca to your list of
> open data catalogs.
>
> The Water and Environmental Hub (WEHUB) project is an open source web
> platform that aggregates, federates, and connects water data and information
> with users looking to download, analyze, model and interpret water and
> environmental-based information. By combining water expertise with an open
> web development approach and an entrepreneurial foundation, the project will
> spur economic diversification and benefit both public users and the private
> sector by improving the access to water data and tools for academia,
> government, industry, NGOs and the general public.
>
> In partnership with other open data repositories around water, the WEHUB is
> developing a web-based platform that will not only provide a water-related
> data catalogue, but deliver an innovative aggregator service that is linked
> with a unified output service (API). This will allow organizations and users
> to develop customized applications on top of the WEHUB web platform and gain
> access to all of the WEHUB's aggregated data.
>
> We currently have 2000+ observation datasets, 100+ base layers from Western
> Canada, and 10+ web services related to water and environment mainly from
> North America but some global datasets available for search, discovery,
> download, and also available through our RESTful API. Current data available
> includes these sources: Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, USGS,
> various provincial and state governments, various cities/municipalities in
> Canada/US, various industry including IBM's Creekwatch, and various NGOs.
>
> ---
> Alex Joseph
> M.E.Des., MBA, EP, LEED AP
> Executive Director - Water and Environmental Hub
> Cybera Inc.
>
> Phone Number (403) 826-3915
> Fax Number (403) 210-5339
>
> [image: WEHUB_logo_200.png]
>
> www.waterenvironmentalhub.ca
> www.letthedataflow.ca
> www.apps4water.ca
> www.cybera.ca/project/water-and-environmental-hub
>
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>
> Cybera is a not-for-profit organization that works to spur and support
> innovation, for the economic benefit of Alberta, through the use of
> cyberinfrastructure.
>
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>
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