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Grace Welch thought this personal reply might be of more general interest to
the wider cartographic community.
ICT
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Grace,
Thanks for your note. Below is a synopsis of Canada's NATIONAL ATLAS
INFORMATION SERVICE present activities.
On-going development of the INTERNET World Wide Web site
(http://www-nais.ccm.emr.ca)
y Presentation of the National Atlas-on-the-NET to the Prime Minister, Hon. Mr.
Jean Chretien, at the teachers' awards ceremonies, 16 Feb 1995 at the
House of Commons, Ottawa.
additions soon to this site will soon include:
y Complete annotated listing of thematic atlases of Canada since 1945;
y Annotated catalogue & list of maps and atlases for the Canadian ICA,
exhibition, Barcelona, Sept. 1995;
y Complete listing of public & private Canadian map makers and map producers
with names and addresses.
POSTERS
y Wetlands (now available)
y Natural Hazards (by Sept. 1995)
y Boreal Forests (by Sept. 1995)
MAPS
(for Social Tends (the Statistics Canada magazine)
y Immigration to Quebec & Montreal, May 1995
y National Parks and Protected areas, Sept. 1995?
y Permafrost - the last of the 5th ed.1:7.5m maps for the full set of 92 (get
your special offer order at $185 in soon!), March 1995
y Revision of the CIDA world underdevelopment map, Sept. 1995?
y Canadian Superlatives to be distributed with Can. Geographic Mag in May 1995
and separately available in English & French.
y Complete Revision of N. America map with new names, transport, etc. also to
be available in digital format, Sept. 1995?
PUBLICATIONS
Vol.4, Men & Meridians, to be retitled, (Latitudinous Ladies?),1995? co-
publisher being sought,
y Chapter on 'thematic atlases since 1945' by ICT
y CD ROM "Our Home" school communities text and visuals provided by 150 schools
across Canada.now available.
y CD ROM "Evolution of Canada's Boundaries", available April, 1995.
Hope this helps and shows we are still alive and working as we await the shoe
to drop!
iain
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Dr.Iain C. Taylor XX Have you sampled?:
Chief Geographer XX
National Atlas XX NAIS on the Web URL:
Geomatics Canada XX
XX http://www-nais.ccm.emr.ca/
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fax 613-943-8282 XX National Atlas maps; Geographic Names
phone 613-992-4028 XX 'Make a map'; Quizzes, etc., etc.
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Any comments are mine and not necessarily those of Geomatics Canada or the
Government of Canada.
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