Thank you.
I'm asking not just because I've loved maps all my life, but also because as a country we rely so much on our natural resources for our economy. We have to be very much aware of where the resources are—where the oil is, where the minerals are, how the forests are doing, and how the water in the aquifers is doing. Water is going to be a big issue as well.
Even though Natural Resources Canada has an extraordinary overview role for mapping, various departments, from Environment Canada to Fisheries and Oceans, as well as private industry, also have geomatics and mapping technologies and data collection. Obviously, the various oil and gas companies have extensive mapping technology.
My question is, who collates all that? Is it done? Is there coordination between the different departments and areas?