Bringing Together a Country throughCrowdsourced Mapping
April 25th 2012
TORONTO
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April 25, 2012
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The Trans Canada Trail is the world'slongest pathway. It will span more than 22,000 kilometres when all thetrails across the country are connected by 2017 on Canada's 150thanniversary. The progress of this national project can now be viewedthrough anonline mapping application donated by Esri Canada, a
geographic information system (GIS) solutions provider and a memberof Chapter 150,a group of visionary and philanthropic business leaders
helping to connect the Trail and all Canadians. Through the interactiveWeb map, the public can explore the Trail, share photos and stories of their Trail visits, as well as walk the Trail.
“Building the Trans Canada Trail is a significant achievement for
Canada and we're proud to be
part of this historic journey,” says AlexMiller, president, Esri Canada. “In the same way that the Trail connects
all Canadians, our purpose for creating this Web map is to provide acollaborative platform for people across the country to get connectedth
rough their Trail experience and help preserve our national heritage.”
Users can explore the map to find places on the Trail suitable for variousactivities throughout the year including biking, canoeing and cross-country skiing. They can upload photos and stories of their visit andview what others have shared, building a resource of collectiveknowledge that can be passed on to future generations. They can alsodownload or bookmark their favourite maps.
“This online map makes the Trail accessible to people,” says DeborahApps, President and CEO, Trans Canada Trail. “Before venturing out,
they can use the online map and effectively plan their activities, thusenhancing their experience of the Trail. It's an efficient way of sharinginformation about the Trail and events happening in or around it. Thismap helps Canadians from coast to coast work together to make the
dream of a national trail a reality.”
The Web map consists of numerous data layers integrated using Esri'sArcGIS technology. Esri technology has advanced significantly to allowthe integration of user-generated or crowdsourced content withtraditional datasets such as roads or geographic points of interest. Theapplication uses basemaps fromThe Community Map of Canada,a
program initiated by Esri Canada that compiles maps and geographicdata contributed by more than 100 Canadian federal, provincial andmunicipal governments to be used by the public.The application promotes active lifestyles by allowing Trail users toregister for a free account to enter the number of steps or a length of time biked and see how much of the Trail they would have covered.Since the Web map was launched in January 2012, more than 2,600individuals have created accounts to upload information to the map anduse the various tools within the application.Access the Trans Canada Trail application at tctrail.ca/explore-the-trail.
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