Engaging in a digital age Disponible en franais About the CHRS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Engaging in a digital age Disponible en français

About the CHRS  Established in 1984  Gives national recognition to Canada’s outstanding rivers based on their natural, cultural and recreational values  Currently 42 Canadian Heritage Rivers (39 designated, and 3 nominated) totalling close to 12,000 km  Federal-provincial-territorial government program that works with community-level river stewardship groups 2

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Engaging in a Digital Age: Our Objectives CHRS Story Map:  Educate and Engage  Accurately showcase the rivers across the system  Customizable dynamic information (such as points of interest and labels) 4

Implementing the Story Map  The following members of the CHRS Team have important roles in the administration and delivery of the Story Map:  Canadian Heritage Rivers Board – advisory committee  Parks Canada – GIS specialists and program advisors  Technical Planning Committee - liaisons  River managers – on-the-river experts 5

Key definitions  GIS: Geographic information systems (GIS) let us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends  Story Map: A visual representation of a story using maps  ArcGIS: mapping software developed by Esri, updated every three months  Esri: Provides customers with real-time GIS updates 6

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Benefits and Challenges  Versatile and dynamic platform  Content updates managed by Parks Canada  Easy to share (simple URL)  Remote locations may not have Internet / or it is too slow  Uneven participation by river managers  Remember! This is a work in progress! 11

Questions? Comments?  Parks Canada provides support to the CHRS program. For general information on the program, please contact: heritagerivers@pc.gc.ca *Disponible en français 12