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NatGRID is an acronym that stands for National Georeferenced Resource Information for Decision-makers. The aim is to provide information on the spatial distribution of the key ecological characteristics and wood resources of Canada's forests. These values reflect core issues in the debate about sustainable development. To generate this information requires the integration of biological field survey data (that has typically been collected by forest researchers), remotely sensed data about forest canopy cover and most importantly, spatial data that model the environmental drivers of forest systems.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - National%20Georeferenced%20Resource%20Information%20for%20Decision%2Dmakers

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Le SIGRID est l'acronyme de Système national d'information géographique sur les ressources à l'intention des décideurs. Il a pour objectif de fournir de l'information sur la répartition spatiale des principales caractéristiques écologiques et des ressources ligneuses des forêts du Canada. Ces valeurs reflètent les questions qui sont au cœur du débat sur le développement durable. Pour obtenir cette information, il faut intégrer les données des relevés biologiques de terrain (habituellement recueillies par des chercheurs forestiers), les données sur le couvert forestier acquises par télédétection et, plus important encore, les données géographiques (aussi appelées données à référence spatiale ou données localisées) qui dépeignent les facteurs écologiques agissant sur les écosystèmes forestiers.  1, fiche 1, Français, - Syst%C3%A8me%20national%20d%27information%20g%C3%A9ographique%20sur%20les%20ressources%20%C3%A0%20l%27intention%20des%20d%C3%A9cideurs

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A vast amount of sea ice information is today available at the various ice services in the world. Almost all of this information is stored in the form of ice charts for operational purposes. For statistical or climatological use the chart format is however not convenient and the information needs to be digitized. This is done by assigning numerical values to the ice parameters and to read these values at given grid points on the chart. The charts prepared by the various ice services do not all contain the same number of parameters. The resolution and accuracy also vary according to the use for which the charts are intended. A large degree of flexibility has therefore to be built into the design of both code, format and grid. It should allow digitization of historical ice charts as well as current ones in order to obtain a comprehensive computer-compatible sea ice data bank which is currently updated. The SIGRID format is mainly designed to meet larger scale climate requirements but it may also be used by national services for other purposes.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - Format%20for%20Gridded%20Sea%20Ice%20Information

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