1. B. Wellar 2006 Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society Dr. Barry Wellar, Professor (ret.), University of Ottawa, and Media Program Director Geography Awareness Week Canadian Association of Geographers Materials for a presentation at GIS Day 2006 University of Ottawa Department of Geography and Environmental Studies University of Ottawa November 15, 2006 University Centre

2. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Overexploitation risks survival of planet?Overexploitation risks survival of planet? Rainforests: Their destruction a worldwide problemRainforests: Their destruction a worldwide problem Oil’s black death takes terrible tollOil’s black death takes terrible toll Coastal waters being used as toxic dumpCoastal waters being used as toxic dump Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’? Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

3. B. Wellar 2006 Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’? 100,000 eastern lakes hurt by acid rain 100,000 eastern lakes hurt by acid rain Cocktail of toxins threatens lake Cocktail of toxins threatens lake More PCB-laced oil spills in river feared More PCB-laced oil spills in river feared It’s not cool to kill the ozone It’s not cool to kill the ozone A warning on warming A warning on warming Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

4. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response 1989 one of the hottest years1989 one of the hottest years A warning on warmingA warning on warming Here’s a crash course on the Greenhouse effectHere’s a crash course on the Greenhouse effect Greenhouse effect starts to make Washington sweatGreenhouse effect starts to make Washington sweat British cities could drownBritish cities could drown US drought becoming a threat to our waterUS drought becoming a threat to our water Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’? Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

5. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’? Dirty air threatens one billion Dirty air threatens one billion Metro choking on auto fumes hearings warned Metro choking on auto fumes hearings warned Mexico City population now ‘irreversible’ Mexico City population now ‘irreversible’ Air pollution killing Europeans secret report says Air pollution killing Europeans secret report says Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

6. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’? Third world becomes toxic dumping ground Third world becomes toxic dumping ground State looking for ‘candidates’ to store toxics State looking for ‘candidates’ to store toxics Garbage: Viable disposal plan an elusive Garbage: Viable disposal plan an elusive goal after 20 years goal after 20 years Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

7. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’? Destroying a habitat: a threat to Hawaii Destroying a habitat: a threat to Hawaii Saving the wetlands Saving the wetlands A shrinking nesting ground A shrinking nesting ground The death of open spaces The death of open spaces A shrinking parkway A shrinking parkway Open space plan called skimpy Open space plan called skimpy Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

8. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’? Urban sprawl: Many cities fight back Urban sprawl: Many cities fight back Plaza site permits let dozers roll Plaza site permits let dozers roll Fighting the concrete jungle Fighting the concrete jungle Choking on success Choking on success Auto-maker: don’t let cars destroy our cities Auto-maker: don’t let cars destroy our cities Neighbours fight towering development Neighbours fight towering development Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

9. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Makings of ‘The Doomsday Map’? New Jersey’s folly could teach us a lesson New Jersey’s folly could teach us a lesson LA pays price for poor planning LA pays price for poor planning City plan called recipe for disaster City plan called recipe for disaster Group’s pan Ottawa’s new official plan Group’s pan Ottawa’s new official plan Battle looms over future of downtown Battle looms over future of downtown Development in state carefully planned Development in state carefully planned Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

10. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

11. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

12. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

13. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

14. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

15. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

16. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

17. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

18. B. Wellar 2006 Images from the Doomsday Map Project: Ecological Disaster and Local Response The Geographer’s Lament With too many wrong things In too many wrong places, We have just about ________ All our life support spaces Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

19. B. Wellar 2006 Geography and Geographic Information Systems: Combining to Create a Spatially-Aware Information Society Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

20. B. Wellar 2006 Figure 1. Geography, the Media, and the Pursuit and Application of Data, Information and Knowledge to Create a Spatially- Aware Information Society (1): Components Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

21. B. Wellar 2006 Figure 2. Geography, the Media, and the Pursuit and Application of Data, Information and Knowledge to Create a Spatially- Aware Information Society (2): Connections Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

22. B. Wellar 2006 Figure 3. Geography, the Media, and the Pursuit and Application of Data, Information and Knowledge to Create a Spatially-Aware Information Society (3): The Typology of Stories Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

23. B. Wellar 2006 Table 1. Terms and Concepts Which Underlie the Work of the Geographic Community, and Indicate the Potential for Creating A Spatially-Aware Information Society Concentric Connect (ion/ivity) Contiguous Continent(al) Conurbation Coordinates Core Correlation Countryside Density Diffusion Dimension Disperse(ion) Distance Distribution Edge Effect Elevation Encroach(ment) Environment Everywhere Extrusion Far Field Fjord Flow(s) Form Fringe Function(al/ity) Geocode Geodetic Geofactor Geographic Geomatic Geometric Geopolitical Georeference Geospatial GIS/GISSc Global(ization) Grid Gridlock Habitat Hinterland Interaction Intersection Intrusion Island Isolate(ion) Land Landscape Latitude Line Link Locality Location Local(ization) Longitude Map Margin(al) Meridian Migration Morphology Movement Nation(al/ization) Near(ness) Neighbor Network NIMBY Node Nowhere Object Orientation Origin Overlay Parcel Partition Path Pattern Pedshed Perimeter Periphery Place Plain Plane Point Pole(ar/ity) Polygon(al) Proximity Quadrangle Quadrant Region Relation(ship) Right-of-way Route Rural Scale Segregate(ion) Shape Shed Site Situation Slope Somewhere Space Spatial Sphere Sprawl Spread Strip Structure Surface System Territory Topographic Topology(ic) Urban(ex/sub) Vector Walkshed Ward Warren Watershed Where YIMBY Zone Accessible (ity) Adjacent(cy) Agglomerate (ion) Aggregate(ion) Along(side) Amalgamate(ion) Anywhere Arc Area(polygon) Around Association Block Border Boundary Buffer Cause(al/ity) Center Centrality Circle Close(ness) Clump Cluster Coastal Commutershed Concentrate(ion) Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

24. B. Wellar 2006 Table 2. Ten of the Most Critical Geographic Terms and Concepts Underlying GIS Applications that Advance Canada as a Spatially-Aware Information Society Accessibility Causality Connection Density Functionality Interaction Linkage Pattern Relationship System Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

25. B. Wellar 2006 Figure 4. The Data-Information-Knowledge Transform Process: Simple Model Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

26. B. Wellar 2006 How Are Geographers and the GIS Community Helping Canada to Advance as a Spatially-Aware Information Society? Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society

27. B. Wellar 2006 http://www.cag-acg.ca/en/ www.gisday.com www.geomatics.uottawa.ca/gisday http://www.ccge.org/ccge/english/Newsletter/symposium_june 2005.asp Check Out the Following Sources References For information about the sources used for this presentation contact B. Wellar at wellarb@uottawa.ca Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): New Realities of Canada as An Emerging Information Society