| Title | Investigation into the feasibility of increasing geoscience accessibility through existing web platforms and mobile applications, Nunavut |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Sanborn-Barrie, M ; Rayner, N M; Ford, A |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8944, 2023, 14 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/331384  Open Access |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | digital; on-line |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 16; 25; 26; 27; 36; 37; 38; 39; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 65; 66; 67; 68; 69; 76; 77; 78; 79; 86I; 86J; 86M; 86N; 86O; 86P; 87A; 87B; 87D; 120; 340; 560 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -120.5000 -56.0000 83.2500 60.0000 |
| Subjects | Education and Training; Accessibility; Web usability; Inuit; First Nations; Geographic information systems |
| Illustrations | photographs; screen captures; diagrams |
| Program | GEM-GeoNorth: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals GEM Program Coordination |
| Released | 2023 02 03 |
| Abstract | Accessibility and uptake of geoscience knowledge by First Nations and Inuit community members has traditionally been limited. This is, at least in part, due to the technical nature of geological maps
and the expensive licensing requirements of the geographic information system software that is used to view and analyse geoscience data. During the Foundational Year of GEM GeoNorth, we investigated the potential of available apps and platforms,
including NRCan Observer, Rockd and SIKU to broaden access and knowledge sharing of geoscience with non-specialists. Most prospective was SIKU - a mobile app developed by northerners for northerners that currently supports knowledge-gathering related
to the natural world (currently mammals, birds, fish and sea-ice conditions). This report provides an overview of our investigation and presents detailed aspects of the feasibility and related costs of incorporating a geoscience component(s) into
SIKU that could allow northerners the opportunity to calibrate geoscience through georeferenced photographs and structural trends for consideration and use on their terms. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Accessibility and uptake of geoscience knowledge by First Nations and Inuit community members has traditionally been limited. This is, at least in part,
due to the technical nature of geological maps and the expensive licensing requirements of the geographic information system software that is used to view and analyse geoscience data. During the Foundational Year of GEM GeoNorth, we investigated the
potential of available apps and platforms, including NRCan observer, Rockd and SIKU to broaden access and knowledge sharing of geoscience with non-specialists. Most prospective was SIKU - a mobile app developed by northerners for Northerners that
currently supports knowledge-gathering related to the natural world (currently wildlife, sea-ice conditions). This report provides an overview of our investigation and presents details (Appendix 2) of the feasibility and related costs of
incorporating a geoscience component(s) into SIKU that could allow northerners the opportunity to calibrate geoscience through georeferenced photographs and structural trends for consideration and use on their terms. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 331384 |
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