| Titre | Ontario Oil, Gas, and Salt Resources Library: a model for groundwater data sharing in Ontario? |
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| Licence | Veuillez noter que la Licence du gouvernement
ouvert - Canada remplace toutes les licences antérieures. |
| Auteur | Carter, T R |
| Source | Commission géologique du Canada, Dossier public 8213, 2017, 25p., https://doi.org/10.4095/305611  Accès ouvert |
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| Année | 2017 |
| Éditeur | Ressources naturelles Canada |
| Document | dossier public |
| Lang. | anglais |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4095/305611 |
| Media | en ligne; numérique |
| Formats | pdf |
| Sujets | gestion des ressources; ressources; ressources en eau souterraine; eau souterraine; collectes des données; modèles; ressources pétrolières; pétrole; gaz; gisements minéraux; évaporites; sel; Gestion de
l'information; Information scientifique; Base de données; Données ouvertes; hydrogéologie; combustibles fossiles; géophysique |
| Illustrations | photographies; graphique à barres; tableaux |
| Programme | Géoscience des eaux souterraines , Aquifer Assessment & support to mapping |
| Diffusé | 2017 09 11 |
| Résumé | (Sommaire disponible en anglais seulement)
In a 2009 report on sustainable management of groundwater in Canada, an expert panel of groundwater specialists identified "collection, maintenance,
and management of existing and newly collected groundwater-related data, coupled with ready access to these data, be viewed as a priority for action across the country" (Council of Canadian Academies, 2009). Since that time there has been some
progress, in particular with respect to access to water well records, but broader and more holistic collection and sharing of groundwater data still is not occurring.
Traditionally, provincial governments have been the lead agencies in collecting
regional-scale data in the form of water well records and dedicated water level monitoring wells, and providing public access to this data. Municipalities and conservation authorities collect data at local scales and the federal government has
generally played a national coordinating role. Access to data, where it is provided, has generally been free. The real cost of collecting, maintaining and improving these datasets is not readily discernible.
In an environment of spending
constraints at all levels of government, and in particular at provincial governments, these databases, and supporting source data, are vulnerable. In 1996 the Ontario government withdrew its funding of the Petroleum Resources Laboratory which had
provided free public access to well records and drilling samples from petroleum wells at its London location since 1971 and can trace its origins back to at least the early 1900's, and declared the staff redundant. There was a very real risk that
these records and samples would be destroyed. Fortunately, the Ontario petroleum industry recognized the value of maintaining and continuing the data operations of the Laboratory and in its place has emerged the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources
Library.
The Library is a unique and innovative approach to data sharing, driven by necessity. The Library business model is based on profit-driven data vendors in western Canada and the United States who package and market access to public
petroleum industry data. The small size of the industry in Ontario does not support a 100% fees-based model so the Library funding model is a hybrid.
The Library is an example of a successful approach to collection, amalgamation, management and
sharing of subsurface geological data. There is convenient access to an ever-increasing volume and scope of data on the Library website. Data content is actively managed and is under constant improvement through ongoing quality control initiatives.
There is a balance between free public access to basic information and fee-based access to value-added information. User fees are reasonable. It is possible to purchase data services in addition to data access.
Many of the features of the Library
business and funding model can be adapted to groundwater data sharing in Ontario. Implementation will be much more complex for groundwater data due to the dispersed custodianship of data, lack of a mandated reporting requirement, and the need to
establish a funding model. The potential benefits make this effort worthwhile. The key to implementation is identification of an organization, and an individual in that organization, willing to make a medium to long-term commitment to organize
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| Sommaire | (Résumé en langage clair et simple, non publié)
Résultat d'un contrat qui intéresse l'Ontario. Le gouvernement de l'Ontario examine actuellement la façon de gérer les dossiers relatifs aux
puits d'eau et d'améliorer leur livraison. Ce rapport documente un scénario possible. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 305611 |
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