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(221 Kb) (1795 Kb)Guidelines, reports and other documents that provide background on the NSW Natural Resource Atlas or the Community Access to Natural Resources Information (CANRI) Program. These resources may be helpful for organisations managing similar data sharing frameworks. The CANRI technical manual in particular contains a wide range of detailed information.
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| CANRI business case | Executive summary and full version of the business case submitted to NSW Treasury to fund the CANRI Program |
| CANRI launch | Includes audio and transcripts of speeches by the Deputy Premier and others |
| Community information access research (394 Kb) | Research with involved users of natural resources information |
| Speech at final CANRI Expo (96 Kb) | Speech by Peter Cosier, Deputy Director General at the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources, delivered at the final CANRI Projects Expo in September 2004. |
| User survey of Catchment Management Boards (221 Kb) | A survey to understand how the CMBs access information |
| Web mapping useability guidelines (1795 Kb) | Practical useability guidelines for creating intuitive and easy-to-use web maps or mapping application front-end interfaces |
| ANZLIC to NRIMS Crosswalk (available on request) | Mapping of ANZLIC search words to NRIMS Thesaurus terms |
| CANRI information policies | Policies and guidelines on information management and collaboration underpinning the CANRI data sharing framework |
| Community Mapping for NSW | How to create and manage spatial data and use it to make web maps |
| MET Online | Metadata Entry Tool for maintaining data descriptions |
| Natural resources data framework | Compilation of lists of data required by various state programs and organisations |
| NRIMS Thesaurus - lineage (77 Kb) | How the NRIMS Thesaurus was produced. |
NRIMS Thesaurus for maps and data  (410 Kb) | Hierarchical list of standard topic classifiers, based on ISO 19115 Topic Categories plus the General Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus (GEMET) |
| Project management guidelines (137 Kb) | Instructions provided for completing a project plan |
| Project management roles (48 Kb) | The roles of project manager, project sponsor, senior supplier and senior user |
| Project template - organisational chart (31 Kb) | Accompanies the project plan template |
| Project template - plan (96 Kb) | A template for a detailed project plan (contains macros) |
| Project template - proposal (198 Kb) | A template for presenting an initial project proposal |
| Project template - schedule and deliverables (201 Kb) | Accompanies the project plan template, then used for bi-monthly progress reporting |
| Architectural overview of the NSW Natural Resources and Environment sector Spatial Data Infrastructure (71 Kb) | Simple conceptual architecture diagram showing how standards-based data services are used and reused in multiple business applications. |
| ArcIMS WMS Connector Administration Guide (72 Kb) | Describes administration of the ESRI Werb Map Service (WMS) Connector used in the CANRI framework. |
ArcIMS WMS Connector GML stylesheet  (4 Kb) | XSL stylesheet to transform ArcIMS v9.2 GetFeatureInfo XML output to GML, including a meaningful fid (feature identifier). Stylesheet for ArcIMS v9.0 also available. |
Authentication presentation  (46 Kb) | Brief Powerpoint presentation on issues in access management |
| Authentication report (954 Kb) | Requirements of an access management system to be implemented within the CANRI Framework |
| CANRI technical manual | Technical documentation on managing CANRI data, metadata and applications, as well as an overview from a business perspective |
| Configuring the mini-Atlas | How to create a mini-Atlas website to display data from the NRAtlas just how you need it |
| Simple Proxy Administrators Guide (89 Kb) | The Simple Proxy software can be used to make intranet services publicly accessible, or to tweak the URLs of external services to improve their interoperability. |
| Spatial web services | Online demonstrations and technical reports about implementing the OGC Web Feature Server (WFS) specification |
| Standards | Technical standards used in the NRAtlas or recommended for future use |