Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
- Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) is a branch of Natural Resources Canada's Earth Science Sector. It was created in 1970 with Lawrence Morley as the first Director General. The department also works closely with the private sector, especially with the development of GIS software.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the CCRS are to provide remotely sensed geographical information to decision makers, related industries and the general public. The Centre constructs remote sensing technology and applications. It is also working closely with other departments for the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, which helps distribute acquired information.
The CCRS also has the responsibility of maintaining the Atlas of Canada. The Atlas is a summary of the information acquired that is released to the general public.
ub-units
The department is coordinated into the following sub-units.
* Applications Division
* Data Acquisition Division
* Director General's Office
* Earth Observation and GeoSolutions Division
* GeoAccess Division
* Geomatics Canada - Geodetic Survey Division
References
* [http://ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/org/index_e.php Canada Centre for Remote Sensing - About us]
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