Framework Project Receiving National Conference Exposure
Members of the Framework Project Study Team were invited by the FGDC to present on the LOSLR Framework Data Project at the 2003 American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Conference (ASPRS) that was held in Anchorage, Alasksa on May 7-9, 2003.  The conference focused on the latest developments in remote sensing, geospatial data, and related technologies. The presentation was delivered during the Friday morning session on Global Spatial Data Infrastructures. A copy of the presentation may be found in the Documents section of this site.

Members of the Study Team will also be presenting at the International Association of Great Lakes Research Conference (IAGLR) in Chicago, Illinois on June 22-26, 2003.  The presentation is scheduled for the Thursday morning oral session on “Technology in Environmental Data Acquisition, Management, and Visualization” at 11:20am.

Workshop Planning and Progress Review Meeting Completed
The LOSLR Framework Study Team held a Workshop Planning and Progress Review meeting in Burlington, Ontario on April 24-25, 2003.  Focus of the workshop was on planning for the final Framework Data Workshop (see above item) as well as the review and further development of additional public outreach documentation.  Minutes of this meeting may be downloaded in the "Documents" section of this site.

Interim Review Meeting Completed
The LOSLR Framework Strategy Team held an Interim Review Meeting on January 29-30, 2003 at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Ontario.  This meeting provided team members with a chance to assess the current status of the project as well as to conduct a number of working sessions to help complete various aspects of the project.  Minutes of this meeting may be downloaded in the "Documents" section of this site.

Framework Project Presented at Coastal GeoTools '03
A presentation on the Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River Framework Data Project was recently given at the Coastal GeoTools 2003 Conference held in Charleston, South Carolina on January 6-9, 2003.  This conference highlights the integration of geospatial tools and methodologies with coastal resource management and promotes the understanding and applied uses of geospatial data and tools for studying and effectively managing the coast.  The presentation, entitled, "Storing, Maintaining, Discovering, and Sharing Geospatial Information over a Common Geography" may be viewed in the Document Clearinghouse section of this site.

LOSLR Framework Strategy Plan Available for Review
The LOSLR Framework Strategy Plan will serve as a foundation upon which to develop thorough documentation of the LOSLR Framework Data Project to sustain the LOSLR Framework and contribute to a “best practices” knowledge base associated with development of a U.S./Canadian bi-national Spatial Data Infrastructure. The document is intended to clarify key components of the LOSLR Framework Data Project and the respective roles and responsibilities of the project’s participants. The document also represents an initial attempt to provide potential participants and any interested parties with a greater understanding of the LOSLR Framework and all of its related components. The LOSLR Framework Strategy Plan will clarify, for the entire Framework community, the common vision of the LOSLR Framework.  This report may be downloaded on the Documents page of this web site.

LOSLR Framework Strategy Team Holds Metadata Workshop
To facilitate LOSLR Framework Project and Study FGDC 1998 standard compliant metadata production, the LOSLR Framework Data Project hosted a metadata workshop on the 26th and 27th of September 2002. At the LOSLR Metadata Workshop, Framework Project participants began developing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which framework and non-framework data producers and owners will follow and which will provide the tools and support structure to facilitate FGDC 1998 standard-compliant metadata production. Also at the LOSLR Metadata Workshop, metadata liaisons from the TWGs of the Study participated in a one-day training seminar for FGDC 1998 standard-compliant metadata given by Mike Moeller of the NOAA Coastal Services Center.