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INTRODUCTION

One objective of the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC) is to promote and coordinate collaborative research among sectors and disciplines on climate change impacts and adaptation.  One method for promoting such collaborative research is to provide access to a variety of environmental data sets.  This page includes a number of links to data available on the world wide web and data collected and created by PARC and its many partners.

The data sets currently available here include a number which may not appear directly climate-oriented.  Including these data sets serves two purposes.   First, it illustrates the types of data available over the world wide web and, second, it provides data that is required for simulating the complex interactions between climate and the physical environment.

Although climate change is a global phenomenon, PARC is primarily interested in understanding the potential impacts of climate change on the Canadian Prairie Provinces.  Therefore, the data sets provided here are only for the Canadian Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba).

The data sets available include interactive maps, videos, and graphs.  The data sets include links to both the data provider's website and any valuable metadata.

Many of the data sets available require a "one-time" Java download.  The java software provides the interactive capability of the on-line mapping software implemented.  In addition to viewing online, data sets are available for manipulation using ESRI's ArcExplorer software.

NOTES:

Installation of the java software requires following a procedure which is outlined at: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

Once you have installed the java software follow these instructions.

We recommend downloading ArcExplorer. Downloading the program installs both the "Explorer" program and the java-download required to view interactive maps.

Due to the capacity of our present server, only a few data sets are currently being served.  The remaining data sets will be served when we implement a new server.  We hope to have our new server up-and-running soon.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

How to Use ArcIMS:

The following link provides a description of each of the ArcIMS tools provided at the website.

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