operational application. of remote 
sensing and to the development of the 
technology for Earth observation. 
Turnaround time for finding, ordering 
and receiving data sets will be reduced, 
thus allowing the users to spend more 
time on their applications. With CEONet 
operational users and scientists will be 
able to go beyond their own internal 
data sets to gather the information they 
need through electronic networks, 
databases and distributed browsing 
Systems. |n addition the interface for 
new Earth observation missions will be 
in place, making data from all missions 
more quickly accessible. 
Effective management of Canada's 
natural resources requires reliable 
information that can often be provided 
by earth observation. Canadian 
government and agencies have spent 
many billions of dollars collecting data 
to manage and monitor Canada's land 
and waters. 
CEONet will 
ensure that these 
data and the 
remote sensing 
data provided by 
the Canadian 
Space Program 
are used to their 
fullest potential. 
CEONet will be a 
strategic source 
o f new 
technologies for 
Canadianindustry 
ina: global 
knowledge-based 
economy. The 
earth resources and the environment. 
The ground station technology industry 
willincorporate the CEONet approaches 
and techniques in data delivery systems 
for the export market. This program 
is essential for Canadian industry to 
retain its leadership role in the 
application of technology derived from 
the Canadian Space Program and its 
share of the export markets. 
Program Status 
Four agencies (the Canadian Space 
Agency, the Canada Centre for Remote 
Sensing, the Department of Fisheries 
and Oceans and the Atmospheric 
Environment Service) are funding a 
study to develop the requirements, 
conceptual design, implementation 
plan, costs, benefits and commercial 
opportunities of CEONet. The contract 
to complete this study was awarded to 
a group of Canadian companies led by 
Users 
CEONet 
  
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industry will use 
  
  
  
Government Value Added 
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infrastructure to 
develop and 
export new 
services for the 
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