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information and knowledge and support more effective decision 
making. 
The applicability of the visualization methods and concepts 
developed within the Visualization of Nunavut and 
Visualization of Iqaluit projects have been endorsed by the 
territorial government of Nunavut. Local assessment of the 
[qaluit web site resulted in several recommendations. The web 
site has potential to be used in the promotion of eco-tourism 
and for presentation of indigenous culture, especially in the 
local school environment. An opportunity was discussed to 
create a kiosk application at a Nunavut science centre. Further, 
the methods developed within the Visualization of Iqaluit 
project will be re-used as part of the educational material being 
developed at the federal department of Indian and Northern 
Affairs to promote use of visualization and geospatial 
information processing systems at the decision making level. 
The techniques addressed within the Visualization of 
Sustainable Development Decision Making project are still in 
the early stage of development. However, the alternative 
design of interfaces for the Library Collections Module of 
Georgia Basin Digital Library has been accepted by the 
PATHWAYS project leaders as a viable direction for a new 
interface development. 
The ever-increasing complexity of economic and social 
development and the interconnectedness of information needed 
for knowledgeable sustainable development decision making 
requires effective visualization methods capable of integrating, 
simplifying and unambiguously communicating geospatial 
information to wide audiences and stakeholders. 
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