Region to receive funding for Internet mapping

The federal government has awarded York Region special funding to implement a collaborative Internet mapping project, designed to assist planners across York with planning, growth management and sustainable development purposes.

Regional council recently authorized staff to enter into a project funding agreement on behalf of the Region with the GeoConnections Program, Natural Resources Canada.

GeoConnections funding, in the amount of $182,000, will enable the Region to develop geospatial applications that will be useful to planners as they deal with intensification, sustainable development and the Places to Grow legislation. The proposed project will further advance geospatial infrastructure across the public sector in York.