Skip to main content

Editor's Picks

SDI Interesting Reads - May 2019

Published Date
Author Gordon Plunkett

How can you create a stellar Open Data portal that helps your organization connect, engage and collaborate within and outside of your organization? How does the City of Kitchener in Ontario provide accessible municipal data? What is ArcGIS Story Maps? Check out AAFC’s satellite-based Saturated Surface Soil Moisture map and more in May’s SDI Interesting Reads.

About the Author

Gordon Plunkett is the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Director at Esri Canada. He has more than 30 years of experience in GIS and Remote Sensing in both the public and private sectors. He currently sits as a member of the Community Map of Canada Steering Committee, GeoAlliance Canada Interim Board of Directors, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Technical Committee, the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Committee on Geomatics, the University of Laval Convergence Network Advisory Committee and the Advisory Board to the Carleton University Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre. During his career, Gordon has worked on projects in more than 20 countries and has contributed to numerous scientific conferences and publications. At Esri Canada, he is responsible for developing and supporting the company’s SDI vision, initiatives and outreach, including producing content for the SDI blog.

Profile Photo of Gordon Plunkett
More Content by Gordon Plunkett