The Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence Study provides new information management tools to promote access to a wide array of information for researchers, managers and interested individuals within the public. As the study proceeds, these tools will be continuously improved.

Simple Search - This tool is for searching the FGDC compliant metadata (data documentation) for all the datasets available through the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) Clearinghouse. Searches can be performed based on a keyword search or a bounding box coordinate search. The result of a search is a list of metadata for all datasets matching the search criteria. There are links within the metadata for downloading the data if it is available for distribution.

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Web Mapping Tool – This tool provides users with the ability to create customized maps of their areas of interest and search for specific types of information. The tool provides access to geographically referenced information, including details about each data sets (metadata). This tool works within the browser on your computer; no special software is needed. Instructions on its use are provided within. New data are continuously being added as they become available.

Shared Vision Model – This tool is currently under development by the Plan Formulation and Evaluation Group; access to this tool will be provided here in the future.