Chippewas of Georgina Island - GIS Implementation

Incite Planning assisted Georgina Island First Nation in the establishment of a Geographic Information System.  We integrated Land Registry data with NRCan information to provide a seemless lot plan and possesion fabric.

Among the many benefits of a community-based GIS, is the integration of Land Use priorities.  Once the GIS was establish enough to function as a Strategic tool, a review of Georgina's land-use efforts was undertaken.  The proposed zoning boundaries of the Georgina Island First Nation’s Community Land Use Plan and Implementation Strategy were revised to comply with recent collection and analysis of data regarding the physical features and biological functions of the community’s natural areas.  The zoning categories were streamlined and the language was simplified.  A detailed procedural manual was developed to allow for the day-to-day administration of the Plan, as well as for the less routine reviews, amendments, and enforcement.  

The new GIS enabled the creation of a new Land Use Plan map that integrated the environmental, social, and economic conditions of the community.  The aim is to create a community-friendly document that can eventual be ratified by the First Nation membership.  It will then be a working policy of the First Nation in the care and keeping of their Lands.