Living Lakes Canada was recognized with the Open Data Quality Award at the 2023 Canadian Open Data Summit at the end of November for their work at the Columbia Basin Water Hub. The award celebrates excellence in open data across the country.
According to their website, “Living Lakes Canada is an NGO that facilitates collaboration in monitoring, restoration, and policy development initiatives for the long-term protection of Canada’s lakes, rivers, wetlands and watersheds impacted by climate change.”
The Columbia Basin Water Hub was established in 2021 to store water related data from the Columbia Basin region. It now houses over 300 datasets from more than 50 contributors across multiple sectors, and aims to ensure that high quality water data is easily accessible to decision makers, researchers, community groups, and anyone invested in understanding their local watershed.
Maggie Finkle-Aucoin, GIS and Database Manager with Living Lakes Canada, joined CJLY to discuss the Open Data Quality Award.
