Quebec Kick-off
October 26, 2022
Join us for the Quebec DataStream Kick-Off, during the Forum de science participative sur l’eau.
Drop in for light refreshments and an opportunity to meet organizations and groups dedicated to the monitoring and protection of Quebec's fresh water.
When: Monday, November 14, 4:30-6:30 pm
Where: Louise Taverne & Bar à Vin, 48 rue Saint-Paul, Old-Port, Quebec, QC, G1K 3V7
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Great Lakes DataStream, an open access hub for sharing water data, was successfully released last year and currently contains over eight million open data points collected by 47 monitoring groups from across the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.
Great Lakes DataStream provides a centralized hub for Quebec’s freshwater data to be stored, compared, and used to protect our waters. It is the fourth DataStream hub, joining Mackenzie DataStream, Atlantic DataStream, and Lake Winnipeg DataStream.
We can’t think of a better place to celebrate DataStream’s debut in Quebec than at the region’s first gathering of participatory science leaders, whose mission is to strengthen community-based water monitoring initiatives in the province.
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