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Evolution of the Kitchener-Waterloo Street Network

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:32:00 +0000

This video, created by the Geospatial Centre in the Dana Porter Library, uses Google Earth to display the street network evolution in the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo from 1955 to the present.

The Region of Peel: Open Data

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:27:00 +0000

The Region of Peel has recently launched an Open Data site. The site includes information on Demographics, Facilities and Structures Transportations data etc. Formats available are CSV, XML, KMZ and SHP.

Atlas of Suburbanism

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:04:00 +0000

Geospatial Centre provided data for the Atlas of Suburbanism project. This project makes publicly available research and data analysis of Canada’s changing cities with an explicit focus on suburbanization; and as such serves as a portal to create dialogue and share data analysis of suburbanization in Canada. The Atlas is an output from the Global Suburbanisms research project: A SSHRC funded Major Collaborative Research Initiative, lead by Roger Keil at the City Institute, York University.

http://env-blogs.uwaterloo.ca/atlas/

Aggregate Site Authorized - LIO

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:27:00 +0000

Received May 18th. this shapefile lists the locations of all licenced and permitted pits and quarries, administered under the Aggregate Resources Act of Ontario. The mapped extents represent the licenced or permitted boundary of the aggregate site.

Evolution of the Main Campus of the University of Waterloo

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:15:00 +0000

This video, created by the Geospatial Centre in the Dana Porter Library, uses Google Earth to display the evolution of the main campus from day one to the present. The first part begins with an aerial photo timeline. From there, a 2D display of the building footprints within Ring Road illustrates the building codes with their associated year of construction, from the Grad House (created in 1925) to the Quantum Nano Centre (set to open Fall 2012). A 3D rendering of the building footprints demonstrates the interactive navigation of Google Earth. Finally, a 3D model of the Dana Porter Library displays the usage of Google Earth with Google Sketch-Up.

CIR (Colour Infrared) Imagery from Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:23:00 +0000

This collection of approximately 64,000 Colour Infrared (CIR) aerial photos were collected by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources between 1994-2003 and covers most areas of Southern Ontario. Images are in Jpg2000 format, non-georeferenced and taken at approximately 1:10,000 scale.

Ontario Ministry of the Environment (open data)

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Open data from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, includes: water wells, provincial groundwater monitoring network, drinking water surveillance program, drinking water, hazardous waste, ontario forest biomonitoring network, provincial water quality monitoring network, etc..

http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/resources/collection/data_downloads/index.htm#land

Soil Surveys of Ontario

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:04:00 +0000

Received from Land Information Ontario in February 2012, this 2009 data provides detailed attribute information on soil type in South, East, and parts of Northern Ontario. Scale of the data is 1:50,000 and is available by census division.

Ontario Radar Digital Surface Model (DSM)

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:35:00 +0000

The Map Library has recently received from Land Information Ontario the Ontario Radar Digital Surface Model (DSM), created by using spaceborne C-Band Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) data. The current provincial digital elevation models cover only the southern half of Ontario with little for North Boreal or Lowland coverage. This Radar DSM will fill in the provincial elevation data gap and extends north from 49 degree latitude north..

The surface elevation model has the following feature:
-- Spatial resolution: 30 meter
-- Lambert Conformal Conic Projection
-- Vertical Datum in both EGM96 and CGVD28, separately
-- Elevation value: floating

Region of Waterloo - open data

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:38:00 +0000

Open data for the Region of Waterloo, includes: garbage collection schedule zones, cycling paths, green bin schedule zones, recycling schedule zones, regional boundary, rivers, settlements, GRT routes and stops, and yard waste schedule zones.

http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regionalGovernment/OpenDataCatalogue.asp

Mississauga - Open Data

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:02:00 +0000

Open Data for the City of Mississauga. Data categories include Landuse, Development, Employment, Census, Administrative, Environment and Growth Forecast. File formats are SHP, KML, CSV and PDF.

http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/publicationsopendatacatalogue

Natural Earth

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:11:00 +0000

Free vector and raster map data at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110million scales, designed to meet the needs of production cartographers using a variety of software applications.

http://www.naturalearthdata.com/

Scholars GeoPortal

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:23:00 +0000

Scholars GeoPortal is a geospatial data discovery tool allowing Ontario’s university students and researchers to enrich their teaching and research by engaging with OCUL’s growing collection of geospatial data. The portal offers search, preview, query, download and sharing functionality for datasets licensed by Ontario university libraries, covering such topics as land use, transportation networks, census boundaries, geology, soils, points of interest (such as healthcare facilities, schools, and airports), air photos, and more.

Land Use Information Maps (Department of Indian and Northen Affairs)

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:56:00 +0000

Land Use Information Maps for the District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories. Map series shows wildlife areas, hunting and trapping, fish resources and fishing, recreation - tourism, forest resources, etc.

Regional Municipality of Waterloo Street and Planning Data

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:16:00 +0000

The Map Libary has received from the Region over 40 new new data sets including, aggregate licenses, airfields, contours, forests, arts facilities, garbage routes, green bin Routes, medical centres and yard waste collection routes.

Southwestern Ontario Orthophotography Project (2010)

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:48:00 +0000

The Map library has recently received all 45570 digital air photos of the South Western Ontario Orthophotography Project, 2010 (SWOOP2010) from Land Information Ontario. Each airphoto has a 20 cm pixel resolution with an accuracy of 50 cm (horizontal and vertical).

Official Plans for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (2010)

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:38:00 +0000

Received in September 2011 the Official 2010 Plans for the Region of Waterloo.

Southwestern Ontario Orthoimagery Project 2010 (SWOOP)

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:22:00 +0000

Swoop 2010 digital orthophotography for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Resolution for aimagery is 20cm with horizontal and vertical accuracy of 50cm. Eventually, imagery for
approximately 45,572 square kilometres of land in Southwestern Ontario will be available.

Interactive Map Showing Aerial Photography Coverage/ Years's available at the University Map Library

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:36:00 +0000

Interactive Map Showing Aerial Photography Coverage/ Years's available at the University Map Library.

http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/locations/umd/photos/airphoto_index.html

1:250,000 Digital Maps of Greece, (both georeferenced and non-georeferenced)

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:34:00 +0000

Received from LandInfo Worldwide Mapping, on June 24, 2011, two scanned sets of 1:250,000 JOG (Joint Operation Graphic) Topographic Maps of Greece. One set is georeferenced and cropped (no legend or border). The second set is non-georeferenced and includes the borders and legend.

City of Toronto 2009 Orthoimagery

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:26:00 +0000

Received on 24 May 2011 from the City of Toronto, two distinct and complete 2009 colour orthoimagery data sets for the entire City of Toronto. The first data set consists of 5,754 tiles each covering an area of 0.5 km2 and with an image resolution of 10cm ground. The second set is an orthomosaic with image resoulution of 40cm.

City of Toronto: Property Data Maps

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:37:00 +0000

Received on 24th of May 2011 from the Geospatial Competency Centre, Mapping Services, City of Toronto, an updated set of tiled Toronto Property Data maps (PDMS) with print date of Feb 2011.

City of Guelph 2011 Municipal Data

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:08:00 +0000

Received June 9, 2011 updated municipal data, including a new property/ building type file not previously available from the 2006 data release.

Simply Map Canada 2.0

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:26:00 +0000

SimplyMap Canada is being upgraded from 1.0 to 2.0 and will be available early September, 2011. New version available for trial from August 18, 2011 to September 5, 2011 at: http:sm2.simplymap.com

RMOW street network

noreply@blogger.com (UW Map Library Resource BLOG) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:43:00 +0000

Received on May 24th, 2011, single line street network shapefile from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Shapefile has the same rich attribute information as earlier editions.