DMTI Spatial Inc.

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DMTI publishes Canadian Geospatial Data. Products include Canadian Atlas Map Bundle, CanMap Water, CanMap Street files, Census Demographic Data and Boundaries, CanMap Route Logistics, CanMap Parks and Recreation, CanRail, Clutter Data, Digital Elevation Model Data, Enhanced Points of Interest, Post Code data, Satellite StreetView Imagery and Geopinpoint (geocoding addresses software).

Many of these data products are available for download from the Data Resource Centre Geospatial Metadata Explorer. Files that can be downloaded are indicated by an asterick - *.
Note: to download geospatial data from off-campus users need to first install CISCO IPSec VPN Access software available (a free download) from the University of Guelph CCS software distribution Web site.
For data products not yet published to the Geospatial Metadata Explorer contact the Data Resource Centre at

Citation

Use the following citation as a guide to citing DMTI, Inc. products.

DMTI Spatial. CanMap Route Logistics V.9.4 [Ontario Highways] [electronic resource]. Markham, ON: DMTI Spatial Inc., 2009. OnHwy.shp [ArcGIS Shapefile edition].

Projection

Unprojected latitude, longitude.

Datum

NAD83

Canadian Atlas Map Bundle

An enhanced nationwide data set from DMTI Spatial for macro-level display, analysis and geocoding. CAMB 200 is an integrated database of typographic maps consisting of the National Atlas Information Services ((NAIS) 1:2, 1:7.5, 1:30 million scale maps, and the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB).

Available only in Data Resource Centre located on the first floor of the library. Contact DRC for details.

CanMap Water *

A very detailed coverage of water features scross Canada with over 1,000,000 lakes, rivers and streams. Based on National Topographic Data Base (1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale).

CanMap Street Files - see CanMap Route Logistics

Census Demographic Data & Boundaries

Spatial Files are available for the following — Census Divisions, Census Metropolitan Areas, Census Subdivisions, Census Tracts, Disseminationa Areas 2001 (Enumeration Areas, 1996) and Federal Electoral Districts. Maps display are digital boundaries whereas cartographic boundaries show natural coastlines. See Canadian Census GIS Data for Cartographic boundaries.

CanMap Route Logistics *

Comprehensive street data for Canada by province. Used for georeferencing addresses. Contains nation wide routing data.

CanMap Parks & Recreation *

Map files represents over 1,800 national, provincial and territorial parks across Canada. It is a combination of attributed boundaries and point features.

CanRail *

1:50,000 scale precision-based railroad network mapping data.

Clutter Data

DMTI Spatial's Clutter Data has been developed for the Radio Frequency (RF) Propagation environment to help engineers refine their signal loss prediction models according to the characteristics of the underlying terrain and ground cover.

For more information and/or to access this data contact the DRC.

Digital Elevation Model

The DEM consists of an optimal array of ground elevations at regularly spaced intervals. Created from the National Topographic Database. 30 and 90 metre resolutions 1:50,000 or 1:250,000.

Not available for download from the DRC Metadata Explorer. Please contact the DRC.

(Enhanced) Points of Interest *

EPOI is a national database of Canadian business and recreational points of interest. This data set fully integrates across the CanMap suite of mapping data products.

Postal Products*

Platinum Postal Suite

Multiple Enhanced Postal Codes (Points) for Canada
Multiple Enhanced Postal Codes (Points) for Ontario
MEP Retired (Points) for Canada
MEP Retired (Points) for Ontario
Local Delivery Unit [6 digit PC] (Polygon) for Canada
Local Delivery Unit [6 digit PC] (Polygon) for Ontario
FSA (Polygon) for Canada
Postal Code Table

Unique Enhanced and Multiple Enhanced Postal Codes

A point file representation of postal codes across Canada with a geographic link to Statistics Canada's standard Census Boundaries.

Forward Sortation Areas *

Satellite StreetView Imagery

Geopinpoint

A geocoding software package. Geocoding is a geo-locating process, which attaches coordinates to an address for visualization, analysis or location based applications.