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These datasets are subject to licences that restrict acccess and use to University of Guelph users and are only available on campus or if logged into the Library's Web site. GIS software (eg. Arcview, ArcGIS) is required.
Census / Demographic Geographic Data
Canada
Canadian Census Geographic Data
- Canadian Census Geographic Data
Contains files for a variety of levels of census data for the census years 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001. Early years contain fewer geographic census files. The files are stored in ArcInfo and MapInfo formats.The files also contain Census 2001 Reference Maps and Thematic Maps in PDF format. To use this data, abbreviation codes are available for 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006.
For census boundary files not available for free download contact the DRC at
- DMTI Canadian Geospatial Data
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, Postal Code data, Satellite Streetview imagery and Geopinpoint (geocoding addresses software).
Climate, Environment & Land Cover
Ontario
- Greenbelt Plan Geospatial Data
Ontario boundary files for environmentally sensitive and agricultural land in the Golden Horseshoe protected by the Greenbelt Act, 2005. - Ontario Provincial Land Cover Data Base
Coverage from 1991 – 2002 - Southern Ontario Land Cover Information System – SOLRIS
Regional, ecologically based, land cover / land use inventory for southern Ontario.
World
- Global GIS Database
This product is a digital world atlas developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and published by the American Geological Institute. It consists of 7 regional CDs. Available in the Library — send a request to the DRC
Digital Elevation Models
Ontario
- Digital Terrain Model of Southern Ontario
Representation of a topographical surface, specifically a regular grid of spot heights and breaklines (noticeable changes in slope). - DEM Ver. 2.0.0
Waterstream, watershed boundaries, and DEM data (ver. 2.0.0.) by individual tiles within UTM zones. A high resolution raster data set covering the province of Ontario to the 51st parallel.
Canada
- Canadian Digital Elevation Data (Download from Geobase)
CDED based on National Topographic Database digital files at the 1:50 000 and 1:250 000 scales. - DMTI Digital Elevation Model Data
DMTI publishes Canadian geospatial data. It includes street maps, census data and boundaries, DEM data, postal geography, topograhic maps and geocoding technology.
World
- Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission Digital Elevation Model Data
LandInfo SRTM Digital Elevation Model. DEMs for most of the earth, excluding north and south polar regions.
Geology & Soil
Ontario
- Soils Data for Canada & Ontario
Contains Ontario soil surveys by county and seamless provincial soil coverage. Not all counties are available — see National Soils Database for other Ontario surveys and for soil surveys from other provinces.
- Bedrock Geology of Ontario (Available in the DRC in CD format)
This CD has seamless coverage of the geological map of Ontario and shows the distribution of bedrock units underlying Ontario. It illustrates geological rock types, major faults, granulite areas, iron formations and ike swarms. Legends, explanatory notes, metadata and details of the ArcView and CAD data sets are provided in Microsoft Word 97 and RTF file formats. - Physiography of Southern Ontario
Overview of glacial geology in Ontario. - NOTE: Bedrock of Geology of Ontario - Seamless Coverage and Surficial Geology of Southern Ontario are available for download from the DRC
Geospatial Data Explorer
To download geospatial data from off-campus users will first need to install CISCO IPSec VPN Access software available (a free download) from the University of Guelph CCS software distribution Web site. - Quaternary Geology of Ontario (Available in the DRC in CD format)
The data sets illustrate the general distribution of the various types of Quaternary sediments and the major landforms associated with them. Tills, glaciofluvial, glaciolacustrine, glaciomarine, fluvial, lacustrine and organic deposits are represented by 30 distinct geological uniteds illustrating the Quaternary stratigraphy of Ontario. Legends, explanatory notes, metadata and details of the ArcView and CAD data sets are provided in Microsoft Word 97 and RTF file formats. - Surficial Geology of Southern Ontario (Available in the DRC in CD format)
This data set is a GIS based geological map that shows the distribution and characteristics of surficial units across southern Ontario. The map illustrates surficial deposit types, material types, geological features (e.g. drumlins, eskers), general bedrock types and outcrop areas. The data used to generate the map was derived from Quaternary maps (mostly at a scale of 1:50,000).
Canada
- National Soils Database
Contains soil surveys by county for Ontario and other provinces.
World
- Global GIS Database
This product is a digital world atlas developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and published by the American Geological Institute. It consists of 7 regional CDs and is available in the Library by contacting the DRC.
Imagery
Aerial photography, orthoimagery, satellite imagery, etc.
Guelph
- City of Guelph Orthophotography 2010
Part of the SWOOP collection provided by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Orthoimagery in JPEG 2000 format.Available on CD in the DRC office. Contact for access. We are waiting for the 2010 SWOOP files to be made available through Scholars Geoportal.
- City of Guelph Orthophotography 2006
Part of the SWOOP collection provided by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Orthoimagery in Mr. Sid format.Search for and download the physiography data from the Data Resource Centre Geospatial Data Explorer.
Also available on CD-ROM. Resolution is 10 cm. Available in the Library by contacting the DRC.
(Note: to download geospatial data from off-campus users will first need to install CISCO IPSec VPN Access software available (a free download) from the University of Guelph CCS software distribution Web site.) - Grand River Geospatial Data Orthoimagery
Orthoimagery combines the characteristics of an aerial photograph with the geometric qualities of a map. Download is available on the GRCA website or from Data Resource Centre Geospatial Data Explorer by searching SWOOP.
Ontario
- Ontario Ortho Photographs 2002(First Base Solutions)
Ortho photos of Southern Ontario regions including Niagara/Greater Toronto Area and Lambton County. MrSid format. Flown 2002. - Southwestern Ontario Orthophotography Project 2006
Georeferenced orthoimages for South Western Ontario. Flown 2006. - City of Ottawa Air Photographs
Collection of colour photos flown 2005. Contact - Ontario Landsat 5 and Landsat 7
Ontario satellite images provided by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Canada
- CanImage (Download from Geobase)
A Landsat 7 orthoimage coverage of the entire Canadian landmass. Based on the National Topographic System (NTS) at the 1:50 000 scale. This product is distributed in GeoTIFF format. The spectral bands have a pixel size of 15 m. - Satellite Streetview
This product is an integrated dataset of ortho-rectified and seamless mosaiced QuickBird Satellite pan-sharperned data combined with CanMap streets.
World
- Global GIS Database
This product is a digital world atlas developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and published by the American Geological Institute. It consists of 7 regional CDs and is available in the Library by contacting the DRC. - GeoCover 1990 Landsat 4 & 5 Imagery
World coverage of Landsat satellite imagery from LandInfo Worldwide Mapping LLC. 1990 [609 images]. - Geocover 2000 Landsat 7 Imagery
World coverage of Landsat satellite imagery from LandInfo Worldwide Mapping LLC. 2000 [882 images].
Topography
Guelph
- City of Guelph Vector Data
Municipal vector data and orthoimagery.
Hamilton
- Vector data and orthophotography for the City of Hamilton
Contact the DRC for access at
London, City of
- Not available for download - Contact the DRC at for access.
Niagara Escarpment Plan
- NEC Digital Data and Maps
Please contact the DRC at
Ottawa
- City of Ottawa Geospatial Data
A compilation of GIS data and free viewer available at the City of Ottawa Web site. Use eMap to search by address, intersection, street segment or by facility. Interact with this Web-based software by zooming in and out, by adding additional layers of information or by printing the current view of the map.To use eMap you will require the Autodesk MapGuide viewer. You will be alerted if a download is required. Downloading the viewer is only required the first time you use the map.
This data is also available on CD in the DRC.
Toronto, City of
- toronto.ca/open
- Create a Request for geospatial data
Toronto Real Estate Board
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Polygon and census data for regions within the Toronto Real Estate Board
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Contact the DRC ( ) for access.
Ontario
- Built Boundaries
Ministry of Public Infrastructure - Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
Shapefiles for LHINs in Ontario - Ontario Base Maps
A series of topographical map tiles equivalent to Ontario Base maps in paper format. - Ontario Fundamental Base Data
Contains various GIS coverages. Most are the equivalent of features on topographic maps in the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Base Map Series. - Ontario Land Information Directory
140 layers of data in this datastore. Contact for access. - Ontario Road Network (ORN)
The ORN is a province-wide geo-referenced database that features information on the province's municipal roads, provincial highways, and resource and recreation roads. - Ontario Topo50
Available in the Library on CD. Contact for access. - Ontario Parcel Data
Parcel data contain boundaries, assigned civic addresses and identifiers such as assessment roll number (ARN) or property identification number (PIN). Parcel data is not available for download - Contact the DRC at for access.
Quebec
- Quebec Topo50
Available in the Library on CD. Contact for access.
Canada
- DMTI Canadian Geospatial Data
Publishes Canadian Geospatial Data. It includes street maps, census data and boundaries, postal geography, DEMs, topographic maps, and geocoding technology.- Canadian Atlas Map Bundle
- CanMap Water
- CanMap Street files
- Census Demographic Data & boundaries
- CanMap Route Logistics
- CanMap Parks & Recreation
- CanRail
- Clutter Data
- Digital Eleval Model Data
- Enhanced Points of Interest
- DMTI Postal Products
- Geopinpoint (Geocoding Addresses software)
- CanVec and National Topographic Data Base
Digital topographic data from the National Topographic Data Base. 1:50000 and 1:250000 scales. - Geopolitical Boundaries(Download from Geobase)
This vector product, whose three data sources are the International Boundary Commission, the Legal Surveys Division of Natural Resources Canada, and Statistics Canada, has been structured by the Centre for Topographic Information in Sherbrooke and clipped according to the National Topographic System (NTS). - Updated Road Network (Download ESRI shape files by province from Geobase
URN is based on the National Topographic Data Base Standards and Specifications. More accurate than the Road theme in NTDB files, and is continually updated. - CanMatrix (Download from Geogratis)
Scanned images covering Canada. Based on the National Topographic System (NTS) at the 1:50,000 scale. A re-production of the paper NTDB topographic maps.
World
- ESRI Data & Maps
Contain GIS files for the entire world. The files provide varying levels of geographic detail. The data set is divided into several categories: World Data, Canada, Europe, Mexico, U.S. Generalized, and U.S. Detailed. - Global GIS Database
This product is a digital world atlas developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and published by the American Geological Institute. It consists of 7 regional CDs and is available in the Library by contacting the DRC. - LandInfo Vector Maps
VMAP (Vector Map Level 0) World coverage of many topographic map themes. - Tactical Pilotage Charts
Coloured topographic / aeronautic maps, scanned and georeferenced.
Watershed
- Great Lakes Bathymetric Data
Bathymetry of Lake Ontario; Lake Erie and Lakes St. Clair and Ontario; and Lake Michigan. Available in the Library on CD by contacting the DRC. - Grand River Conservation Authority
The Grand River Conservation Authority Watershed Data covers the entire watershed and provides information on a wide variety of subjects including boundaries, surface drainage, water quality, wetlands, soils, and more. Available in the Library by contacting the DRC. - Ontario Flow Assessment Techniques
Waterbasin data for Ontario. Used for automatic watershed delineation and hydrologic modelling. Library holds Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior and Moose River basins. Available in the Library by contacting the DRC. - Water Resources Information Project
Waterstream and watershed data from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Data Access
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