The library provides access to a large collection of numerical, statistical and geospatial data at the local, provincial, national, and international level. We have a strong collection of Canadian data.
Our datasets cover data a wide range of topics such as:
- Agriculture
- Census
- Environment
- Finance
- Health
- Public opinion
- Socio-economic
Numerical and statistical data
We recommend odesi as a top source for numerical data.
University of Guelph research data repositories
The University of Guelph research data repositories host data produced and shared by University of Guelph researchers:
- The Agri-environmental Research Data Repository is a repository for agricultural and environmental research data.
- The University of Guelph Research Data Repository is a repository for all other research data.
Learn more about our open access repositories.
Geospatial (map) data
We recommend odesi and Scholars GeoPortal as top sources for geospatial data.
Maps in the library collection
We have a small collection of physical maps, including:
- Canadian topographic mpas
- Historic fire insurance plans for Canadian cities (1800s to mid-1900s)
- Historic Canadia air photos
- Ontario soil surveys
- Historic Ontario atlases
- Local Guelph maps
Search Omni to find our digital and physical maps. You can narrow down your search using this trick:
For example, search "Canada" for maps of Canada. Use the "Resource Type" filter on the left side of the page in Omni to narrow down your search to "Maps".
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