SOLRIS: Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System
The Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System (SOLRIS) is a landscape-level inventory of natural, rural and urban areas. Version 1_1 covering the GTA was released in 2007. Version 1_2 is now available for GTA plus part of southwestern Ontario.
SOLRIS was developed to support landscape-scale planning initiatives in southern Ontario such as Source Water Protection, Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Spaces, and State of Resources Reporting. The SOLRIS inventory is a compilation of data from various sources including topographic maps, aerial photos and satellite imagery. Computer modelling, visual interpretation and field validation were used to create a seamless inventory for Southern Ontario.
Inventory categories include, for example, shorelines, tallgrass savanah, coniferous forest, swamp, built-up area, and so on. A total of 23 categories.
Choice of shapefile and ESRI grid formats. Coordinate system: UTM zone 17, NAD83. Mapping of southern Ontario is due for completion in 2008.
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