Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Acres Landsat 7 Mosaic of Australia










Two distinct Ortho-rectified Mosaics of Australia. Mosaics are 25 pixel resolution and comprised from 369 satellite scenes taken between July 1999 and September 2000.

Friday, November 12, 2010

City of Toronto Municipal Data 2010


This dataset was received from the City of Toronto's Geospatial Competency Centre in September 2010 and provides complete coverage for the City of Toronto.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Proposed Light Rail Transit Route and Stations for Waterloo/ Kitchener/ Cambridge


Received from the Region, shapefiles for the proposed LRT route and stations for the Region.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

2010 Niagara Regional Data

This data covers the entire Niagara Region and was received from the Niagara Region Authority in April, 2010. The information is current as of March 2010.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Map Library is conducting a survey to better serve you

The Map Library is conducting a survey to find out how we can better serve your needs. If you have used the Map Library’s GIS services in the past year (maps, data, website, workshops), please consider filling out our survey, or stop by the library for a paper copy. As a sign of appreciation, we will be drawing $25.00 and $10.00 gift cards for the bookstore in mid-November.

The survey can be accessed at http://fluidsurveys.com/s/maplibrary/

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

2006 Orthomosaic for Niagara Region - 1 metre resolution


Received Orthomosaic for entire Niagare Region, including all twelve municipalities. The resolution is 1 metre.






Thursday, August 12, 2010

Workshops Offered in the Fall of 2010

http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/locations/umd/digital/EventSchedule.html


SimplyMap Canada: Intro to the new deomographic and business tool (Friday September 24th, 4:30 - 6:00)

Google Earth Sketchup: Intro to 3D Model Building (Monday September 27th, 3:30 - 5:00)

Building Digital Elevation Models (DEM) in ArcGIS (Monday October 4th, 3:30 - 5:00)

Introduction to ArcGIS Products: ArcMap and ArcExplorer (Friday October 15th, 2:30 - 4:30)

Geo-Abstract: Creating Your Own Catrographic Art (Monday, November 15th, 3:30 - 5:00)







Friday, July 23, 2010

RMSI Global data for the city cores of Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver

Recieved on May 31st, RMSI Global data for the city cores of Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. Data package includes 3-D building heights, points of interest (banks, bus stations, cinema's, musems, etc.) and clutter data (roads, railways, airstrips, lakes and streams).

Friday, June 11, 2010

Extended RMSI data for NorthYork, East and West Toronto

On May 31st, the Map Library received extended RMSI coverage for Toronto, east and west of the downtown core and also North York.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

1952 Airphotos - Southern Kitchener, Preston and Hespeler


1952 airphotos (1:11,500 scale) covering southern Kitchener, Preston and Hespeler.


1949 Airphotos - Waterloo, Kitchener, Preston and Galt


1949 airphotos (1:12,500 scale) from the Ministry of Natural Resources, covering Waterloo, Kitchener, Preston and Galt.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

SimplyMap Canada

The Map Library has a subscription to SimplyMap Canada. SimplyMap Canada is user friendly and lets you create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data.

Friday, April 30, 2010

International Travel Maps - Free for the taking.

Free travel maps for anyone who wants them. Countries include: Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde, Malaysia, Eastern Canada, Niger, Swaziland, Montevideo, among others.......

Come to the Map Library to claim.

They have all now been taken. Bon voyage!

Monday, April 12, 2010

Regional Municipality of Waterloo (RMOW): updated Single Line Street Network


Received updated single street network for RMOW with the same rich attribute information as previous versions.


Monday, March 15, 2010

New Vancouver Municipal Data


















New Data downloaded from the City of Vancouver site: http://data.vancouver.ca/ .
New files include: building footprints, lots, bikeways, heritage sites, traffic signals, etc.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

City of Hamilton: 2010 vector data


Updated 2010 vector data for the City of Hamilton. Also received new files for transit routes, bus stops, parcels, bikeways and sidewalks.


Friday, March 5, 2010

City of Hamilton : 2007 colour Orthomosaic


This 1 metre resolution 2007 colour Orthomosaic covers the entire City of Hamilton.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

City of Toronto Municipal Vector Data 2009


This 2009 vector data covers the entire City of Toronto and was downloaded from the City of Toronto's open data website: http://www.toronto.ca/open.


Monday, January 25, 2010

Vancouver: Orthoimagery 2008

This 10 cm resolution, colour orthoimagery covers the entire City of Vancouver and was downloaded from the City of Vancouver's website: http://data.vancouver.ca/.













City of Vancouver: Vector Data



Data was downloaded from the City of Vancouver's website: http://data.vancouver.ca/ and was compiled between 2002 - 2009.










Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Regional Municipality of Waterloo (RMOW): updated Single Line Street Network


On January 15, 2010 the Map Library received an updated Single Line Street Network for RMOW with the same rich attribute information as previous versions.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Ontario Road Network: 2010 update


Received updated 2010 Ontario Road Network, from Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

DMTI Spatial: 2009 data updates


Received new updates (as of March 2009) for CanMap RouteLogistics, CanMap Water, CanMap Parks, CanMap Rail, Canadian Atlas, Neighbourhood Boundaries, Platinum Postal Codes and Enhanced Points of Interest (EPOI).