BEST PRACTICES IN CITATION OF CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS

The Bibliographic Control Committee (BCC) of the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) is proud to announce the launch of its major guide to the citation of cartographic materials and geospatial resources.  It covers 27 different basic forms with 3 - 5 examples of each form and will be a valuable tool and resource for map and spatial database users.

It's available from the ACMLA at:


http://www.acmla.org/docs/ACMLA_BestPracticesCitations.pdf

Evolution of the Kitchener-Waterloo Street Network

This video, created by the Geospatial Centre in the Dana Porter Library, uses Google Earth to display the street network evolution in the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo from 1955 to the present.

 

The Region of Peel: Open Data

The Region of Peel has recently launched an Open Data site. The site includes information on Demographics, Facilities and Structures Transportations data etc. Formats available are CSV, XML, KMZ and SHP.

Atlas of Suburbanism

Geospatial Centre provided data for the Atlas of Suburbanism project. This project makes publicly available research and data analysis of Canada’s changing cities with an explicit focus on suburbanization; and as such serves as a portal to create dialogue and share data analysis of suburbanization in Canada. The Atlas is an output from the Global Suburbanisms research project: A SSHRC funded Major Collaborative Research Initiative, lead by Roger Keil at the City Institute, York University.


http://env-blogs.uwaterloo.ca/atlas/

Aggregate Site Authorized - LIO

Received May 18th. this shapefile lists the locations of all licenced and permitted pits and quarries, administered under the Aggregate Resources Act of Ontario. The mapped extents represent the licenced or permitted boundary of the aggregate site.

Evolution of the Main Campus of the University of Waterloo

This video, created by the Geospatial Centre in the Dana Porter Library, uses Google Earth to display the evolution of the main campus from day one to the present. The first part begins with an aerial photo timeline. From there, a 2D display of the building footprints within Ring Road illustrates the building codes with their associated year of construction, from the Grad House (created in 1925) to the Quantum Nano Centre (set to open Fall 2012). A 3D rendering of the building footprints demonstrates the interactive navigation of Google Earth. Finally, a 3D model of the Dana Porter Library displays the usage of Google Earth with Google Sketch-Up.