This data resource provides topographic and planning information for the City of Brampton, Ontario and was received with orthophoto imagery from the City of Brampton on July 4, 2008. All datasets are 2007 except zoning and single line streets, both of which are June 2008. Landuse is not current since it has not yet been approved by the City.
The resource includes the following vector coverages.
Data Resources for the City of Brampton |
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bridges |
hydrants | roads (double- line) |
buildings |
hydrology |
sidewalks |
catch basins (i.e.grates) |
hydro-poles |
streets (single-line) |
contours (1 metre) |
manholes |
telecom towers |
curbs, sidewalks, painted lines |
Official Plan landuse |
turn arrows (left, right, straight through) |
fences |
parking lots |
wooded areas |
| guard rails | railway | zoning |
This data set is available in UTM co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD 83 UTM zone 17. Data are stored as Esri shapefiles. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Map Library has access to a number of conversion utilities.
In order to access this data set, please visit the Geospatial Centre Reference Desk during reference hours. Library reference staff are available to provide further information about these data sets and to deliver data upon request. Under the terms of the Library's license agreement, these data sets are for use by students, faculty, and staff at the University of Waterloo only.
There are public workstations in the Geospatial Centre that provide access to both ArcGIS and ArcView software programs, program extensions and data manipulation utilities. Patrons may use the GIS and image processing software in the library to view and manipulate the data. UW faculty, students and staff may copy these data to other media (for example: CD, DVD or Zip disc) for use elsewhere.
These data may be exported from ArcGIS in a choice of bitmapped formats (also known as raster graphics) including JPG, TIFF, GIF, and BMP or in a choice of vector graphics formats including AI, EPS, SVG or PDF. Yet another option is printing the image on the library's colour printer.
These data are provided for personal use for academic, research, and/or teaching purposes. Library staff will ask patrons to read and sign a data release agreement before these licensed data can be released. The City of Brampton must be acknowledged on any derivative product, whether printed or electronic, including for example, a printed map, a raster or vector graphic, a web-based application, etc. Patrons are advised to fully respect the provisions of Canada's Copyright Act as well as terms and conditions imposed by the data provider.
The City of Brampton Municipal Data [computer file]. Brampton, Ontario: The City of Brampton, [2008].
