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City of Cambridge Municipal Data

 

Description:

This vector data resource provides topographic, planning, and recreation information for the area encompassed by the City of Cambridge. With the exception of contours, this dataset was provided to the Geospatial Centre from the City of Cambridge in March, 2008. Contour vector data was provided to the Geospatial Centre from the City of Cambridge in 2006. 

DTM data was created in 2006 and provided to the Geospatial Centre from the City of Cambridge in April 2008. For access to the individual tiles, please consult the index to determine the tile identifiers for the area(s) that interests you. 

In August 2012, the Geospatial Centre received updates to the City of Cambridge dataset. In addition, new building footprint and landuse files were also received.

Data Resources for the City of Cambridge

Address points

Landmarks; Police, Firestations, Churches, Schools, etc. Streets with address ranges
Boundaries: municipality, neighbourhood, polling districts Land Use (Agriculture, Commercial, Community Core Area, Industrial, Institutional, Open Space, Residential Surface Waters
Building Footprint Official Plan (industrial, commercial, residential, agricultural, open space) Trails
City Blocks Parcels Wards
Contours Parks Zoning (residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial)
DTM Sanitation: Liftstations, Manholes, Pipes  
Heritage Properties Storm Management: Catchbasins, inlets, outlets, Manholes, etc.  

 

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

These data sets are available in UTM co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD 83. They are stored in Shapefile format.   Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities. 

Data Access:

In order to access these data sets, 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.

Data Manipulation and Storage:

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 for use elsewhere.

Data Output:

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, and SVG.  Yet another option is PDF. 

Use Restrictions/Licensing/Copyright:

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 Cambridge 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.

Citation:

City of Cambridge Municipal Data [computer file]. Cambridge, Ontario: City of Cambridge, [2012]. 

Sample View of Ortho and Vector Data:

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, Library Assistant

December 18, 2012

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