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City of Brampton Orthophotos 2008

Description:

This data resource, consiting of more than 1,300 georeferenced orthoimages, was provided to the Geospatial Centre by the City of Brampton on 4th of July 2008. These full colour images were flown in early April 2008 and have 10 cm pixel resolution. Average file size is 3.5 MB.

The City also provided municipal vector data to the library.

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

These images are available in UTM zone 17 co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD 83. Images are stored as compressed MrSID images. 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 between the hours of 9:30am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:30pm, Monday to Friday, in Environmental Studies 1, Room 246. 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:

There are public workstations in the Geospatial Centre that provide access to GIS software, program extensions and data manipulation utilities. Patrons may use the GIS software in the library to view and manipulate the data. UW faculty, students and staff may copy these data to other media (Zip disk or CD-R) for use elsewhere.

Data Output:

These images 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 or image may be printed on the library's colour printers.

Use Restrictions/Licensing/Copyright:

This resource is provided for academic, research, teaching, and personal use only. A data release agreement must be signed before the data is delivered. The City of Brampton should be acknowledged on any derivative product, such as a map or an image.

Citation:

The City of Brampton Digital Orthophotos [computer file]. Brampton, Ontario: The City of Brampton, [2008].

Sample View of the Data:

City of Brampton Orthophoto

, Library Assistant
May 18, 2012