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SOLRIS Land Use Data

Description:

The Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System (SOLRIS) is a landscape-level inventory of natural, rural and urban areas. Version 1.1 covering the GTA was released in 2007. Version 1.2 was released in in Nov.-Dec. 2007. In April 2008 , the Geospatial Centre Library received updates to version 1.2, with landcover coverage for all of Southwestern Ontario, Central Ontario, and Eastern Ontario.

SOLRIS was developed to support landscape-scale planning initiatives in southern Ontario such as Source Water Protection, Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Spaces, and State of Resources Reporting. The SOLRIS inventory is a compilation of data from various sources including topographic maps, aerial photos and satellite imagery. Computer modelling, visual interpretation and field validation were used to create a seamless inventory for Southern Ontario.

There are a total of 23 categories in the Solris Data; examples include: forests, built-up areas and plantations.

SOLRIS Inventory Categories
Alvar Forest: Coniferous/ Dediduous/ Mixed Plantations:  Tree/Cultivated
Bog Hedge Rows Swamp
Built-up area: Impervious/ Pervious Marsh Tallgrass:Savannah/ Woodland/ Open Prairie
Extraction Open Cliff and Talus Transportation
Fen Open Water  

 

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

This resource is available in shapefile and Esri grid formats. The shape file coordinate system is in MNR Lambert Conformal Conic. Esri grid coordinate system is in UTM zone 17, NAD 83 and UTM zone 18, NAD83.  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:

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 data may be exported from the GIS software as a bitmapped image (e.g., jpg) or may be printed as a map view using one of the library's colour printers.

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 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 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:

Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System (SOLRIS) Land Use Data. Toronto, Ontario: The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 2008.

Sample View of the Data:

solris

, Library Assistant
June 1, 2012