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DMTI Spatial CanMap Streetfiles

Description:

This product from DMTI Spatial provides a detailed road and highway network for all of Canada. This data is current as of October 2011. This resource features over 1.4 million kilometers of street networks. Please see the DMTI Spatial web resource for more information on these datasets. A sample list of available coverages can be seen in the table below.

Streets Datasets (available by province)
Expressways Casements (exc1) Major Roads Casements (mrc1)
Primary Highways Casements (hpc1) Municipality Boundaries (mun)
Major Roads and Highways (hrd) Roads (rds)
Secondary Highways Casements (hsc1) Elevation Nodes (ren)
Highways (hwy) Ferry Route (rte)
Canada\USA Roads Linkages (lnk) Trails Casements (tlc1)
Local Roads Casements (lrc1) Highway Exits (xit)

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

This data set is available in geographic (lat/long) co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD 83. These data are stored as Esri shapefiles. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities.

Data Access:

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.

Data Manipulation:

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.

Data Output:

This image 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. DMTI Spatial should 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:

DMTI CanMap Streetfiles [computer file]. Markham, Ontario: DMTI Spatial Inc. , [2011].

Sample View of the Data:

London Area Roads


, Library Assistant
May 24, 2012