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Built Boundary for the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

Description:

GIS files were received from Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal on May 9, 2008. The data reflects what was built and on the ground when the Growth Plan came into effect in June 2006 and is an important implementation and monitoring tool for the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The built boundary will allow the province and others to measure intensification and redevelopment within the built-up area. The built  boundary was released in its final form on April 2, 2008, along with the methodology used to derive it.

The dataset provided to the Map Library includes:

Boundary for the Growth of Greater Golden Horsehoe
  City of Barrie County of Brant Region of Halton

City of Brantford

County of Dufferin Region of Niagara

City of Guelph

County of Haldemand Region of Peel
City of Hamilton 		County of Northhumberland Region of Waterloo

City of Kawartha Lakes

County of Peterborough
Region of York

City of Orillia

County of Wellington
Simcoe County
City of Peterborough
Greater Golden Horseshoe
 
City of Toronto
Region of Durham 		 

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

These data sets is available in UTM. zone 17 co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD 83. These data are stored as ESRI shapefiles. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Map Library has access to a number of conversion utilities.

Data Access:

In order to access these data sets, please visit the Map Library Reference Desk during reference hours.  Library reference staff are available to provide further information about these data sets and to deliver data upon request.

Data Manipulation:

There are public workstations in the Map Library 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:

Citation:

Hamilton Boundary File for City of Hamilton [2008 computer file], Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal.

city of hamilton

 

, Library Assistant
February 25, 2009