This resource includes black and white Digital Orthoimages of the City of Kitchener taken in 1997. These images were provided by the City of Kitchener. For coverage, see the index below. This photography was flown on 11 April 1997. Photo scale is 1:8,000. Resolution is 12 cm; accuracy is +/- 70 cm.
This data set is available in UTM co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD27. These data are stored as MrSID image files. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities.
These images are also available in ERDAS Imagine format. This format is found only on CD-ROM: call number is G3464.K7A4 1997 .K7x in UMD Controlled Access. The index map for this format is printed on the CD case.
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.
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.
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.
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 Kitchener 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.
The City of Kitchener Digital Orthophotos 1997 [computer file]. Kitchener, Ontario: City of Kitchener Department of Information Services, [1997].
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