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City of London Municipal Data

Description:

This vector data resource provides topographic and planning information for the City of London, Ontario. This information was delivered to the Library by the City of London in 2003 with updates and additional features received in April 2007.  The resource includes the following vector coverages.

Data Resources for the City of London
Access way
Golf Courses
Roads
Assessment Parcels
Hedge Rows

Runway (airport)

 
Airports
Marsh/Fens
Settling Basins
Billboards (Freestanding)
Mast
Shoreline
Bridges
Overhead Walkway
Sidewalks
Buildings
Pipeline (above ground)
Steps
City Boundary
Property Parcels
Single Line Street Network
Contours (1 meter interval)
  
Parking Lots
Street Names
Contours (5 meter interval)
Petroleum Tank
Tanks
Culverts
Piles
Towers (hydro)
Dock/Warf
Pits
Trails
Double Line Street Network (2003)
Public Swimming Pools
Transmission Lines
Electrical Substation
Racetrack
Trees/Wooded areas/Vegetation
Electrical Tower
Railway line
Utility Poles
Falls
Rapids
Walls
Fences
Retaining Walls
Water
Flow Arrows
Rivers/Streams

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

This data set is available in UTM co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD 83 UTM zone 17. 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. The City of London 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:

The City of London Municipal Data [computer file]. London, Ontario: The City of London, [2006].

Sample View of the Data:

London Municipal Data

Image is showing Buildings, Water, Vegetation, Streets and Railway.

, Library Assistant
May 25, 2012