National Capital Region Topographic and Recreational Data

Description:

This vector data resource provides topographic and recreational information for the area encompassed by the National Capital Region including the Gatineau Park area. This data set was originally received from the National Capital Commission in 1998. In 2002 the author of the series was changed from the NCC to the City of Ottawa. Current datasets are available at two different scales: 1:2,000 (feature code list) and 1:10,000. The larger-scale layers provide coverage of the urbanized area within the City of Ottawa and are dated 2004. The smaller scale layers cover the entire City of Ottawa and are current (i.e., 2008).

The layers in the 2004/ 2008 datasets include:

Data Resources for National Capital Region (including the Gatineau Park area)
Accessway	Hydrographic features/ ditch/ flooded land/ marsh/ ponds/ rapids/ shorelines/ water spot heights
Address Points	Hypographic features/ culverts/ dams/ docks/locks & lock gates/ reservoir
Airport/ Runways	Laneways
Antennas	Major Routes
Barriers and Walls	Major Water Features
Billboards	Municipal Drains
Bridges	National Capital Region Boundary
Buildings	Parking lots
Bus stops	Picnic Areas
City Boundaries	Railways
City Facilities (Landmarks)	Recreational Paths and Trails
Contours (5m interval)	Roads/ Streets (current and proposed)
Decks	Sidewalks
Driveways	Site Camping
Earthworks/ area under contruction/ embankment fill	Tile Drained Fields
Forest boundaries	Towns
Game Boundary 1973	Trails
Gatineau Park Boundary	Tree lines
Gatineau Park Belvedere	Vegetation
Greenbelt Boundary	Water Lines
Gatineau Park Contours (10m interval)	Water Polygons
Greenbelt Sectors	Wooded Lines
Hydro Lines

The title of the 1998 data resource in Primo, our discovery tool and library catalogue, is Vector files of the National Capital Region (NCR) [computer file].

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

These data sets are available in Modified Transverse Mercator (MTM) zone 9, NAD83 co-ordinate system. 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 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 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:

These images 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 Ottawa 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 National Capital Region Topographic and Recreation Data [computer file]. Ottawa, Ontario: The city of Ottawa, [2008].

Sample View of the Data:

National Capital Region : Vector Data

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May 30, 2012

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