This data resource is provided by the Ontario Geological Survey and shows general bedrock (iron formations, kimberlites, dikes, etc.) and quaternery geology (dunes, hummocky terrain, etc.) for all of Ontario. This represents data collected from 1950-1988. A more in depth level of data is provided for select 1:50,000 nts map sheet areas; 40p1, 40p2, and 40p7-10. This level of data contains information on specific primary material, secondary material, veneer, carbon content, age, provenance, and formation.
This physiography data covers Southern Ontario and is based on the Chapman and Putnam survey of the 1950's, with minor revisions in 1984. For more information please consult the book entitled: The Physiography of Southern Ontario by L J Chapman and D F Putnam, 2nd edition (Toronto, 1973) located in the Geospatial Centre, GB132 .O5C4 1973 or The Physiography of Southern Ontario by L J Chapman and D F Putnam, 3rd edition (Toronto, 1984) located in the Geospatial Centre, CA2ONM 1784S02.
These data sets are available in UTM 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.
In order to access these data sets, please visit the Geospatial Centre Reference Desk between the hours of 9:30am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:30pm, Monday to Friday, Dana Porter Library. 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. Some geological data is provided on-line by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
There are public workstations in the Geospatial Centre that provide access to GIS software, program extensions and data manipulation utilities. Patrons may use the GIS software in the library to view and manipulate the data. UW faculty, students and staff may copy these data to other media (Zip disk or CD-R) for use elsewhere.
These data may be exported from the GIS software as a bitmapped image (e.g., jpg) or may be printed as a map view using one of the library's colour printers.
This material is provided for academic, research, teaching, and personal use only. A data release agreement must be signed before the data is delivered. The Ontario Geologic Survey should be acknowledged on any derivative product, such as a map or an image.
Ontario Geologic Survey [computer file]. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Geologic Survey, [1988].
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