This vector data resource provides municipal planning information for the Region of Waterloo. The data sets were delivered to the Library by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in January 2001.
In July, 2008 the Map Library received Traffic Zones (2006) from the region. The shape file contains the following attributes for each traffic zone: House holds in 2004/ 2005, Total population 2004/ 2005, Total employment in 2001/ 2004/ 2005 and Post secondary students in 2005.
A Traffic Zone or a TAZ is a zone that is used within the Region's Transportation Forecast Model for the purposes of assigning trips to and from each zone to the Region's transportation network. Each zone has a population and employment and trips are generated based on these numbers. The trips generated are then assigned to the road network and traffic forecasts are created.
On February 19, 2009 the Map Library received an update to the GRT routes and stops datasets. These two ESRI shapefiles show bus routes and stops in Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge.
On February 23, 2009 the Map Library received a new shape file that lists Traffic Signals at all interesections within the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
On May 8, 2009 the Map Library received a new shape file for Single Line Street Network which is accurate as of April 2009. Attribute information includes: street name, alternate name, municipality, address ranges, ramp (y/n), one way or two, speed limit , number of lanes, cross streets and salting.
On October 13, 2009 the Map Library received an updated Single Line Street Network with the same rich attribute information as the previous version received on May 8, 2009.
Vector Data coverages are listed in the table below.
| Municipal planning information for the Region of Waterloo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Address points | Ponds | Waterloo Moraine |
| Environmentally Sensitive Protected Areas | Grand River Transit: bus routes and stops | |
Traffic Zones: (house hold ; dwellings, population, employment, post secondary students) |
Single Line Street Network | |
| LandUse Owner Parcels | Traffic Signals | |
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 Map Library has access to a number of conversion utilities.
In order to access this data set, 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. 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 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.
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 Regional Municipality of Waterloo 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
Regional Municipality of Waterloo Streets and Planning Data [computer file]. Kitchener, Ontario: Regional Municipality of Waterloo, [2009].
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