Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

Description:

This data resource show subway and bus routes, as well as subway stations for the city of Toronto. This data were provided to the Geospatial Centre by the TTC in October 2003 and is current as of January 2003.

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

These datasets 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.

Data Access:

In order to access these data sets, please visit the Geospatial Centre during regular 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 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.

Data Output:

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.

Use Restrictions/Licensing/Copyright:

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 City of Toronto should be acknowledged on any derivative product, such as a map or an image.

Citation:

Toronto Transit System [computer file]. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Transit Commission. [2003].

Sample View of the Data:

Toronto Transit System - TTC

, Library Assistant
June 4, 2012

Maps • Geospatial Centre