City of Waterloo Orthophoto 2003

Description:

This data resource consists of 32 georeferenced Tiff orthoimages covering the City of Waterloo. For the image index and additional information on this set of 32 orthoimages, please consult the Waterloo 2003 image index. These orthoimages have been compressed and are also available as one orthomosaic. Aerial photography was flown on April 26th, 2003, and then scanned to digital format. Pixel resolution is 10 cm. The orthoimages were provided to the Library by the City of Waterloo in June 2004.

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

These orthoimages are stored in georeferenced Tiff image format and are available in UTM co-ordinates; horizontal datum is NAD83. 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 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.

Citation:

The City of Waterloo Digital Orthoimages [computer file]. Waterloo, Ontario: Information Systems, [2003].

Sample View of the Data:

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June 6, 2012

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