Scholars Geo Portal
Ontario university consortium geoportal offering 5,000+ vector layers (land cover, transportation, boundaries, etc.) and 3 million aerial images dating back to the 1920s.
Who can use it? TMU students, faculty, and staff (sign in with your my.torontomu.ca credentials). Open data layers are available to the general public.
Popular data:
- City of Toronto property data maps and ortho mosaics
- DMTI CanMap national data coverage
- Census of Canada cartographic and digital boundary files
- Ontario environmental data layers and historical aerial photography – obtained from the Ontario GeoHub (formerly Land Information Ontario)
- Historical topographic maps – Learn more about the Historical Topographic Map Digitization Project.
- Search by keyword or zoom in on the interactive map
- Use the “Download” button to access data via custom boundary or geographical area of interest.
- Download ready-to-use data, including shapefiles, geo databases, TIFF files and many more.
- Tip: Use the “Browse by Subject” option (e.g., transportation, imagery) to narrow results quickly.
Need help? Use the Scholars GeoPortal guide or register for a workshop.
Simply Analytics
A web based mapping and data analysis platform that lets you create interactive thematic maps, tables, and charts from prominent Canadian and U.S data providers including, demographic variables, consumer spending, psychographics (PRIZM), and business counts. Data providers include Environics Analytics Group, Inc., Dun and Bradstreet Canada, and the U.S Census Bureau.
Who can use it? Current TMU students, faculty, and staff.
Best for tasks
- Extracting census data, demographics estimates and household spending in tabular or GIS ready (shapefile) format
- Accessing business location data
- Intuitive thematic map creation
- Rapid market area or neighbourhood profiling
- Comparing demographic trends across custom trade areas or census zones
Open Data Portals
Below is a list of the most commonly used open data portals by the TMU community. For a more extensive list, visit our Open Data Portals page.
- Open Data Toronto – The official source for Toronto open data from City divisions and agencies.
- Geospatial Ontario – Find, access and share Ontario geographic data.
- OpenStreetMap – A download server that provides data extracts (representing small regions of the world) from the OpenStreetMap project.
- Census of Canada boundary files – Canadian cartographic and digital census boundaries.
- Government of Canada Open Data – Links to various Canadian geoportals and tools.