{"id":4272,"date":"2025-08-27T13:50:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/?page_id=4272"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:02:29","slug":"thematic-paper-maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/geodata\/papermaps\/thematic-paper-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Thematic Paper Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0<strong>thematic map<\/strong>\u00a0is a special purpose map portraying information on a single topic or a set of topics. It may feature cultural information, such as population, or physical information, such as annual rainfall. A thematic map often contains generalized data and information is simplified to make the map easier to read.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the thematic map series in the collection:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Property Data Maps:<\/b>\u00a0Call # G3464.T7 G46 S1 T6 to G3464.T7 G46 S2 2007 T6\n<ul>\n<li>These maps display property locations and boundaries for a given area. They contain attributes such as tax roll number, street code, streets, roads, buildings, drainage, spot elevation and more. TMU Library has a collection of these maps for years 1978, 1985, 1991, 1999, 2003 and 2007<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/geo2.scholarsportal.info\/#\">Scholars GeoPortal\u00a0<\/a>contains Property data maps for the City of Toronto in pdf, dwg and shape format for 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Toronto Photomaps:<\/b>\u00a0Call # G3464.T7 A4 1981 T68 to G3464.T7 A4 1997 T68\n<ul>\n<li>These are photography maps of the former Metropolitan Toronto (now the City of Toronto). The TMU Library has these maps for the following years: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994 and 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Census Maps:<\/b>\u00a0Call # G3464.T69 E25 1976.S73 to G3464.T69 E25 2001 C35\n<ul>\n<li>Census Tract (CT), Enumeration Area (EA) and Dissemination Area (DA) maps are published by Statistics Canada. A Census Tract is a geographical area defined by Statistics Canada and usually having a population between 2500 and 8000. An Enumeration Area (pre-2001 terminology) and a Dissemination area (post-1996 terminology) is a much smaller area containing one or more neighbouring blocks.<\/li>\n<li>The TMU Library has CT maps for CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) Toronto for 1976 onwards. Search the library catalogue for call numbers.<\/li>\n<li>Enumeration Area Maps are available for the individual metropolitan municipalities of Toronto for the 1991 Census.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/ca-ra2006\/reference_map-carte-eng.htm\">Reference maps<\/a>\u00a0for Census Tracts and Dissemination Areas for 2006 Census are available online via Statistic Canada\u2019s website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Ontario Base Maps (OBM)<\/b>: Call # G3460 1969.R69 to G3461.J3\n<ul>\n<li>The OBMs cover the province at scales of 1:20,000 in Northern Ontario and 1:10,000 in Southern Ontario. A complete set is available on microfiche. These maps contains the geographical references of the topographic, cultural and cadastral features of Ontario, such as hydrography, vegetation, transportation, buildings and parks.<\/li>\n<li>The TMU Library has a very small collection of printed OBMs.<\/li>\n<li>The Ministry of Natural Resources provides Ontario Base Maps (<abbr title=\"Ontario Base Maps\">OBM<\/abbr>s) which cover most of Ontario. OBMs in GIS file format can be accessed via the Scholars GeoPortal <a href=\"https:\/\/geo2-scholarsportal-info.ezproxy.lib.torontomu.ca\/#r\/details\/_uri@=2827010960&amp;_add:true_nozoom:true\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Soil Maps<\/b>: Call # G3461.J3 svar. C36 (1-63)\n<ul>\n<li>These maps illustrate the general location of soils in a given area of Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Reports and maps also can be found by searching the library catalogue.<\/li>\n<li>There is not a soil map for the city of Toronto but related maps including one for the \u2018Quaternary geology of Toronto and surrounding area, southern Ontario\u2019 can be download via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo2-scholarsportal-info.ezproxy.lib.torontomu.ca\/#r\/details\/_uri@=1814496924\">Scholars GeoPortal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0thematic map\u00a0is a special purpose map portraying information on a single topic or a set of topics. It may feature cultural information, such as population, or physical information, such as annual rainfall. 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