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Geospatial Data Access<\/h4>\n

Search and Download Geospatial Data Resources available through the Geospatial Map & Data Centre<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended Resources<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n

Visit the webpage dedicated to Toronto Data Resources<\/a> for a list of frequently downloaded datasets used in Urban and Regional Planning applications<\/strong> including Property Data Maps, Land Parcels, Surface Contours, Aerial\/orthophotography, and Building Heights data.<\/p>\n

Scholars GeoPortal<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Access and visualize geospatial data used in Urban & Regional Planning such as landuse data and the Ontario Road Network (ORN). Hint<\/strong>: Connect to Scholars GeoPortal and browse the following categories: Land use and planning, Transportation networks, Census and administrative boundaries, and Imagery, basemaps, and land cover.<\/p>\n

Land Information Ontario (LIO) Inventory \u2013 Data Access<\/a>
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DMTI Spatial Inc \u2013 SMART Program Data Products<\/a> (access via the GMDC Inventory<\/a> and Scholars GeoPortal<\/a>)
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Census Data and Mapping Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

Data Sources for Urban and Regional Planning \u2013 Public Access<\/h4>\n

Toronto Open Data<\/a> – Search by Keyword or Browse by Subject Heading<\/p>\n

Open Data in Canada \u2013 Provinicial & Municipal Data Portals<\/a> \u2013 Canada\u2019s provincial and municipal Open Data sites that have been created to release freely available open data in Canada.<\/p>\n

Canadian GIS & Geomatics \u2013 Free Data<\/a> \u2013 Includes links to National, Provincial, and Municipal Open Geospatial Data portals, Fee based Geospatial Data, and online web mapping applications.<\/p>\n

City of Toronto Zoning Consultation Map<\/a><\/p>\n

City of Toronto Building Construction Date Map<\/a><\/p>\n

City of Toronto Zoning By-Law Maps (1156-2010) – PDF Format<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Community Health Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles \u2013 Demographics<\/a><\/p>\n

Wellbeing Toronto (WbT)<\/a><\/p>\n

City of Toronto Archives<\/a><\/p>\n

Historical Maps of Toronto<\/a><\/p>\n

USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer<\/a><\/p>\n

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ArcGIS Desktop Student Edition
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Students and Faculty in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning may Request ONE<\/strong> copy of ArcGIS Desktop \u2013 Student Edition<\/a> software for academic use (teaching, research, educational purposes). Commercial use of the software is prohibited.<\/p>\n

ESRI Virtual Campus Course Access
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Step 1: Select course(s) from the following list: ESRI Virtual Campus Courses<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 2: Complete request form to access course codes:\u00a0 Request ESRI Virtual Campus Courses<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended Courses for Urban & Regional Planning:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10)<\/a><\/p>\n

Building Models for GIS Analysis Using ArcGIS<\/a><\/p>\n

Network Analysis Using ArcGIS<\/a><\/p>\n

Managing Parcel Data Using ArcGIS Desktop 10<\/a><\/p>\n

Georeferencing Raster Data Using ArcGIS<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tutorials and Help Guides<\/h4>\n

FIGURE GROUND MAP<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following tutorial shows you how to retrieve a property data map, retrieve zoning by-laws, open various data products in ArcMap 10, measure distances, create a layout, create a figure ground map, convert to PDF and export to Adobe Illustrator.
\nLink to tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n

The following tutorial shows you how to co-display property data maps with City of Toronto 1 metre contous.
\nLink to tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n

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SITE PLAN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Access Ontario Soil Maps<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Use Scholars GeoPortal<\/a> to download soil maps in shapefile format.<\/p>\n

Use the\u00a0Library Catalogue<\/a> to obtain digital soil maps.\u00a0 Type the following in the search box ‘Soil Survey of (Your Region<\/b>) County<\/i>‘.
\nExample – Soil Survey of Peel County<\/b><\/i>
\nNote – If you don\u2019t know the county name, use this Government<\/a> link to find out. <\/b><\/p>\n

Use the following tutorial to Georeferencing Soil Images in ArcGIS 10.x<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Ontario Base Maps<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ontario Base Map shapefiles can be downloaded here<\/a>.\u00a0 Zoom into the desired region using the + tool from the left column and turn on or off desired layers using the interactive map legend in the right column.\u00a0 Note:\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget to click Refresh Map<\/b> every time you turn on or off a layer. If you are a first time user of the Geography Network, you\u2019ll be required to create a free ESRI Global Account at the following link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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TOPOGRAPHIC DATA AND MAPS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

GeoGratis<\/a> is a portal provided by the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) which provides geospatial data such as satellite images, scanned topographic maps (National Topopgraphic System), the Atlas of Canada, Land Inventory and more.<\/p>\n

National Topographic Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Print version of NTS maps are available in the Toronto Metropolitan University Map Collection scaleS of 1:25,000, 1:50,000 or 1:250,000.<\/p>\n

Connect to\u00a0GeoGratis<\/a> to access digital versions:<\/p>\n