Data access
Full access to our resources is available to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Waterloo. To request access, please complete the Ask-Us form indicating the specific layers (shapefiles) you require. Upon completion of the data release agreement form, the dataset will be provided to you via OneDrive.
In-person consultations may also be requested through the Ask-Us form.
Description
This data resource provides topographic and planning information for the City of Brampton, Ontario and was received with orthophotos from the City of Brampton on July 4, 2008. All datasets are 2007 except zoning and single line streets, both of which are June, 2008. Land use is not current since it has not yet been approved by the city.
Updates to the municipal data were received March 2014, including new data files for light poles, towers, driveways, vegetation and spot heights. In 2024, data was downloaded from their open data site: Brampton's GeoHub.
The resource includes the following vector coverages.
- bridges
- buildings
- catch basins (i.e. grates)
- contours (1 metre)
- curbs
- driveways
- fences
- fire stations
- guard rails
- heritage points
- hospitals
- hydrants
- hydrology
- hydro-poles
- manholes
- official plan land use
- painted lines
- parking lots
- parks
- libraries
- light poles
- railway
- recreational trails
- road (double-line)
- schools
- sidewalks
- streets (single-line)
- telecom towers
- turn arrows (left, right, straight through)
- vegetation
- wooded areas
- zoning
Spatial reference and data type
This data set is available in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) co-ordinates; horizontal datum is North American Datum (NAD) 83 UTM zone 17. Data are stored as Esri shapefiles. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities.
Use restrictions/licensing/copyright
These data are provided for personal use for academic, research, and/or teaching purposes. A data release agreement must be agreed to before these licensed data can be released. The City of Brampton 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 Brampton municipal data [computer file]. Brampton, Ontario: The City of Brampton, [2024].
Sample view of the data
