DMTI CanMap streetfiles

Description

This product from DMTI Spatial provides a detailed road and highway network for all of Canada. This data is current as of October 2023. This resource features over 1.4 million kilometres of street networks. A file name index (PDF) and data dictionary (PDF) have been prepared to aid users in navigating through DMTI folders and products. Please see the DMTI Spatial web resource for more information on these datasets.

A sample list of available coverages can be seen in the table below.

Expressway casements
Primary highway casements
Major roads and highways
Secondary highways casements
Highways
Canada/ U.S.A. road linkages
Local road casements

Major roads casements
Municipality boundaries
Roads
Elevation nodes
Ferry route
Trails casement
Highway exits

Spatial reference and data type

This data set is available in geographic (lat/long) co-ordinates; horizontal datum is North American Datum (NAD) 83. These data are stored as Esri shapefiles. 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 ArcGIS software programs, program extensions and data manipulation utilities. Patrons may use the Geographic Information System (GIS) and image processing software in the library to view and manipulate the data. UWaterloo 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 Adobe Illustrator (AI), Encapsulated Postscript (EPS), and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). Yet another option is PDF.

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. DMTI Spatial should 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.