National Capital Region topographic and recreational data

Description

This vector data resource provides topographic and recreational information for the area encompassed by the National Capital Region including the Gatineau Park area. This data set was originally received from the National Capital Commission (NCC) in 1998. In 2002, the author of the series was changed from the NCC to the City of Ottawa. Current datasets are available at two different scales: 1:2,000 (1:2000 scale feature code list (PDF)) and 1:10,000. The larger-scale layers provide coverage of the urbanized area within the City of Ottawa and are dated 2004-2023. The smaller scale layers cover the entire City of Ottawa and are current (i.e. 2008). More recent data is avaialable from the Ottawa Open Data site.

The layers in the 2004/ 2008 datasets include:

accessway
address points
airports/ runways
antennas
barriers and walls
billboards
bridges
buildings
bus stops
city boundaries
city facilities (landmarks)
contours (5m interval)
decks
driveways
earthworks/ area under construction/ embarkment fill
forest boundaries
game boundary (1973)
Gatineau park boundary
Gatineau park belvedere
greenbelt boundary
Gatineau park contours (10m interval)
greenbelt sectors
hydro lines
hydrographic features/ ditch/ flooded land/ marsh/ ponds/ rapids/ shorelines/ water spot heights

hypographic features/ culverts/ dams/ docks/locks & lock gates/ reservoir
laneways
major routes
major water features
municipal drains
national capital region boundary
parking lots
picnic areas
railways
recreational paths and trails
roads/ streets (current and proposed)
sidewalks
site camping
tile drained fields
towns
trails
tree lines
vegetation
water lines
wooded lines

The title of the 1998 data resource in Primo, our discovery tool and library catalogue, is Vector files of the National Capital Region (NCR) [computer file].

Spatial reference and data type

These data sets are available in Modified Transverse Mercator (MTM) zone 9, North American Datum (NAD) 83 co-ordinate system. 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

To request this data, please fill out the Ask-Us form and include which layers (shapefiles) you are interested in obtaining. The dataset will be shared with you via OneDrive upon completion of the data release agreement form. You may also make an in-person appointment using the same form.

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 Ottawa 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.