Niagara Region data

Description

This data covers the entire Niagara Region and was received from the Niagara Region Authority in April 2010 and updated from the Niagara Open Data site in 2023

Niagara Region vector data

address points
arenas
building footprints
campgrounds
cemeteries
chambers of Commerce
golf Courses
government Facilities
libraries

marinas
niagara trails
places of worship
roads
schools
tourist information centres
waste management
waterbodies
wineries
woodlands

Spatial reference and data type

This data is in geodatabase format and is in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zone 17, North American Datum (NAD) 83 coordinate system. The file size for the geodatabase is 86 MB.

Data access

In order to access these data sets, 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 and storage

There are public workstations in the Geospatial Centre that provide access to both ArcGIS and ArcView 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.

Data output

These images 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. The Niagara Region 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.