Description

This data resource is a colour compressed orthomosaic, stored in MrSID image format and covering part of the City of Kitchener. Aerial photography was flown in the spring, 2019, then scanned to digital format. Pixel resolution is 10 cm. The full colour orthomosaic was provided to the Geospatial Centre by the City of Kitchener in July 2020.

Spatial reference and data type

This georeferenced mosaic is available in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates; horizontal datum is North American Datum (NAD) 83.  It is stored as a compressed MrSID data file, with an accompanying Sid World (SDW) file. Total file size is 9.01 GB

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 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. The City of Kitchener 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

City of Kitchener Digital Orthophotos [computer file]. Kitchener, Ontario, [2019].

2019 Kitchener Orthoimagery