City of Toronto digital orthoimagery 2003

Description

This data resource consists of 3,084 individual black and white orthoimages which provide coverage of the City of Toronto. These images were flown in 2003 by J D Barnes and then provided to the Geospatial Centre by the City of Toronto, Geospatial Competency Centre in June 2005. The resolution of these photos is 7.5 cm.

A detailed 2003 index provides the 9-digit tile identifier (e.g. 6320 48580) for each image. Please use this index to determine the tile identifiers of the images that interest you.

Spatial reference and data type

These georeferenced images are available in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zone 17, North American Datum (NAD)83 coordinate system. They are stored as compressed MrSID data files, with accompanying Sid World (SDW) data files. Average file size of one MrSID image is 4 MB.

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 Toronto, Geospatial Competency Centre 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.