Building heights: Risk Management Solutions Incorporated (RMSI) Global data

Description

This building height data was received from Risk Management Solutions Incorporated (RMSI) global in the spring/summer of 2010 and 2020 and covers the core areas of several key cities across Canada. The list of cities is available below.  3D Building Height models can be created using Digital Globe's WorldView 1 50 cm satellite imagery. The building heights are +/- 10% of the true heights for 90% of the buildings.

The Geospatial Centre has building height data for these cities:

Spatial reference and data type

These data sets are available in Universal Transvers Mercator (UTM) co-ordinates; horizontal datum is World Geodetic System (WGS) 84, North American Datum (NAD) 83. These data are stored as Esri shapefiles and raster format.

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

This material is provided for academic, research, teaching, and personal use only. A data release agreement must be agreed to before the data is delivered. RMSI Global should be acknowledged on any derivative product, such as a map or an image.

Sample view of the data