QuickBird satellite imagery: Ontario coverage

Description

This imagery was by produced by DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite and purchased by various providers such as the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and DMTI (Satellite Streetview).

The QuickBird satellite imagery has 60 cm resolution and available in panchromatic, true colour (3 band) and false colour (3 band).

The Geospatial Centre has access to all the QuickBird imagery seen in the index below, however some images have not yet been uploaded to the server. Please contact library reference staff (email) for details.

Western index (PDF) Central index (PDF) Eastern index_(PDF)

Index shapefile (ZIP)

Spatial reference and data type

These georeferenced images are available in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates; horizontal datum is North American Datum (NAD) 83. They are stored as Jp2 image files. The Tiff image tiles range in size from 86 MB to over 253 MB.

Data access

In order to access these data sets, please visit the Geospatial Centre public services 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 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 to other media (for example: CD, DVD or Zip disc) for use elsewhere.

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. The user defines the output resolution.

Use restrictions/licensing/copyright

These data are provided for personal use for academic, research, and/or teaching purposes. Library staff will ask patrons to read and sign a data release agreement before these licensed data can be released. Digital Globe 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.