DMTI Platinum Postal Suite

DMTI's Platinum Postal Suite is a vector GIS database containing the six digit postal code boundaries (local delivery units) and points for all provinces of Canada.  The boundary file is generated from point addresses with six-digit postal codes attribute assignments.

Coordinate system: Geographic (Lat. and Long.) - NAD 83 or WGS84 (for 2012.3 release only)
Source format: ESRI Shapefiles (ArcGIS/ArcView) and MapInfo format
Released: Various years

Available Themes / Layers

Forward Sortation Areas (FSA) Boundaries, Local Delivery Unit (LDU) Boundaries, and Multiple Enhanced Postal Code (MEP) Points.

Restrictions on Access

This resource is available to University of Western Ontario students, faculty and staff for academic, research or personal reasons. Patrons will be required to present a valid UWO ID card and sign a release form when requesting the data. Data must be requested in person at the Map and Data Centre Reference desk.

Patrons may retrieve different versions of DMTI's Platinum Postal Suite via Scholars Geoportal.

Data Manipulation / Usage

The Map and Data Centre has 2 GIS workstations equipped with ArcGIS 10.0 and other  software to explore/manipulate the data.  UWO users may also copy requested  resources to a data storage device (ex. USB flash drive, CD-R) for research or  teaching use outside of the library.  DMTI Spatial Inc. must be cited in any maps  or graphics generated.

Sample View of the Data

Postal Code Divisions in the area of Labatt Park - London, Ontario

Postal Code Divisions in the area of Labatt Park - London, Ontario

Sample Citation

DMTI Platinum Postal Suite v2012.3. [computer file]. Markham, Ontario: DMTI Spatial Inc., 2012.