City of Hamilton GIS Vector Data
The 2006 City of Hamilton GIS Vector Data contains very detailed topographic and planning information clipped to the City of Hamilton Municipal boundary. The file size of the entire vector dataset is approximately 227mb.
Coordinate system: UTM - NAD 83, Zone 17.
Source format: ESRI Shapefiles (ArcGIS/ArcView)
Updated: 2009
Library Call Number: GD.CA.10.3 (Regional)
Available Themes / Layers
Airport Runways, Arenas, Beaches, Business Improvement Areas, Buildings, Cemeteries, City Boundary, City Playlots, City Pools, Colleges/Universities, Conservation Authorities, Contours (1m, 10,m and 20m intervals), Direction Arrows, Election Poll Boundaries, Escarpment, Fire Stations, Golf Courses, Hospitals, Lakes, Libraries, Long Term Care Facilities, Municipal Boundary, Museums/Galleries, Neighbourhood Boundaries, Parking Lots, Parks, Places of Worship, Planning Units, Police Stations, Railways, Recreation Centres, Residential Care Centres, Rivers, Roads (Highways, Major Roads, Minor Roads, Access Ways, Intersections, Sidewalks), Schools, Settlements, Sewers, Shorelines, Trails, Transmission Lines, Ward Boundaries, Water Hydrants, Water Mains, Water Reservoirs, and Water Storage Tanks.
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.
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. The City of Hamilton should be cited in any maps or graphics generated.
Sample View of the Data
Hess Village Area - Downtown, Hamilton, Ontario
Sample Citation
City of Hamilton Vector GIS Data [computer file]. Hamilton: City of Hamilton GIS Services, 2009.
