Algonquing Forest Authority wins ESRI Canada award

Algonquin Forest Authority recognized for GIS enterprise solution

KPMG Report on Geospatial Data Policy

This is where it all began. This document is the reason we have a tremendous amount of geospatial data available to us in Canada:
KPMG Report of 2001

University of Toronto Libraries Event: TRY Library Staff Conference

University of Toronto Libraries Event: TRY Library Staff Conference
Try Conference Schedule with the GIS Librarianship presentation (11:15-11:55am)

Landsat archive for no-charge ordering (fwd from Maps-l)

Timeline Set to Release Entire USGS Landsat Archive at No Charge.

...By the end of December of 2008, both incoming Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper(TM) data and all Landsat 5 TM data acquired by the USGS since launch (1984) will become available, with all Landsat 4 TM (1982-1985) and Landsat 1-5 Multi-Spectral Scanner (MSS) (1972-1994) data becoming available by the end of January 2009. All Landsat data purchasing options from the USGS will be discontinued by February 2009, once the entire Landsat archive can be accessed at no charge.

Landsat scenes can be previewed and downloaded using the USGS Global Visualization Viewer at http://glovis.usgs.gov [under ?Select Collection? choose Landsat archive: L7 SLC-off (2003-present)]. Scenes can also be selected using the USGS Earth Explorer tool at http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov [under ?Select Your Dataset? choose Landsat Archive: L7 SLC-off (2003-present)]. For further information on Landsat satellites and products, see http://landsat.usgs.gov

Ontario Roots Genealogy Resources for Toronto Ontario (Upper Canada)

Ontario Roots Genealogy Resources for Toronto Ontario (Upper Canada)

Contains a number of maps and census information. Great for Historical GIS projects.

National Hydro Network expansion in Northern Ontario

The National Hydro Network has now expanded to include Northern Ontario, Geobase announced on April 2, 2008. This will include 23 NHL drainage areas. For further details see GeoBase - News

Niagara Escarpment Plan Digital Data and Maps

New CD of GIS data from the Niagara Escarpment Commission. Data must be accessed via Data and GIS Services on the 5th floor of the Robarts Library
Niagara Escarpment Plan Digital Data and Maps

Abandoned Mines Information System Database (AMIS) 2004

Received this database a few weeks ago. Data dates between 1850-2004
Abandoned Mines Information System Database (AMIS) 2004

Geocoding Rural Ontario Locations

The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe canadien
Vol. 20 Issue 3 Page 333 September 1976

A GEOCODING SYSTEM FOR RURAL ONTARIO

J. Singh, R. Tinline