GIS Subject Guide: GIS Data

These are some examples of the datasets available from the Geospatial Centre :

Orthoimagery:

Digital Elevation Models

Municipal Data

Landuse and Parcel Data

GIS data are available from a variety of sources.  The Geospatial Centre has an extensive collection of GIS data available at  the local, and national levels.  Some data are available at the US and world levels as well. GIS Data are also available from a wide variety of sources online, typically from government organizations. Our website offers a comprehensive listing. Below is a recommended list of data sources :

Canadian Vector Data

Canadian Open Data

US and World Data

Imagery Data

The Scholars Geoportal (available online)

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