-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: Canadian GIS data
Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:39:03 -0500
From:   Chieko Maene <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Mr. Winters,

I also want to know about this too. I heard that Statcan published the
2005 network data, but I don't know the difference between this data and
the ones by Geobase. Network data from Geobase I obtained have empty
street name fields, which is not good. I believe the statcan data is the
best data due to the fact that the creator(s?) of the geocoder.us could
create a Canadian version of the free geocoding service using the
statcan data, http://geocoder.ca/

Statcan:
http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Data/Data_e.cfm

Geobase:
http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/index.html
(Data > National Road Network)

For zipcode, I used the ESRI Data & Maps (now 2005 media kit?) CD &
DVDs, but it is 3digit postal code and point data, but the series may
have polygon data too. I don't remember.. I heard that the Canadian
postal service office creates data but we may need to pay for it, like US?

Chieko
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Chieko Maene
Map Librarian
Government Documents, Maps and Microforms Department
Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago

Angie Cope, AGSL wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Canadian GIS data
> Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:12:32 -0500 (CDT)
> From:   Christopher Winters <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> I'd be very grateful for information about an up-to-date source of
> Canadian vector street and postal code data. _GeoGratis_ doesn't
> seem to lead to them.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Chris Winters
> University of Chicago Library
>
>
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