[Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..

Hello, I'm considering writing a letter to the civic government here in Winnipeg to ask for permission/access to their GIS data. The aerial imagery alone available on their website is a HUGE treasure-trove of information; 20cm 2009 aerial imagery!!! :) Has anyone ever approached the local

Re: [Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..

My approach is, build it and they will come. Have you seen the CanMatrix geoTIFF CanTopo PDFs? This digital paper map, includes more features that are not available in canvec, such as municiple boundaries (and in BC) it includes backroad logging roads. These PDFs can be freely traced. Anyway,

Re: [Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:19:32 -0700, Sam Vekemans acrosscanadatra...@gmail.com wrote: Cool, ya, its easier to get it done now than in a few months from now. No doubt; once all the Geobase data floods in this wouldn't be quite so easy!!! If you find the city boundaries file before i do, feel

Re: [Talk-ca] Approaching civic government for access to GIS data..

Cool, Then i'll hold off on the National Protected Areas file for i bit, and get the Aboriginal Lands more done. If anyone finds the admin areas, do share :) the ontario areas are available, i just havent converted it yet. Sam On 6/22/10, Tyler Gunn ty...@egunn.com wrote: On Tue, 22 Jun 2010