[Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries
Hello all, Nice meeting some of you in the Toronto Meetup yesterday. For those that remember, I asked a question about city boundaries and sources of data. Can the data from StatCan be used in OSM? I'm referring to this product for example: http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/2006/040120011618150421032019/02152114040118250609120519_05-eng.jsp Best, Olivier -- http://www.olivierhill.ca/ ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries
For those that remember, I asked a question about city boundaries and sources of data. Can the data from StatCan be used in OSM? I'm referring to this product for example: http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/2006/040120011618150421032019/02152114040118250609120519_05-eng.jsp Best, Olivier As far as I'm aware, the Stats Canada boundaries are valid to use: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Statistics_Canada_%28StatsCAN%29 I used some in the past in Manitoba, but the boundaries were not granular enough to reflect towns and smaller areas within Manitoba, so I ended up using another source. Tyler ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries
Disclaimer: Speaking strictly for myself and not the government statistical agency I work for. Hi... I believe this came up a year or two ago and that the answer at the time was no. But, I will ask the licensing people at work and see what they say. Cheers! --G --Original Message-- From: Olivier Hill To: talk-ca@openstreetmap.org Subject: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries Sent: Jan 17, 2012 08:53 Hello all, Nice meeting some of you in the Toronto Meetup yesterday. For those that remember, I asked a question about city boundaries and sources of data. Can the data from StatCan be used in OSM? I'm referring to this product for example: http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/2006/040120011618150421032019/02152114040118250609120519_05-eng.jsp Best, Olivier -- http://www.olivierhill.ca/ ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries
Bonjour, About city boundaries, Canadian Geopolitical Boundaries are available under geobase web site... http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/admin/index.html Furthermore, we are working on integrating Geopolitical Boundaries information in Canvec.osm for the next release. Hope it helps, Daniel -Original Message- From: Gordon Dewis [mailto:gor...@pinetree.org] Sent: January 17, 2012 08:59 To: Olivier Hill; talk-ca@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries Disclaimer: Speaking strictly for myself and not the government statistical agency I work for. Hi... I believe this came up a year or two ago and that the answer at the time was no. But, I will ask the licensing people at work and see what they say. Cheers! --G --Original Message-- From: Olivier Hill To: talk-ca@openstreetmap.org Subject: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries Sent: Jan 17, 2012 08:53 Hello all, Nice meeting some of you in the Toronto Meetup yesterday. For those that remember, I asked a question about city boundaries and sources of data. Can the data from StatCan be used in OSM? I'm referring to this product for example: http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/2006/040120011618150421032019/02152114040118250609120519_05-eng.jsp Best, Olivier -- http://www.olivierhill.ca/ ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
Re: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries
Disclaimer: I am speaking for myself and not for my employer. Especially not for my employer. I just had a look at the 2011 Census boundary file reference guide ( http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92-160-g/92-160-g2011001-eng.pdf) and it appears that there's a new license. IANAL, but it looks like a source statement would have to be displayed whenever a census boundary or derivative is used. But going back to the original question of using Statistics Canada data for city boundaries, I'm not sure this is the best idea. Census boundary files are based on Census geographies. Depending on the geography, you could have boundaries that coincide with municipal boundaries in some cases, but not in others. For example, census metropolitan areas (CMAs) do not necessarily respect municipal boundaries. The CMA Toronto, for example, do not really resemble the City of Toronto's boundaries. But if you use something like a CSD (census subdivision) then you have boundaries that more closely match municipal boundaries, at least for larger cities. I haven't had a chance to talk to the licensing people, yet. --G On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Bégin, Daniel daniel.be...@rncan-nrcan.gc.ca wrote: Bonjour, About city boundaries, Canadian Geopolitical Boundaries are available under geobase web site... http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/admin/index.html Furthermore, we are working on integrating Geopolitical Boundaries information in Canvec.osm for the next release. Hope it helps, Daniel -Original Message- From: Gordon Dewis [mailto:gor...@pinetree.org] Sent: January 17, 2012 08:59 To: Olivier Hill; talk-ca@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries Disclaimer: Speaking strictly for myself and not the government statistical agency I work for. Hi... I believe this came up a year or two ago and that the answer at the time was no. But, I will ask the licensing people at work and see what they say. Cheers! --G --Original Message-- From: Olivier Hill To: talk-ca@openstreetmap.org Subject: [Talk-ca] StatCan Boundaries Sent: Jan 17, 2012 08:53 Hello all, Nice meeting some of you in the Toronto Meetup yesterday. For those that remember, I asked a question about city boundaries and sources of data. Can the data from StatCan be used in OSM? I'm referring to this product for example: http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/2006/040120011618150421032019/02152114040118250609120519_05-eng.jsp Best, Olivier -- http://www.olivierhill.ca/ ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca ___ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
