Re: [Talk-ca] Mapping parks

2009-01-17 Thread Sam Vekemans
Dout I didn't find parks in the set :( But i did see a good page from geogratis that shows a breakdown of all the types of data that's worth looking at. http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/mapcar/index_e.php I have all the things that go in a park, campgrounds, lookouts, picknick areas it says at t

[Talk-ca] Mapping parks

2009-01-17 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi, yes, parks ARE (most likely) part of the CanVec (geogratis, NRCan) data set -and YES it can be loaded. It is part of the 300 map features that i am going through (91 types - in 11 groups) last night i finished making the 11 charts so we can debate on how to tag each feature. I'm about half way

Re: [Talk-ca] Mapping parks

2009-01-16 Thread Matt Wilkie
Yukon Parks & Protected Areas data can be nabbed from http://environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/geomatics/govdata.html cheers, matt wilkie Geographic Information, Information Management and Technology, Yukon Department of Environment 10 Burns Road * Whitehorse

Re: [Talk-ca] Mapping parks

2009-01-16 Thread Dan Putler
You can get national part boundaries through GeoGratis (I assume this data is under the same license as the GeoBase data, and thus consistent with OSM, but it would have to be confirmed). The page link to it is: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/collection/detail.do?id=1015 In terms of pro

[Talk-ca] Mapping parks

2009-01-16 Thread Samuel Dyck
How would I map parks. They are not in geobase. It's easy with Potlatch and Urban parks, but I cannot find a way to find a way to distingish Provincial and national parks from the surrounding areas. It would be impossibly difficult to walk the boundries with a GPS. What do I do? ___