[Talk-ca] Road and Trail Maps available for Ontario, Canada at no cost

[Sam Vekemans]

Thats music to my ears!
Thanks Steve,
and thanks Carol Anne!

On behalf of the talk-ca list, we take that as confirmation and we'll
post it on the Ontario wiki page.

I'll add the Trail Data file for ontario to the Master Canada Import
progress Chart.

If anyone wants to make up the source tag (ontario_trails2osm) tags
chart, please let the talk-ca list know.
Its on my list of things todo. :-)

The trail data for Ontario should (most likely) be better than what is
in the CanVec set. Since (odds are) the CanVec data would be older. If
its 1 big (or a few big) shp files, i'd recommend going with manual
coping with the shp-to-osm.jar (slow & steady beats fast & messy, but
thats just me. :-)

thanks again!

Sam Vekemans
Across Canada Trails

P.S my guess is that Patrick Connor of Ontario Trails Council might
want to know (or a THANK YOU is in Order)

On 8/28/09, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
> Hi, sounds like this should go to talk-ca
>
> Yours &c.
>
> Steve
>
>
> On 28 Aug 2009, at 08:41, Albertson, Carol Anne (MNR) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am not sure if you are accessing Provincial or Federal warehouses
>> for data but currently Ontario road and trail data can be accessed
>> at no cost at Land Information - the data layers are Ontario Road
>> Network and the Ontario Trail Network.  The Provincial data is
>> available in a GIS format and can be converted to your proprietary
>> mapping.  Please visit http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/
>> STEL02_168321.html or call 705-755-2175.
>>
>> If you are looking for Canadian Road data I would also suggest you
>> go to Geobase http://www.geobase.ca/ where you can directly download
>> data freely for Canadian roads and other data.  The provinces are
>> working with the Federal government to provide data at no cost to
>> users.  Shortly street names and address ranges for Ontario will be
>> available through Geobase.
>>
>> If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me,
>>
>> Carol-Anne Albertson
>> Project Manager, Land Information Ontario
>> Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
>> P.O. Box 7000, 300 Water Street, 2nd Floor North Tower
>> Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5 Telephone: 705.755.2175
>> Email: carolanne.albertson at ontario.ca
>>
>> Do We Have Your Trail? Land Information Ontario has developed a web
>> map showing trail locations based on information we have received
>> from Ontario municipalities and trail organizations.  By adding your
>> trail to the Ontario Trail Network your trail along with other
>> trails will be accessible at no cost to government ministries and
>> other organizations for planning, analysis and emergency management.
>> Check to see if we have your trail in French or English!
>>
>>
>
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