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

[Tyler Gunn]

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:10:32 -0700, Sam Vekemans
<acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe you can help with the Manitoba Protected areas & Aboriginal lands?
> 
> Sorry, i do have a template, but the new licence just gives me a
headache.
> The fact that more data is available to us than we currently are
> working with, is not a bad problem to have :)

You are right; there is PLENTY of data to still be imported in Winnipeg
(and Manitoba for that matter).  It only makes sense to work on that data
before getting ahead of myself to other sources really.
Winnipeg has a LONG way to go before it's at a state where someone would
look at it and say, "Wow, what a great map.".  I routinely fix missing
street names, crossing ways that should connect, and ways that end near a
road where they should really connect.  Fixing up all this in itself is a
huge undertaking.

I think for now I'll stick with trying to detail out Winnipeg since I have
the local knowledge to do my best work here.  However, I'll have to take a
look at the protected areas and aboriginal lands -- if it's something that
I don't need local knowledge for I could add it to my list of things to do.
:)

Tyler