[Talk-ca] CanTopo!

[Sam Vekemans]

My aim is to import more aboriginal lands before working on this
stuff, so its a little easier to see.
And we also need to be careful to not merge nodes with residential
area or anything else.

On 6/23/10, Dan Putler <dan.putler at sauder.ubc.ca> wrote:
> I've worked with these layers a fair amount. Some things will throw you
> off, such as First Nations reserves in and around urban areas, and
> special districts (such as the UBC Pt. Grey campus and the University
> Endowment lands which aren't technically in Vancouver, but in Electorial
> District A, and the Census Subdivision boundaries place them in
> Electorial District A along with the unpopulated water shed area above
> North and West Van).
>
> Dan
>
> On 06/23/2010 08:24 PM, Tyler Gunn wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:38:27 -0700, Dan Putler<dan.putler at sauder.ubc.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Sam,
>>>
>>> In shapefile format, the natural choice is Statistics Canada Census
>>> Subdivision boundaries (the most recent is for 2010). Census
>>> subdivisions are typically municipalities or equivalents. Here is the
>>> link:
>>>
>>>
>> http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/2006/040120011618150421032019/031904_05-eng.jsp
>>
>>> The data is under a similar (the same?) unlimited use license as the
>>>
>> NRN.
>>
>>
>> Hmm, I just looked at this data in OpenJump and it looks like Winnipeg's
>> boundary is.... Winnipeg..
>> I think perhaps I'll give a shot at converting this to OSM format and see
>> what things look like.
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>>
>
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