DMTI Enhanced Points of Interest (EPOI)

DMTI's Enhanced Points of Interest (EPOI) v2010.3 is a vector GIS database of businesses and recreational points of interest for all provinces of Canada.  The attribute information contains multiple feature types and categories to provide easy data extraction and feature type management, including the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, Name of Business, Phone Numbers, etc.

Coordinate system: Geographic (Lat. and Long.) - NAD 83
Source format: ESRI Shapefiles and ASCII text tables (ArcGIS/ArcView)
Released: October 2010

Available Themes and Lookup Tables

Enhanced Points of Interest Points and Tables (Accommodation, Aerodromes, Building Names, Border Crossings & Customs Offices, Car Rental Agencies, Cinemas, Car Pool Parking Lots, Education, Financial Institutions, Fire Stations, Gasoline Service Stations, Golf Courses, Health Care, Police Services, Toll Booths, Tourist, Transit Stops, and Weigh Stations).

Restrictions on Access

This resource is available to University of Western Ontario students, faculty and staff for academic, research or personal reasons.   Patrons will be required to present a valid UWO ID card and sign a release form when requesting the data. Data must be requested in person at the Map and Data Centre Reference desk.  This data resource has been made available to Canadian education institutions through subscription to DMTI's SMART program.

Patrons may retrieve different versions of DMTI's Enhanced Points of Interest (EPOI) from the Equinox Data Delivery System (Equinox and DTMI subscribers only). This data resource has been made available to Canadian educational institutions through subscription to DMTI's SMART program.

Data Manipulation / Usage

The Map and Data Centre has 2 GIS workstations equipped with ArcGIS 10.0 and other software to explore/manipulate the data.  UWO users may also copy requested resources to a data storage device (ex. USB flash drive, CD-R) for research or teaching use outside of the library.  DMTI Spatial Inc. must be cited in any maps or graphics generated.

Sample View of the Data

EPOI with Road Layer by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Division - Charlottetown, PEI

Sample Citation

DMTI Enhanced Points of Interest (EPOI) v2010.3. [computer file].  Markham, Ontario: DMTI Spatial Inc., 2010.