DMTI CanMap Water

DMTI's CanMap Water v2010.3 is a vector GIS database of all watercourses and waterbodies and special water features (example: Hazards to Navigation) for all provinces of Canada.  The accuracy of the dataset ranges from the National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) scales of 1:50,000 to 1:250,000.

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

Available Themes / Layers

Major / Minor Water Regions, Major / Minor Water Points, Minor Water Lines and Minor Intermittent / Slough Regions.

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 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

Major and Minor Watercourses and Waterbodies near Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sample Citation

DMTI CanMap Water v2010.3. [computer file].  Markham, Ontario: DMTI Spatial Inc., 2010.