Places to Grow: Greater Golden Horseshoe Built Boundary
Places to Grow: GIS Files for the Built Boundary for the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe defines the built-area of the region as of June 16, 2006. The built-area mainly constitutes the settlement areas that are already developed. For more information on this project, see Places to Grow.
Coordinate system: UTM - NAD 83, Zone 17.
Source format: ESRI Shapefiles (ArcGIS/ArcView)
Released: April 2, 2008
Library Call Number: GD.CA.14 (Regional)
Available Themes / Layers
Delineated and Undelineated Built Boundaries.
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.
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. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal should be cited in any maps or graphics generated.
Sample View of the Data
Delineated Built Boundary of Guelph, Ontario with StatCan 2006 Road Network Overlay
Sample Citation
Places to Grow: GIS Files for the Built Boundary for the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2006 [computer file]. Toronto: Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, 2008.
