Ontario
This page contains information relating to mapping activity that is specific to Ontario Canada.
V・T・E Ontario, Canada  |
| latitude: 50.7, longitude: -86.05 |
| Browse map of Ontario 50°42′00.00″ N, 86°03′00.00″ W |
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Ontario is a province in Canada at latitude 50°42′00.00″ North, longitude 86°03′00.00″ West.
Downloads
The Garmin MapSource (Windows) Installer file is available here http://www.mediafire.com/file/mjij2oh5ymx/OSM Routable Ontario 30 April 2010.exe created from the OSM download of the outline of the province from http://downloads.cloudmade.com/north_america/canada/ontario#downloads_breadcrumbs
The Mac Version of MapSource is RoadTrip, also available as an installer Ontario 2 feb 2010.zip osm_routable_roadtrip4mac Ontario 2 feb 2010.zip
Available Data
Ontario Data Cataloguehas been approved as a data source. Attribution must be given.
Imagery Sources
Aerial Imagery
Aerial Imagery can be obtained from Ontario Imagery Program. To use, scroll down to Open Web Map Services and select a region then navigate to the ArcGIS REST Server link. Once you are in the service directory select WMTS or WMS in the top left corner. You can then copy the WMS or WMTS link in your browser URL/search bar.
LIDAR Imagery
Two types of LIDAR are available. The Digital Surface Model will show vegetation, buildings and other features. The Digital Terrain Model will show only ground surfaces. To use, copy the links below and only store the WMS endpoint.
DSM, Lidar Derived https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/Elevation/Ontario_DSM_LidarDerived/ImageServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
DSM, Imagery Derived https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/Elevation/Ontario_DSM_ImageryDerived/ImageServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
DTM, Lidar Derived https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/Elevation/Ontario_DTM_LidarDerived/ImageServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Tagging Guidelines
Tagging guidelines for Ontario were here. They've been moved to Canadian tagging guidelines.
Provincial Roads
Route relations
These were found by searching for network=kings_highway and network=ca_on_primary. Please add any missing ones. We need to decide on a network tag to use for all primary provincial highways.
- QEW 102339
- 5 138543
- 6 115143
- 7 93920
- 8 138542
- 9 121139
- 10 121141
- 15 109573
- 24 121143
- 26 121142
- 27 old 148937
- 33 112368
- 69 145452
- 85 93916
- 138 122999
- 401 109563
- 402 109572
- 403 104561
- 405 102345
- 407 109574 Not provincial, but will be in 2098.
- 420 102328 102329
Possible trailblazer tagging scheme
| Key | Explanation | Value |
|---|---|---|
| type | route | |
| route | road | |
| network | ca_on_trailblazer | |
| ca_on_trailblazer | Route type (primary, secondary, tertiary, perth_road, muskoka, etc.) | |
| ref | Road number | |
| direction | Cardinal direction | |
| destination | Control city |
For an example of how I believe that such a relation could be used, see the relations pointing to Highway 85 and 401 in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. 153509 153512 153513 153514 153515 153516 bielawski 01:25, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
400 Series
- Highway 400 (from Toronto to Parry Sound)
- Highway 401 (from Windsor to Quebec border)
- Highway 402 (from London to Sarnia)
- Highway 403 (from Woodstock to Mississauga)
- Highway 404 (from Toronto to Newmarket)
- Highway 405 (from QEW to U.S. border)
- Highway 406 (from St. Catharines to Welland)
- Highway 407 (from Burlington to Pickering) Video toll road
- Highway 409 (from Highway 401 to Pearson (Toronto) Airport)
- Highway 410 (from Mississauga to Brampton)
- Highway 416 (from Highway 401 to Ottawa)
- Highway 417 (from Arnprior to Quebec border)
- Highway 427 (from Toronto to Vaughan)
Trans-Canada and other principal highways
- Highway 6 (from Port Dover to McKerrow)
- Highway 7 (from Highway 4 to Ottawa)
- Highway 11 (from Barrie to Rainy River)
- Highway 12 (from future Highway 407 to Midland)
- Highway 17 (from Arnprior to Manitoba border)
- Highway 66 (from Matachewan to Québec border)
- Highway 69 (from south of MacTier to Sudbury)
- Highway 71 (from east of Kenora to Fort Frances)
Provincial Highways 2 - 148
- 2 stub of Highway 2 in Belleville
- 6 portions of Highway 6 between guelph and Burlington
- 11 portion of Yonge Street and Avenue Road in Toronto, portion of Highway 11 north from Barrie
- 17 portion of Highway 17 approaching North Bay
Railways
VIA Routes
- Montreal to Toronto (collected, but not yet fully turned into ways)
- Ottawa towards Toronto Spur
- Ottawa towards Montreal Spur
--acrosscanadatrails 21:23, 29 June 2008 (UTC)Should this be included in the Canada page, as [1] goes across Canada?
GO Transit Routes
- See Toronto ?
--acrosscanadatrails 21:28, 29 June 2008 (UTC)Go Transit does extend outside the GTA [2] (can be used for reference)
![[2]](http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/images/maps/system_map.png){kind=link}
Cities/Towns (by population)
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Mississauga
- Hamilton
- Brampton
- London
- Markham
- Vaughan
- Windsor
- Kitchener
- Oakville
- Burlington
- Richmond Hill
- Aurora
- Sudbury
- Oshawa
- St. Catharines
- Barrie
- Cambridge
- Kingston
- Guelph
- Thunder Bay
- Chatham-Kent
- Waterloo
- Brantford
- Ajax
- Pickering
- Niagara Falls
- Caledon
- Peterborough
- North Bay
Villages
Other