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TwitterThe map title is Vancouver. Tactile map scale. 4.4 centimetres = 5 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Vancouver and surrounding area. The Strait of Georgia, Burrard Inlet, and the Fraser River are shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, routes 1, 1A, and 99. A circle with a cross through it and with a smaller circle covering the centre of the cross indicates Pacific Central Station, the combined bus and train station. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates the Vancouver International Airport located on an island south of the city. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.
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TwitterThe map title is Vancouver-Stanley. Tactile map scale. 2.0 centimetres = 100 metres North arrow pointing to the north. The Stanley Park area, immediately northwest of downtown, is bordered on the east by Burrard Inlet and on the south by Coal Harbour. A wavy symbol indicates water. The points of interest in the Stanley Park area of Vancouver are labelled with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Main streets and secondary streets are labelled with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.
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TwitterThe map title is Vancouver-Chinatown. Tactile map scale. 2.0 centimetres = 100 metres North arrow pointing to the north. The Chinatown area is bordered on the south by False Creek, which is symbolized with a wavy symbol to indicate water. The points of interest in the downtown area of Vancouver around Chinatown are labelled with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Main streets are coded with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Secondary streets are not labelled. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.
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The map title is Vancouver-Granville. Tactile map scale. 2.0 centimetres = 100 metres North arrow pointing to the north. The points of interest in the downtown area of Vancouver around Granville Mall are labelled with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Main streets are coded with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Secondary streets are not labelled. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.
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LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data of the City of Vancouver and UBC Endowment Lands with an Area of Interest (AOI) covering a total of 134 square kilometers.Data products includes a classification that defines "bare earth" ground surface, water and of the upper most surface defined by vegetation cover, buildings and other structures.Data accessEach of the 181 polygons on the map or rows in the table provides corresponding link to the data in LAS format (zipped, file sizes range from 16.45MB to 2.74GB).AttributesPoint data was classified as:Unclassified;Bare-earth and low grass;Low vegetation (height <2m);High vegetation (height >2m);Water;Buildings;Other; andNoise (noise points, blunders, outliners, etc) NoteThe 2022 LiDAR data is being utilized for initiatives including land management, planning, hazard assessment, (e.g. floods, landslides, lava flows, and tsunamis), urban forestry, storm drainage, and watershed analysis. Data currencyAerial LiDAR was acquired on September 7th and September 9th, 2022 and is current as of those dates. Data accuracyThe LiDAR data is positioned with a mean density of approximately 49 points per square metreSidelap: minimum of 60% in north-south and east-west directionsVertical accuracy: 0.081 metre (95% confidence level)Coordinate systemThe map of grid cells on this portal is in WGS 84 but the LiDAR data in the LAS files are in the following coordinate system:Projection: UTM Zone 10 (Central Meridian 123 West)Hz Datum: NAD 83 (CSRS) 4.0.0.BC.1.GVRDVertical Datum: CGVD28GVRDMetro Vancouver Geoid (HTMVBC00_Abbbyn.zip) Websites for further information City boundary dataset
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The map title is Bowen Island. Tactile map scale. 1.8 centimetres = 5 kilometres North arrow. Bowen Island and surrounding region of Vancouver. Main roads. Airport. Train Station, Bus Terminal. Bodies of water, Strait of Georgia. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.
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TwitterThe map title is Vancouver. Tactile map scale. 4.4 centimetres = 5 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Vancouver and surrounding area. The Strait of Georgia, Burrard Inlet, and the Fraser River are shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, routes 1, 1A, and 99. A circle with a cross through it and with a smaller circle covering the centre of the cross indicates Pacific Central Station, the combined bus and train station. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates the Vancouver International Airport located on an island south of the city. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.