The Ontario Imagery Web Map Service (OIWMS) is an open data service available to everyone free of charge. It provides instant online access to the most recent, highest quality, province wide imagery. GEOspatial Ontario (GEO) makes this data available as an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant web map service or as an ArcGIS map service. Imagery was compiled from many different acquisitions which are detailed in the Ontario Imagery Web Map Service Metadata Guide linked below. Instructions on how to use the service can also be found in the Imagery User Guide linked below. Note: This map displays the Ontario Imagery Web Map Service Source, a companion ArcGIS web map service to the Ontario Imagery Web Map Service. It provides an overlay that can be used to identify acquisition relevant information such as sensor source and acquisition date. OIWMS contains several hierarchical layers of imagery, with coarser less detailed imagery that draws at broad scales, such as a province wide zooms, and finer more detailed imagery that draws when zoomed in, such as city-wide zooms. The attributes associated with this data describes at what scales (based on a computer screen) the specific imagery datasets are visible. Available Products Ontario Imagery OCG Web Map Service – public linkOntario Imagery ArcGIS Map Service – public linkOntario Imagery Web Map Service Source – public linkOntario Imagery ArcGIS Map Service – OPS internal linkOntario Imagery Web Map Service Source – OPS internal linkAdditional Documentation Ontario Imagery Web Map Service Metadata Guide (PDF)Ontario Imagery Web Map Service Copyright Document (PDF) Imagery User Guide (Word)StatusCompleted: Production of the data has been completed Maintenance and Update FrequencyAnnually: Data is updated every year ContactOntario Ministry of Natural Resources, Geospatial Ontario, imagery@ontario.ca

Mosaics are published as ArcGIS image serviceswhich circumvent the need to download or order data. GEO-IDS image services are different from standard web services as they provide access to the raw imagery data. This enhances user experiences by allowing for user driven dynamic area of interest image display enhancement, raw data querying through tools such as the ArcPro information tool, full geospatial analysis, and automation through scripting tools such as ArcPy.Image services are best accessed through the ArcGIS REST APIand REST endpoints (URL's). You can copy the OPS ArcGIS REST API link below into a web browser to gain access to a directory containing all OPS image services. Individual services can be added into ArcPro for display and analysis by using Add Data -> Add Data From Path and copying one of the image service ArcGIS REST endpoint below into the resultant text box. They can also be accessed by setting up an ArcGIS server connectionin ESRI software using the ArcGIS Image Server REST endpoint/URL. Services can also be accessed in open-source software. For example, in QGIS you can right click on the type of service you want to add in the browser pane (e.g., ArcGIS REST Server, WCS, WMS/WMTS) and copy and paste the appropriate URL below into the resultant popup window. All services are in Web Mercator projection.For more information on what functionality is available and how to work with the service, read the Ontario Web Raster Services User Guide. If you have questions about how to use the service, email Geospatial Ontario (GEO) at geospatial@ontario.caAvailable Products:ArcGIS REST APIhttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/AerialImagery/Image Service ArcGIS REST endpoint / URL'shttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2013to2017/ImageServerhttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2018to2022/ImageServer https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2023to2027/ImageServerWeb Coverage Services (WCS) URL'shttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2013to2017/ImageServer/WCSServer/https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2018to2022/ImageServer/WCSServer/https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2023to2027/ImageServer/WCSServer/Web Mapping Service (WMS) URL'shttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2013to2017/ImageServer/WMSServer/https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2018to2022/ImageServer/WMSServer/https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2023to2027/ImageServer/WMSServer/Metadata for all imagery products available in GEO-IDS can be accessed at the links below:South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2023North-Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2022Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021South-Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2020Digital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2019-2020South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2018North-Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2017Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2016South-Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2015Algonquin Orthophotography Project (2015)Additional Documentation:Ontario Web Raster Services User Guide (Word)Status:Completed: Production of the data has been completed Maintenance and Update Frequency:Annually: Data is updated every yearContact:Geospatial Ontario (GEO), geospatial@ontario.ca

The imagery products described in this metadata record are open data. Use of any imagery indicates your acceptance of the Open Government Licence – Ontario.The South Western Ontario Orthophotography (SWOOP) 2020 imagery acquisition was part of a Geospatial Ontario coordinated project that included funding contributions from Ontario, and other public and private sector organizations to collect high-resolution aerial imagery. This aerial project is part of a five-year plan (2018-2022) to acquire high-resolution, leaf-off/low leaf imagery of settled areas across the province.The SWOOP 2020 was acquired in the spring of 2020 under the best conditions possible to achieve cloud free, snow free, ice free, smoke free, and leaf off/low leaf captures. The orthophotography has a pixel resolution of 16cm and a stated accuracy 45 centimetres on the ground. Time of Capture: March 7th - May 20th 2020Coverage: 44,828 sq. kmCanopy Coverage: Leaf-Off/Low-LeafResolution: 16 centimetreBit-depth: 8-bitNumber of Image bands: Four band (RGBN)Accuracy: Within 45 centimetres on the ground at 95% confidence.Format: GeoTIFF (and compressed GeoTIFF)Regularly check the Geospatial Ontario Imagery Page for the availability of online geospatial services that contain SWOOP 2020. Use the Geospatial Ontario Imagery Orders App to select and request uncompressed or compressed digital imagery tiles from Geospatial Ontario for transfer directly to you.Stereo imagery and associated stereo models are available. Please see the related Stereo Index record on GeoHub for more information. Available Products:Orthorectified TilesSouth Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2022 - 1km Ortho IndexFull Quality Sample (95MB)Compressed Sample (7MB)Stereo FramesSouth Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2020 - Stereo Frame Index (Shapefile)1.9 - 2.4GB per frameAdditional Resources:Imagery User Guide (.docx)Sample SWOOP 2020 Imagery in uncompressed .TIFF formatStatusCompleted: Production of the data has been completedMaintenance and Update Frequency:Imagery data will be updated as needed.Contact:Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - Geospatial Services, imagery@ontario.ca

View spatial imagery of Ontario captured by satellite or airplane. Background Every five years, the Ministry of Natural Resources coordinates projects to photograph high resolution imagery of settled areas of the province. Geospatial Ontario (GEO) acquires, maintains, and distributes this high-resolution imagery collected across Ontario. From 2013 to 2023, public and private sector organizations partnered with Ontario to share in the costs of acquiring aerial imagery. Project participants included: * other Ontario ministries * municipalities * federal agencies * conservation authorities * non-government organizations (NGOs) * private companies Starting in 2024, GEO will fully fund imagery acquisitions. All imagery will be released openly and available to everyone as soon as the imagery is ready as a mappable product. Technical information This record includes all collections of digital orthophotography which are currently open to the public. Collections are differentiated by year of acquisition and region of the province covered. Orthophotographs are primarily taken during the spring in leaf-off/low-leaf conditions. All orthophotography is available as GeoTIFFs with the following bands of spectral information: * red * green * blue * near-infrared Pixel size is consistent within collections but varies between collections, ranging from a minimum of 16 cm to a maximum of 50 cm. Open imagery access restrictions Starting in 2024, most orthophotography acquisitions will be made available under the Open Government Licence. This only applies to orthophotography collections where Ontario owns the intellectual property rights. Open Government licensed orthophotography collection release schedule 2022 release: * Algonquin 2015 * Central Ontario Orthophotography (COOP) 2016 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2008 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2014 * Simcoe Muskoka Dufferin 2008 * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2013 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2006 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2010 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2015 2023 release: * Northwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2017 2024 release: * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2018 * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2023 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2019-2020 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2020 * Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021 * Northwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2022 2025 release: * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2024 2026 release: Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2025

The Ontario Raw Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived) is elevation point cloud data created from aerial photography from the Geospatial Ontario (GEO) imagery program. It was created using a pixel-autocorrelation process based on aerial photography collected by the imagery contractor for the GEO imagery program. The dataset consists of overlapping tiles in LAZ format and is 6.29 terabytes in size. Tiles are overlapping because the pixel-autocorrelation process extracts elevation values from overlapping stereo photo strips. No classification has been applied to the point cloud, however they are encoded with colour (RGB) values from the source photography. This data is for geospatial tech specialists, and is used by government, municipalities, conservation authorities and the private sector for land use planning and environmental analysis. Related data For a product in non-overlapping tiles with a ground classification applied, see the Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived). Raster derivatives have been created from the point clouds for some imagery projects. These products may meet your needs and are available for direct download. For a representation of bare earth, see Ontario Digital Elevation Model (Imagery-Derived). For a model representing all surface features, see the Ontario Digital Surface Model (Imagery-Derived).

Use the Geospatial Ontario Imagery Orders App to select and request uncompressed or compressed digital imagery tiles from Geospatial Ontario for transfer directly to you.

This colour aerial photography was flown using a Zeiss Jena LMK15 aerial camera equipped with a 6" (152mm) focal length lens mounted in a Piper Aztec F aircraft. It was captured on September 15, 28, and 29, 1995. The altitude of the aircraft, 15,000 feet above mean ground, provided photography at a nominal scale of 1:30000. Originally captured on film, the imagery was converted digitally and orthorectified. The final product has the same accuracy as a 1:20000 map.

Time of Capture: September 1995 Coverage: 6,289 sq km Canopy Coverage: Leaf-Off

Available Products Orthorectified Tiles - approx. 5km x 2.8km, 100cm resolution, 8-bit, RGB in .TIFF format (40MB/tile) and a compressed format (approx. 1MB/tile)

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) 1995 - Ortho Index (Shapefile)

Additional ResourcesImagery User Guide (.docx) Status

Completed: Production of the data has been completed

Maintenance and Update Frequency

Not planned: There are no plans to update the data

Contact

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - Geospatial Services, imagery@ontario.ca

The Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived) is a classified elevation point cloud based on aerial photography. The point cloud is structured in non-overlapping 1 km by 1 km tiles in a compressed format. The following classification codes are applied to the data: * unclassified * ground * low noise This data is for geospatial tech specialists, and is used by government, municipalities, conservation authorities and the private sector for land use planning and environmental analysis. Related data: Raster derivatives have been created from the point clouds for some imagery projects. These products may meet your needs and are available for direct download. For a representation of bare earth, see the Ontario Digital Elevation Model (Imagery-Derived). For a model representing all surface features, see the Ontario Digital Surface Model (Imagery-Derived).

View spatial imagery of Ontario captured by satellite or airplane. Background Every five years, the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry coordinates projects to photograph high resolution imagery of settled areas of the province. Project participants include: * other Ontario ministries * municipalities * federal agencies * conservation authorities * non-government organizations (NGOs) * private companies Each agency participates by sharing in the cost of taking the photographs through a funding model. To maintain the funding model integrity, the imagery is available to the public via purchase for a period of six years after acquisition. Six years after the acquisition, the orthophotography is reclassified as open. Technical information This record includes all collections of digital orthophotography which are at least six years old. Collections are differentiated by year of acquisition and region of the province covered. Orthophotographs are primarily taken during the spring in leaf-off conditions. All orthophotography is available as GeoTIFFs with the following bands of spectral information: * red * green * blue * near-infrared Pixel size is consistent within collections but varies between collections, ranging from a minimum of 16 cm to a maximum of 50 cm. Open imagery access restrictions Starting in April 2022, the access restrictions to the data become open after six years, and the data will be made available under the Open Government License. This only applies to orthophotography collections where Ontario owns the intellectual property rights. Open Government licenced orthophotography collection release schedule 2022 release: * Central Ontario Orthophotography (COOP) 2016 * Algonquin 2015 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2008 * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2014 * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2013 * Simcoe Muskoka Dufferin 2008 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2006 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2010 * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2015 2023 release: * Northwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2017 2024 release: * South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2018 2025 release: * Digital Raster Acquisition Project East (DRAPE) 2019-2020 2026 release: * Southwest Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2020 2027 release: * Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021

This is a link to the 2010 South Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) imagery. This link will take you to the Ontario geoHub's web map service. SWOOP imagery is owned by the province, if you have any questions please direct them to the contact of the Ontario geoHub.

The digital elevation models (DEM) are 2 m resolution raster elevation products that were generated from the Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived) data. The point clouds were created via a pixel-autocorrelation process from the stereo aerial photography of the Geospatial Ontario (GEO) imagery program. The DEM does not represent a full ‘bare-earth’ elevation surface. There are areas where there are very few points classified as ground and interpolation has occurred across the resulting voids. Points classified as ground have not been assessed for accuracy to determine if they represent true ground features. Some features are still raised above ground surface, such as larger buildings, larger forest stands and other raised features. This data is for geospatial tech specialists, and is used by government, municipalities, conservation authorities and the private sector for land use planning and environmental analysis.

Land Information Ontario coordinates public and private sector organizations to collect high resolution aerial imagery for Ontario through a partnership funding model.Digital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) was acquired in the spring of 2008 under the best conditions possible to achieve cloud free, snow free, ice free, smoke free and leaf off captures. The orthophotography has a pixel resolution of 20 centimetres.Time of Capture: April 18th 2008 - November 7th 2008, and April 15th 2009 - November 17th 2009Coverage: 45,000 square kilometresCanopy Coverage: Leaf-OffResolution: 20 centimetreBit-depth: 8-bitNumber of Image bands: Four band (RGBN)Accuracy: Within 1 meter horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence.Format: GeoTIFF (and compressed GeoTIFF)Participants to share in the cost of acquisition with the Ontario government are being sought and can include public, private, First Nations and non-government organizations. Participants get access to their imagery products of interest as soon as they are available.Use the Geospatial Ontario Imagery Orders App to select and request uncompressed or compressed digital imagery tiles from Geospatial Ontario for transfer directly to you.The acquisition area spans two Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zones of UTM Zone 17 and UTM Zone 18. View the acquisition area for each zone by clicking the links near the bottom of this record. A new page opens and you may need to zoom in to see the individual one kilometre squared tiles. To download the index, click the ‘View Full Details’ button and finally the ‘Download’ button near the top of the page that opens. Alternatively, you can click HERE to bring the map up in an ArcGIS online map viewer. If Stereo imagery is required, please see the related Stereo Index entry on GeoHub.Online Web Map Service - Digital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2008 - Web Map ServiceAvailable Products:Orthorectified TilesDigital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2008 - 1km Ortho IndexFull Quality Sample (95MB)Compressed Sample (7MB)Stereo FramesDigital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2008 - Stereo Frame Index1.9 - 2.4GB per frameAdditional Resources:Imagery User Guide (.docx)Status:CompletedMaintenance and Update Frequency:Not planned: There are no plans to update the data.Contact:Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - Geospatial Services, imagery@ontario.ca

The Northwest Ontario Orthophotography (NWOOP) 2017 is an aerially acquired imagery data set. This product is 4 band RGBNiR orthophotography with a pixel resolution of 20 centimetres and is accurate to 50 centimetres on the ground at 90%. The dataset covers approximately 22,700 kilometres squared in northwest Ontario.

The imagery was acquired in the spring of 2017 under the best conditions possible to achieve cloud free, snow free, ice free, smoke free, and leaf off captures. These conditions together were best represented in Northwestern Ontario during May 7 to May 19 during which time the imagery was acquired.

The imagery was acquired by aerial photography and was later orthorectified using an elevation dataset generated through image correlation.

This oblique aerial imagery covers the shoreline of southeastern Georgian Bay, from approximately Port Severn to a point a few kilometres west of the Simcoe/Grey County line. Taiga Air Services Ltd. acquired the data from November 16 to December 2, 2014. To collect the data, they flew a helicopter 160 metres from shore and 100 metres above the water. Overlapping oblique images are available in the following formats: * TIFF (120 MB) * JPG (3.5 MB) * photo centre point shapefile, which you can use to link to the images from GIS software Imagery is available as one packaged product for the Georgian Bay shoreline. To order the data, follow our ordering instructions, which involve mailing an external hard drive to Land Information Ontario. Imagery will be used to investigate the potential of using oblique imagery to complement existing ortho imagery. This will: * help improve interpretation of shoreline features * updating shoreline mapping The imagery also provides a snapshot in time, capturing the current condition of the southeastern Georgian Bay shoreline. The following partners were involved with the project: * Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry * Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change * Environment Canada * Severn Sound Environmental Association * Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority * Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority * County of Simcoe

The imagery products described in this metadata record are open data. Use of any imagery indicates your acceptance of the Open Government Licence – Ontario.The Central Ontario Orthophotography (COOP) 2021 imagery acquisition was part of a Geospatial Ontario coordinated project that included funding contributions from Ontario, and other public and private sector organizations to collect high-resolution aerial imagery. This aerial project is part of a five-year plan (2018-2022) to acquire high-resolution, leaf-off/low leaf imagery of settled areas across the province.The COOP 2021 was acquired in the spring of 2021 under the best conditions possible to achieve cloud free, snow free, ice free, smoke free and leaf off/low leaf captures. The orthophotography has a pixel resolution of 20 centimetres and is accurate within 60 centimetres on the ground. Time of Capture: April 2nd, 2021 - June 1st, 2021Coverage: 49,540 square kilometresCanopy Coverage: Leaf-Off/Low-LeafResolution: 20 centimetreBit-depth: 8-bitNumber of Image bands: Four band (RGBN)Accuracy: Within 60 centimetres on the ground at 95% confidence.Format: GeoTIFF (and compressed GeoTIFF)Regularly check the Geospatial Ontario Imagery Page for the availability of online geospatial services that contain COOP 2021. Use the Geospatial Ontario Imagery Orders App to select and request uncompressed or compressed digital imagery tiles from Geospatial Ontario for transfer directly to you.Stereo imagery and associated stereo models are available. Please see the related Stereo Index record on GeoHub for more information. Available Products:Orthorectified TilesCentral Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021 - 1km Ortho IndexFull Quality Sample (95MB)Compressed Sample (7MB)Stereo FramesCentral Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021 - Stereo Frame Index1.9 - 2.4GB per frameAdditional Resources:COOP 2021 Fact Sheet (PDF)Imagery User Guide (.docx)Maintenance and Update Frequency:Imagery data will be updated as needed.Contact:Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - Geospatial Support Unit, imagery@ontario.ca

Note: To visualize the data in the viewer, zoom into the area of interest. The National Air Photo Library (NAPL) of Natural Resources Canada archives over 6 million aerial photographs covering all of Canada, some of which date back to the 1920s. This collection includes Time Series of aerial orthophoto mosaics over a selection of major cities or targeted areas that allow the observation of various changes that occur over time in those selected regions. These mosaics are disseminated through the Data Cube Platform implemented by NRCan using geospatial big data management technologies. These technologies enable the rapid and efficient visualization of high-resolution geospatial data and allow for the rapid generation of dynamically derived products. The data is available as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) for direct access and as Web Map Services (WMS) or Web Coverage Services (WCS) with a temporal dimension for consumption in Web or GIS applications. The NAPL mosaics are made from the best spatial resolution available for each time period, which means that the orthophotos composing a NAPL Time Series are not necessarily coregistrated. For this dataset, the spatial resolutions are: 75 cm for the year 1960 and 50 cm for the year 1974. The NAPL indexes and stores federal aerial photography for Canada, and maintains a comprehensive historical archive and public reference centre. The Earth Observation Data Management System (EODMS) online application allows clients to search and retrieve metadata for over 3 million out of 6 million air photos. The EODMS online application enables public and government users to search and order raw Government of Canada Earth Observation images and archived product managed by NRCan such as aerial photos and satellite imagery. To access air photos, you can visit the EODMS web site: https://eodms-sgdot.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/index-en.html

Land Information Ontario coordinates public and private sector organizations to collect high resolution aerial imagery for Ontario through a partnership funding model.Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) was acquired in the spring of 2016 under the best conditions possible to achieve cloud free, snow free, ice free, smoke free and leaf off captures. The orthophotography has a pixel resolution of 20 centimetres and is accurate within 50 centimetres on the ground. Time of Capture: May 6th - June 10th, 2016Coverage: 53,729 square kilometresCanopy Coverage: Leaf-OffResolution: 20 centimetreBit-depth: 8-bitNumber of Image bands: Four band (RGBN)Accuracy: Within 50 centimetres on the ground at 90% confidence.Format: GeoTIFF (and compressed GeoTIFF)Participants to share in the cost of acquisition with the Ontario government are being sought and can include public, private, First Nations and non-government organizations. Participants get access to their imagery products of interest as soon as they are available.Use the Geospatial Ontario Imagery Orders App to select and request uncompressed or compressed digital imagery tiles from Geospatial Ontario for transfer directly to you.If Stereo imagery is required, please see the related Stereo Index entry on GeoHub.Online Web Map Service - Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2016 - Web Map ServiceAvailable Products:Orthorectified TilesCentral Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2016 - 1km Ortho IndexFull Quality Sample (95MB)Compressed Sample (7MB)Stereo FramesCentral Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2016 - Stereo Frame Index1.9 - 2.4GB per frameAdditional Resources:Imagery User Guide (.docx)Status:CompletedMaintenance and Update Frequency:Not planned: There are no plans to update the data.Contact:Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - Geospatial Services, imagery@ontario.ca

The Ontario Digital Surface Model (Imagery-Derived) is a raster elevation product that was generated from the elevation point clouds created via pixel-correlation from aerial photography. A DSM is the highest reflective surface of features captured by the sensor. This surface is also referred to as the first reflective surface. The DSM may include: * treetops * rooftops and tops of towers * telephone poles * other natural or artificial features * ground surface if there is no vegetative ground cover This data is for geospatial tech specialists, and is used by government, municipalities, conservation authorities and the private sector for land use planning and environmental analysis.

If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this data, see LIO Support - Large Data Ordering Instructions. Data can be requested by project area or a set of tiles. To determine which project contains your area of interest or to view single tiles, zoom in on the map above and click. For bulk tile orders follow the link in the Additional Documentation section below to download the tile index in shapefile format. Data sizes by project area are listed below. Data sizes are listed below.

The Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived) is a classified elevation point cloud based on aerial photography. The point cloud has been classified into Unclassified, Ground and Noise categories and is structured in non-overlapping 1-km by 1-km tiles in a compressed format. For more details about the product see the User Guides linked below.

Raster derivatives have been created from the point clouds for some imagery projects. These products may meet your needs and are available for direct download. See the Ontario Digital Elevation Model (Imagery-Derived) for a representation of bare earth and the Ontario Digital Surface Model (Imagery-Derived) for a model representing all surface features.

Additional Documentation

Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived) - User Guide (DOCX)

Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived) - Tile Index (SHP)

Data Package Sizes

SWOOP 2010 - 826 GB SCOOP 2013 - 118 GB DRAPE 2014 - 114 GBSWOOP 2015 - 112 GB COOP 2016 - 45.8 GB NWOOP 2017 - 126 GB

Status On going: Data is continually being updated

Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed: Data is updated as deemed necessary

Contact Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - Geospatial Ontario, geospatial@ontario.ca

The Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived) is a classified elevation point cloud based on aerial photography. The point cloud is structured in non-overlapping 1 km by 1 km tiles in a compressed format. The following classification codes are applied to the data: * unclassified * ground * low noise This data is for geospatial tech specialists, and is used by government, municipalities, conservation authorities and the private sector for land use planning and environmental analysis. Related data: Raster derivatives have been created from the point clouds for some imagery projects. These products may meet your needs and are available for direct download. For a representation of bare earth, see the Ontario Digital Elevation Model (Imagery-Derived). For a model representing all surface features, see the Ontario Digital Surface Model (Imagery-Derived).

The digital elevation models (DEM) are 2 m resolution raster elevation products that were generated from the Ontario Classified Point Cloud (Imagery-Derived) data. The point clouds were created via a pixel-autocorrelation process from the stereo aerial photography of the Land Information Ontario (LIO) imagery program. The DEM does not represent a full ‘bare-earth’ elevation surface. There are areas where there are very few points classified as ground and interpolation has occurred across the resulting voids. Points classified as ground have not been assessed for accuracy to determine if they represent true ground features. Some features are still raised above ground surface, such as larger buildings, larger forest stands and other raised features. This data is for geospatial tech specialists, and is used by government, municipalities, conservation authorities and the private sector for land use planning and environmental analysis.