The Ontario Land Inventory (OLI) database provides a digital representation of a series of historical maps created between 1963 and 1977 describing and evaluating Ontario's land resources for its capability for Timber Use, Wildlife Use, Recreation Use and for Shoreland Recreation. Land Classification as used by the Ontario Land Inventory (OLI) is a system of describing the physical features of the land which exert the most significant influence upon the growth of the plant community. The Timber Use Capability ratings of the OLI indicate the potential ability of land to grow tree crops. These ratings are specifically related to the physical features which control the rate of tree growth. Wildlife Use Capability indicates the natural ability of the land to provide the required habitat for a given species. The selection of wildlife species for which an area is rated, is based on the natural range of each species. Recreation Use Capability classifies the land for its inherent ability to attract and sustain recreation use. The physical features of the land determine the intensity of use that can be attracted and sustained. A recreation feature that can attract and sustain use by many people rates higher than a feature that can only attract and sustain a few. The Shoreland Recreation information describes the physical features of the wet beach and backshore of a lake and rates the sites for their capability for bathing and camping activities and lodging and deep water activities. Originally produced as published maps only the Land Classification, Wildlife and Timber information are currently avaliable in a digital format. Support hardcopy published maps, worksheets and source documentation can be assessed through the Archives of Ontario. (excluding Land Classification Series).

Status

On going: Data is continually being updated

Maintenance and Update Frequency

Unknown: Frequency of maintenance for the data is not known

Contact

Ian Smyth, Science and Research Branch, ian.smyth@ontario.ca

This data covers the entire Far North from 2005-2011. The data is provided in both grid and vector formats. It is broken into layers that cover UTM zones 15, 16 and 17. Layers representing each level of the classification hierarchy described in the data specs have been provided: * class * group * section Can be used to create a consistent map to meet regional - to landscape level analysis (1:100,000).

Please note that this dataset is not an official City of Toronto land use dataset. It was created for personal and academic use using City of Toronto Land Use Maps (2019) found on the City of Toronto Official Plan website at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/official-plan-guidelines/official-plan/official-plan-maps-copy, along with the City of Toronto parcel fabric (Property Boundaries) found at https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/property-boundaries/ and Statistics Canada Census Dissemination Blocks level boundary files (2016). The property boundaries used were dated November 11, 2021. Further detail about the City of Toronto's Official Plan, consolidation of the information presented in its online form, and considerations for its interpretation can be found at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/official-plan-guidelines/official-plan/ Data Creation Documentation and Procedures Software Used The spatial vector data were created using ArcGIS Pro 2.9.0 in December 2021. PDF File Conversions Using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC software, the following downloaded PDF map images were converted to TIF format. 9028-cp-official-plan-Map-14_LandUse_AODA.pdf 9042-cp-official-plan-Map-22_LandUse_AODA.pdf 9070-cp-official-plan-Map-20_LandUse_AODA.pdf 908a-cp-official-plan-Map-13_LandUse_AODA.pdf 978e-cp-official-plan-Map-17_LandUse_AODA.pdf 97cc-cp-official-plan-Map-15_LandUse_AODA.pdf 97d4-cp-official-plan-Map-23_LandUse_AODA.pdf 97f2-cp-official-plan-Map-19_LandUse_AODA.pdf 97fe-cp-official-plan-Map-18_LandUse_AODA.pdf 9811-cp-official-plan-Map-16_LandUse_AODA.pdf 982d-cp-official-plan-Map-21_LandUse_AODA.pdf Georeferencing and Reprojecting Data Files The original projection of the PDF maps is unknown but were most likely published using MTM Zone 10 EPSG 2019 as per many of the City of Toronto's many datasets. They could also have possibly been published in UTM Zone 17 EPSG 26917 The TIF images were georeferenced in ArcGIS Pro using this projection with very good results. The images were matched against the City of Toronto's Centreline dataset found here The resulting TIF files and their supporting spatial files include: TOLandUseMap13.tfwx TOLandUseMap13.tif TOLandUseMap13.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap13.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap14.tfwx TOLandUseMap14.tif TOLandUseMap14.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap14.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap15.tfwx TOLandUseMap15.tif TOLandUseMap15.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap15.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap16.tfwx TOLandUseMap16.tif TOLandUseMap16.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap16.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap17.tfwx TOLandUseMap17.tif TOLandUseMap17.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap17.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap18.tfwx TOLandUseMap18.tif TOLandUseMap18.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap18.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap19.tif TOLandUseMap19.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap19.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap20.tfwx TOLandUseMap20.tif TOLandUseMap20.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap20.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap21.tfwx TOLandUseMap21.tif TOLandUseMap21.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap21.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap22.tfwx TOLandUseMap22.tif TOLandUseMap22.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap22.tif.ovr TOLandUseMap23.tfwx TOLandUseMap23.tif TOLandUseMap23.tif.aux.xml TOLandUseMap23.tif.ov Ground control points were saved for all georeferenced images. The files are the following: map13.txt map14.txt map15.txt map16.txt map17.txt map18.txt map19.txt map21.txt map22.txt map23.txt The City of Toronto's Property Boundaries shapefile, "property_bnds_gcc_wgs84.zip" were unzipped and also reprojected to EPSG 26917 (UTM Zone 17) into a new shapefile, "Property_Boundaries_UTM.shp" Mosaicing Images Once georeferenced, all images were then mosaiced into one image file, "LandUseMosaic20211220v01", within the project-generated Geodatabase, "Landuse.gdb" and exported TIF, "LandUseMosaic20211220.tif" Reclassifying Images Because the original images were of low quality and the conversion to TIF made the image colours even more inconsistent, a method was required to reclassify the images so that different land use classes could be identified. Using Deep learning Objects, the images were re-classified into useful consistent colours. Deep Learning Objects and Training The resulting mosaic was then prepared for reclassification using the Label Objects for Deep Learning tool in ArcGIS Pro. A training sample, "LandUseTrainingSamples20211220", was created in the geodatabase for all land use types as follows: Neighbourhoods Insitutional Natural Areas Core Employment Areas Mixed Use Areas Apartment Neighbourhoods Parks Roads Utility Corridors Other Open Spaces General Employment Areas Regeneration Areas Lettering (not a land use type, but an image colour (black), used to label streets). By identifying the letters, it then made the reclassification and vectorization results easier to clean up of unnecessary clutter caused by the labels of streets. Reclassification Once the training samples were created and saved, the raster was then reclassified using the Image Classification Wizard tool in ArcGIS Pro, using the Support...

Ontario Land Cover (OLC) is a primary data layer. It provides a comprehensive, standardized, landscape level inventory of Ontario’s natural, rural and anthropogenic (human made) features.Product Packages:Esri-compatible PackageOpen source compatible PackageService:Now also available through a web service which circumvents the need to download data by exposing it for visualization over the internet. When using the ESRI Image Server URL in ESRI software full geoprocessing and analysis can also be done using just the service URL.Services can be accessed directly in ArcPro by using Add Data -> Add Data From Path and copying the desired service URL below into the text box. They can also be accessed by setting up an ArcGIS server connection in 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 add the appropriate URL in 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.ca.Service URL’sArcGIS Image Server Resthttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/Thematic/Ontario_Land_Cover_Baseline_V1/ImageServerWeb Mapping Service (WMS)https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/Thematic/Ontario_Land_Cover_Baseline_V1/ImageServer/WMSServer/Web Coverage Service (WCS)https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/Thematic/Ontario_Land_Cover_Baseline_V1/ImageServer/WCSServer/Additional DocumentationBaseline Class Descriptions - Ontario Land Cover Version 1 (TEXT)Changes Descriptions - Ontario Land Cover Version 1 (TEXT)StatusCompleted: Production of the data has been completedMaintenance and Update FrequencyAs needed: Data is updated as deemed necessaryContactJoel Mostoway, Natural Resources and Forestry, Science and Research Branch, joel.mostoway@ontario.ca

This table contains 1392 series, with data for years 1971 - 2011 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (87 items: Abbotsford - Mission (census metropolitan area), British Columbia; Baie-Comeau (census agglomeration), Quebec; Barrie (census metropolitan area), Ontario; Bathurst (census agglomeration), New Brunswick; ...); Area (2 items: Census metropolitan area/census agglomeration; Census metropolitan area-ecosystem/census agglomeration-ecosystem); Land cover and land use (8 items: Total land area; Built-up area, settled; Built-up area, roads; Arable; ...).

Polygon feature layer representing land use applications that are before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) in the City of Barrie.

Relevant fields within the layer include (but not limited to): Address, Description, Type and File Number

The City of Barrie is situated in the heart of Central Ontario, a premier waterfront community on Lake Simcoe, conveniently located an hour north of Toronto. Visit barrie.ca for more information or contact Service Barrie at 705-726-4242 or ServiceBarrie@barrie.ca

The Ontario Parcel is commercially licensed data with restricted usage.The parcels are managed by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (assessment), Teranet Enterprises Inc. (ownership), and the Ontario Government (Crown lands). The Ontario Parcel dataset is a source of assessment, ownership and Crown parcel mapping that can be used for assessment, taxation, land title/registration, as well as land use management and business planning.Ontario Parcel – Supporting Information consists of over 30 layers of polylines and text in CAD format only.This CAD product is only available as a package product by Land Registry Office area.The Ontario Parcel - Supporting Information product includes geometry of the assessment and ownership data, as well as supporting information such as roads, water, underlying surveys, condos, easements and leases, and township fabric. Although comprehensive, the supporting information is not complete and exhaustive, and should not be relied upon as a sole source.See Ontario Parcel Guide (coming soon) for a comparison of the products.Public viewing of the standard Ontario Parcel - Assessment Parcel is available through the following web applications:Make a Topographic MapMake a Map: Natural Heritage AreasAgricultural Information Atlas (AgMaps).Licence EligibilityThese products are for non-commercial use. To receive data from Land Information Ontario (LIO), the organization must be eligible and sign an Ontario Parcel licensing agreement (MNRF General List User Licence Agreement).All ministries; agencies, boards and commissions; indigenous communities; conservation authorities; non-profit organizations and others are eligible to apply.Ontario Parcel data is available at no cost to those eligible to receive the data. Eligible organizations should contact Ontario Parcel at ontarioparcel@ontario.ca.Corporations and for-profit entities should contact:Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)Teranet Enterprises, Inc. - Ontario ParcelTerms of UseOntario Parcel geometry represents an index of property locations, not a legal representation of property boundaries.Ontario Parcel is an indication that a boundary may be in the general area.The data should not be used for legal purposes. The data should not be used to define boundaries on the ground or be relied on to calculate areas of properties (unless for crude estimates) or depths or frontages of lots. The data is not a substitute for a legal survey and should not be used for applications that require accurate positional data.Additional DocumentationOntario Parcel FAQ (Word)Assessment Parcel - Data Description (PDF)Assessment Parcel - Documentation (Word)Crown Parcel - Data Description (PDF)Crown Parcel - Documentation (Word)Ownership Parcel - Data Description (PDF)Ownership Parcel - Documentation (Word)StatusOn going: data is being continually updatedMaintenance and Update FrequencyQuarterly: data is updated every three monthsContactOntario Parcel, ontarioparcel@ontario.ca

This map shows how commercial activity is distributed within urban areas and the impact of commercial services on the urban landscape, by mapping what proportion of stores (hence jobs) in an urban area that are found in industrial zones. Industrial zones are extensive areas zoned for industrial use that nowadays are home to wholesalers, big-box retailers and a variety of services and small office buildings. These are specialized destinations, often oriented to other businesses; not the kinds of places you stumble upon by accident. As the most recent form of commercial concentration, they are most often found in rapidly growing cities, especially the largest cities. Since industrial zones support a wide range of specialized activities they usually benefit from commercial specialization as indicated by the index of centrality. The distribution indicates that cities in Ontario and the Prairies have higher values than cities in Quebec, the Atlantic region and British Columbia.

The LIO Topographic Data Cache is a collection of topographic data, that has been preprocessed for fast, seamless display at predefined scales. The topographic data includes constructed and natural features that make up Ontario’s landscape. The cache provides limited data from areas outside Ontario’s boundaries, such as the United States and adjacent provinces and territories. Technical information Two versions of the LIO Topographic Data Cache are available: 1. The traditional raster version is available for a variety of GIS applications and is updated annually. 2. The vector version is suitable for online web map applications as well as modern GIS software and is updated twice a year. Contributing data layers may have different maintenance and update cycles. Some cache layers have been processed in a way that makes it easier for them to be displayed in a mapping product. Other layers are unchanged from the authoritative data. The cartographic symbology used in the data cache is intentionally muted to allow users to showcase their data. The LIO Topographic Data Cache is created from many source datasets, which are described in the LIO Topographic Data Cache user guide. If you are interested in getting this authoritative data, you can download it from the Ontario GeoHub. For instructions on getting a copy of either version of the cache for use in mapping applications, visit the Ontario GeoHub.

Exploring new ways to share information with each other is a cornerstone of improving the planning process. To do this it is essential to have city-wide data in accessible formats. A variety of 3D digital information and models exist but currently the data is not readily available to the general public. Providing a consistent city-wide 3D data source will link these digital city planning models and materials together and will allow us to imagine our city from different perspectives. The Open Data site will enable access to application developers, designers, urban planners and architects, and the public. Ideally this will enable the creation of a visual portal and access to a large collection of city building ideas. Further to the Open Government Licence, the Context Massing Model is being provided by City Planning on the Open Data website for information and illustrative purposes only. City Planning does not warranty the completeness, accuracy, content, or fitness for any precision purpose or use of context massing model for such purposes, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to Context Massing Model as furnished on the website. City Planning and the City are not liable for any deficiencies in the completeness, accuracy, content, or fitness for any particular purpose or use of Context Massing Model, or applications utilizing Context Massing Model, provided by any third party. Context Massing Model MUST BE VERIFIED BY THE USER FOR LEGAL OR OFFICIAL USE. Please use this Interactive Map to locate the 3D Massing tiles for SketchUp and AutoCAD format For further information visit the Urban Design web site A note on property assessments: MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) holds copyright on many aspects of data around properties. The City of Toronto is unable to provide this data. From the MPAC website: MPAC 's range of services includes: Preparing annual Assessment Rolls for use by municipalities and the Province to calculate property and education taxes. Assessment Maps and Ontario Parcel (TM) In 2005, MPAC, the Ontario Government and Teranet Enterprises Inc. completed the Ontario Parcel(TM) - an ambitious project that brings assessment, ownership and land parcel data for almost 4.6 million properties into a standardized digital database. ... The Ontario Parcel(TM) is available to Ontario municipalities, public organizations and private businesses. Among other things, the Ontario Parcel(TM) data can be applied to property assessment and taxation, land registration, land use planning, land management and business planning. With the implementation of the Ontario Parcel (TM) and the digital mapping environment, MPAC no longer produces paper assessment maps. If you would like more information about the products and services available under the Ontario Parcel (TM), please visit the Ontario Parcel (TM) website at www.ontarioparcel.ca. You will need to contact MPAC directly for data that you may perceive as missing. MPAC website.

These maps are available for the Far North Land Use Planning Area at 2 scales (1:100,000 and 1:250,000). The maps were created as a resource for community-based Land Use Planning in the Far North of Ontario.

Polygon feature layer representing the Land Use (GS & NHS) Area within the City of Barrie.

Relevant fields within the layer include (but not limited to): Type, Sub Type, Community Structure, OP Section and Location.

The City of Barrie is situated in the heart of Central Ontario, a premier waterfront community on Lake Simcoe, conveniently located an hour north of Toronto. Visit barrie.ca for more information or contact Service Barrie at 705-726-4242 or ServiceBarrie@barrie.ca

Scenario 2 (+NHS) – assumes the same development as scenario 1 but includes the proposed enhanced Natural Heritage System (includes natural features and areas, such as forests, meadows, wetlands, and potential natural cover enhancement areas). Symbolized by Natural, Rural and Urban

This dataset represents the digitized version of the Canada Land Inventory Land Use (circa 1966) 1:50,000 scale mapping for Southern Ontario. The land use classification is based on air photo interpretation, field surveys, and census information and is divided by NTS map base. Most of the classifications are 'use' classes however, some vegetative cover classes are included (productive woodland, unproductive woodland, swamps-marsh-or-bog, and unproductive land). Classifications have been standardized across the coverage.

Official Plan polygon feature layer representing land use in the City of Barrie. Relevant fields within the layer include (but not limited to): Type, Subtype, Designation and Area.The City of Barrie is situated in the heart of Central Ontario, a premier waterfront community on Lake Simcoe, conveniently located an hour north of Toronto. Visit barrie.ca for more information or contact Service Barrie at 705-726-4242 or ServiceBarrie@barrie.ca

CanVec contains more than 60 topographic features classes organized into 8 themes: Transport Features, Administrative Features, Hydro Features, Land Features, Manmade Features, Elevation Features, Resource Management Features and Toponymic Features. This multiscale product originates from the best available geospatial data sources covering Canadian territory. It offers quality topographic information in vector format complying with international geomatics standards. CanVec can be used in Web Map Services (WMS) and geographic information systems (GIS) applications and used to produce thematic maps. Because of its many attributes, CanVec allows for extensive spatial analysis. Related Products: Constructions and Land Use in Canada - CanVec Series - Manmade Features Lakes, Rivers and Glaciers in Canada - CanVec Series - Hydrographic Features Administrative Boundaries in Canada - CanVec Series - Administrative Features Mines, Energy and Communication Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Resources Management Features Wooded Areas, Saturated Soils and Landscape in Canada - CanVec Series - Land Features Transport Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Transport Features Elevation in Canada - CanVec Series - Elevation Features Map Labels - CanVec Series - Toponymic Features

Click to view Metadata The Land Cover dataset is derived using orthophoto interpretation and classifies all non-ELC landforms. Classifications include: Aggregate, Agriculture Facility, Airport, Athletic Field, Commercial, Crop Field, Golf Facility, High Density Urban Residential, Industrial, Inst, Institutional Building, Institutional Greenspace, Landfill, Park, Pasture, Railway, Rural Residential, Ski Hill, Transportation Corridor, Transportation Greenspace, Treed Field, Urban Residential Utility Transfer Station, Water Feature.

This is a dataset of historic southern Ontario road (line), rail (line), municipality, (point) county (polygon) and district (polygon) shapefiles. The shapefiles were created based on georeferenced historic maps of Ontario from the years 1800, 1818, 1837, 1852, 1861, 1879, 1901, 1922, and 1955.