Oblique aerial imagery was acquired by Taiga Air Services Ltd. in late fall 2014, from Nov. 16th to December 2nd, for the main shoreline of Lake Simcoe and four of its islands (Georgina, Thorah, Fox and Snake). Collection was made by a helicopter flying 160 metres from shore and 100 metres above the water. Overlapping oblique images are available in TIF (120 Mb) and JPG (3.5 Mb) format. A photo centre point shapefile is also available that can be used to link to the images from GIS software.

Several partners were involved with the project, including: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Environment Canada, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Severn Sound Environmental Association, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, and County of Simcoe.

Imagery available as one packaged product for Lake Simcoe shoreline. Requestor will need to follow the ordering instructions and mail an external hard drive to LIO to receive the data.

Status

Completed: Production of the data has been completed

Maintenance and Update Frequency

Not planned: There are no plans to update the data

Contact

Paul Jurjans, Regional GIS Officer, paul.jurjans@ontario.ca

This oblique aerial imagery covers the main shoreline of Lake Simcoe and four of its islands (Georgina, Thorah, Fox and Snake). Taiga Air Services Ltd. acquired the imagery 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) * a 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 Lake Simcoe shoreline. To order the data, follow our ordering instructions or contact geospatial@ontario.ca. 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 * update shoreline mapping The imagery also provides a snapshot in time, capturing the current condition of the Lake Simcoe 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

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

Oblique aerial imagery was acquired by Taiga Air Services Ltd. in late fall 2014, from Nov. 16th to December 2nd, for the shoreline of southeastern Georgian Bay, from approximately Port Severn to a point a few kilometres west of the Simcoe/Grey County line. Collection was made by a helicopter flying 160 metres from shore and 100 metres above the water. Overlapping oblique images are available in TIF (120 Mb) and JPG (3.5 Mb) format. A photo centre point shapefile is also available that can be used to link to the images from GIS software.

Several partners were involved with the project, including: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Environment Canada, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Severn Sound Environmental Association, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, and County of Simcoe.

Imagery available as one packaged product for Georgian Bay shoreline. Requestor will need to follow the ordering instructions and mail an external hard drive to LIO to receive the data.

Status

Completed: Production of the data has been completed

Maintenance and Update Frequency

Not planned: There are no plans to update the data

Contact

Paul Jurjans, Regional GIS Officer, paul.jurjans@ontario.ca

The County of Simcoe, Muskoka and Dufferin Orthophotography Project dataset consists of multiple remotely sensed data products including 30 cm resolution photos that were derived from digital aerial photography collected in April 2008 by First Base Solutions.

These orthophotography encompass the following municipal tiers: The District of Muskoka (Town of Bracebridege, Hunstville, Gravenhurst, Township of Georgian Bay, Township of Muskoka Lakes and Township of Lake of Bays), The County of Dufferin, The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, County of Simcoe, The City of Barrie, The City of Orillia in the Province of Ontario.

The Province of Ontario is only managing and making available a resampled 30cm version of this data.

Resulting products include:

• 30 cm true colour 1KM X 1KM geotiff tiles
• Digital GPS flight diagram
• 1 KM tile index shape file
• Data Capture flight plan
• 30 cm true colour 1KM X 1KM MrSID tiles
• and MrSID Compressed mosaic orthos

Land Information Ontario coordinates public and private sector organizations to collect high resolution aerial imagery for Ontario through a partnership funding model.County of Simcoe, Muskoka and Dufferin (SMD) 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 30 centimetres.Time of Capture: April 17th - April 29th 2008Coverage: 12,017 square kilometresCanopy Coverage: Leaf-OffResolution: 30 centimetreBit-depth: 8-bitNumber of Image bands: Three band (RGB)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.Online Web Map Service - County of Simcoe, Muskoka and Dufferin (SMD) 2008 Orthophotography - Web Map ServiceAvailable Products:Orthorectified TilesCounty of Simcoe, Muskoka and Dufferin (SMD) 2008 - 1km Ortho IndexFull Quality Sample (95MB)Compressed Sample (7MB)Additional 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