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Subject: Re: [gislist] Canadian GIS data [here: transmission lines, DRG and DEM]
Date:  04/04/2006 03:05:01 PM
From:  Shawn Wallbridge



Thankfully, Manitoba is starting to give data away. You can find it =

here...

http://web2.gov.mb.ca/mli/

I am not sure they have Power line data though.

shawn


On 4-Apr-06, at 8:22 AM, Brian Klinkenberg wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As Rick indicated, getting free data at reasonably high
> resolution is a problem in Canada. The Feds do offer low
> resolution data, but nothing approaching the US DRG's or
> 10-30m DEM's. You would have to contact provincial sources
> for data at that resolution, and in BC each map sheet could
> cost up to $600. One of my students was told, when
> asking for DEMs for the province in order to conduct some
> research: you are asking for over a million$ in data....
>
> So, best of luck!
>
> Brian
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Brian Klinkenberg http://www.geog.ubc.ca/~brian
> brian@geog.ubc.ca
> Department of Geography, U.B.C. Tel: 604 822-2663
> 1984 West Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2 Fax: 604 822-6150
>
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006, Oliver Peronne wrote:
>
>> Dear GIS list,
>>
>> I am searching for Canadian GIS data, especially transmission
>> lines/powerlines , DRG's (7.5min) and DEM's (10m to 30m resolution). =

>> I have
>> already searched the web for corresponding data but did not find the =

>> kind of
>> data that I am out for. Are there any Clearinghouses web pages like =

>> for the
>> US? I have made very good experiences with the US Clearinghouses and =

>> would
>> like to know if there exists anything similar to this data resources.
>>
>> Moreover, does anyone have a link to transmission line/power line GIS =

>> data
>> for the US?
>>
>> Thanking you in advance and have a nice day.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Oliver Peronne
>>
>>
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