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Toronto Data really open

Looks like the data sets at toronto.ca/open might finally actually be open; that is, usable in a way that doesn’t bind subsequent users to impossible terms. The new licence (which unfortunately is behind a squirrelly link) basically just requires you … Continue reading

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toronto data updated

Hey, they’ve updated most of the data sets on toronto.ca | Open! Hey, they’ve updated most of the data sets on toronto.ca | Open!

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Land Information Ontario – or, how I semi-accidentally ordered 3.5GB of terrain data

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has a fairly well-hidden service that provides free geodata to the general public. One has to register with a sign and e-mail form, but there’s a large number of useful data sets available. The … Continue reading

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free geodata for the numpty-about-Toronto

So if I want to learn some GIS skills, it would be helpful if I had some data to work with. Here are two data sources I have slight familiarity with: toronto.ca | Open Shapefiles, comprising: Municipal Address Points – … Continue reading

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