Description
Physiography of Southern Ontario provides
detailed physiographic information based on 1:50,000 scale; acquired
from OMAF (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food), 1990. The
data includes visible surface formations such as escarpments, morraines,
clay plains and sand plains. View the
counties covered by the Physiography data set.
Data Format
The Physiography of Southern Ontario data
is available in ArcGIS coverage format. Selected counties are also
available in shapefile format.
Data use: Restrictions/Copyright
The data is licenced to Brock University faculty, staff
and students for teaching and research purposes only. A license
agreement must be signed before the files will be delivered. The
data is under copyright by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).
Accessing the Data
The data is accessed using GIS (geographic information systems)
software including ArcGIS. See Map Library staff for assistance.
Obtaining a Copy of Digital Data
ORIGINAL DATA: after signing a license agreement, original data
may be burned to CD, saved to 3/4" floppy or memory stick.
IMAGE OF DATA: a static image may be obtained on 3/4" floppy, CD, memory stick or sent via e-mail.
HARDCOPY: data may be printed to the Map Library printer at a small cost per page. The University Library also has large format printing services. Ask staff for details.
Sample Citation Format (Hamilton
Wentworth county)
Physiography of Southern Ontario [computer file]. (1990).
Guelph, Ontario: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Available:
Brock University Map Library Controlled Access DATA PC E:\DATA\OMAFRA\HWENT\HWENT\HWENTP
(Accessed May 18, 2005).
Example of the Physiography data: Hamilton Wentworth county
