GEOG 2P11 - Grid Square Resources

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GEOG 2P11 - Grid Square Resources
Help Documents
Introduction to NTS maps
Map Reading HELP notes
CITATION GUIDE
ArcGIS Tutorial
Scholars GeoPortal Tutorial
Topographic maps
National Topographic Series (NTS)
1:25,000 scale
[map] G 3400 s25 C35 (cabinet #2)
**1:25,000 scale NTS maps are also available on-line:
http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=be58d21889bc4eb8a2b473bafbfff08b
1:50,000 scale
all maps of Niagara are on reserve
**1:50,000 scale NTS maps are also available on-line:
http://www.brocku.ca/maplibrary/digital/Canmatrix/CanMatrix.php
Ontario Base Map Series - Niagara 1:10,000 scale
[map] G 3462 N53 A1 1984 O56 (cabinet #11)
Large scale 1:2,000 topographic maps are available for these municipalities only in Cabinet #12:
St. Catharines
[map] G 3464 S35 A1 s2 s35
Niagara Falls
[map] G 3464 N53 A1 1984 O56
Fort Erie
[map] G 3464 F67 A1 1988 O56
Lincoln
[map] G 3464 L56 A1 1987 O56
Port Colborne
[map] G 3464 P65 A1 1986 O56
Geology/Soils (links to online geology maps)
Bedrock Topography (OGS) [map] G 3462 N53 C5 1981 B43
P2400 Niagara and Niagara-on-the-Lake
P2401 Grimsby
P2402 Dunnville
P2403 Welland - Fort Erie
The Niagara Peninsula (Bedrock Geology- 1918) GSC [historical map] G 3462 N53 C5 1918 G46
Physiography of Southern Ontario [map] G 3462 S68 C2 1972 C5 map 2226
Quaternary (OGS) [map] G 3462 N53 C57 1975 Q38
P0993 Grimsby
P0764 Niagara
P0796 Welland
P0981 Dunnville
2496 Niagara - Welland [map] G 3462 N53 C57 1984 Q38
Drift Thickness (OGS) [map] G 3462 N53 C38 1982 D754
P0536 Grimsby
P0537 Niagara and Niagara-on-the-Lake
P2486 Welland - Fort Erie
Paleozoic (OGS) [map] G 3462 N53 C5 1976 P354
2343 Grimsby
2344 Niagara
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3Al
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P0988 Dunnville
P0989 Welland - Fort Erie
Guide to the Geology of the Niagara Escarpment: With Field Trips [book] QE 191 T677 1992
Geology of the Niagara Escarpment [book] QE 191 N53 1990
Soils of the Municipality of Niagara (1:25,000) [map] G 3463 N54 J3 1989 O567 (7 maps)
 Map 1: West Lincoln
 Map 2: Grimsby - Lincoln
 Map 3: St. Catharines - Niagara-on-the-Lake
 Map 4: Pelham - Thorold - Welland
 Map 5: Niagara Falls
 Map 6: Wainfleet
 Map 7: Fort Erie - Port Colborne
The Soils of the Regional Municipality of Niagara Report [book] S 599 .1 O5 R45 no. 60 v. 1 & 2
Land Use
Agricultural Land Use Systems of the Reg. Mun. of Niagara [map] G 3463 N54 J2 1983 L353 (7 maps)
 Map 1: West Lincoln
 Map 2: Grimsby - Lincoln
 Map 3: St. Catharines - Niagara-on-the-Lake
 Map 4: Pelham - Thorold - Welland
 Map 5: Niagara Falls
 Map 6: Wainfleet
 Map 7: Fort Erie - Port Colborne
Agricultural Land Use Systems of the Reg. Mun. of Niagara Report [book] HD 319 O5 H84 1986
Forest Stand Map Inventory [Niagara Region] [map] G 3462 N53 K2 s10 O5 (cabinet #11)
Climate
Canadian Climate Normals http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca
Climate Stations in Niagara: Stations with an ' * ' indicate that this station meets the United Nation's World
Meteorological Organization WMO standards.
 *Vineland Rittenhouse
Lat 43°10' N
Long 79°25' W
 Vineland Station
Lat 43°11' N
Long 79°24' W
 *St. Catharines Airport
Lat 43°12' N
Long 79°10.2' W
 St.Catharines Power Glen
Lat 43°7.2' N Long 79°15.0' W
 *Fort Erie
Lat 42°52.8' N Long 78°58.2' W
 Niagara Falls
Lat 43°08' N
Long 79°05' W
 Niagara Falls NPCSH
Lat 43°08' N
Long 79°03' W
Great Lakes Climatological Atlas [atlas] G 1107 G7 G74 1986
Niagara Grape Climatic Zones [map] G 3462 N53 J73 2001 P37
Air Photos - essential source for historical land use
Niagara Orthoimagery Fact Sheet (1995 – 2013)
Niagara Region, 1921 – 2013 (indexes and historical image viewing)
Land Use
Regional Niagara Policy Plan [book] HT 395 C22 O577 2001
Niagara Escarpment Plan [map] G 3462 N52 G45 2005 N534
Greenbelt Plan [book] HT 395 C23 G65 2005
Flood Plain Mapping N.P.C.A. (Search by creek name) [map] G 3462 N53 C32 svar N53
Brock University 500 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3Al
Phone: 905-688-5550 ext.5890
Questions? [email protected]
Brock University MDG Library
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Environment
Regional Niagara Environmental Areas [map] G 3463 N54 G3 2001 N53
Environmental Areas from Regional Niagara Policy Plan [map] G 3463 N54 G3 2003 P53
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Subwatersheds [map] G 3462 N53 C315 2004 N53
Niagara Watershed Reports see M:\GEOG2P11\documentation\
Natural Areas Inventory 2006-2009 [book] QH 77 C2 N535 2010 v.1-2
Historical Topographic Maps
Historical Topographic Maps of Niagara, 1904 to present
Historical Map File
ArcGIS geospatial data resources
Refer to the ArcGIS tutorial for access to geospatial data.
Data descriptions can be found in M:\GEOG2P11\documentation\
 Land cover – SOLRIS data description; CLUMP 1981 data description
 Soil Survey Complex – soil metadata
 Natural Areas Inventory – spatial data description
ALSO: Explore Scholars GeoPortal for accessing spatial data, incl 2010 imagery.
Other Subject Guides
Niagara Region
Niagara Escarpment
The Municipalities of Niagara - lists official plans
Oct 2014
Brock University 500 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3Al
Phone: 905-688-5550 ext.5890
Questions? [email protected]