*Book a consultation with Sharon Janzen https://calendar.library.brocku.ca/appointments/MapsGIS
*Map, Data & GIS Library https://brocku.ca/library/mdgl/
*Google Maps https://maps.google.ca/
- Useful for navigating and viewing areas using ‘Street View’
- ‘Satellite’ view (bottom left corner) can also be useful for viewing some of the most recent imagery
Make a Topographic Map https://bit.ly/2xt573O
- Good source for designing a map of a study area for a report
- Detail is based on 1:10,000 topo mapping for Ontario
Niagara Navigator http://bit.ly/4mNXuuZ
- Aerial Imagery (basemap options)
- Campgrounds, arenas, beaches, golf courses, marinas and trails (Recreation)
- Township and Lot boundaries (Land Planning)
- Wineries (Recreation & Tourism)
*NPCA Watershed Explorer http://bit.ly/4m9yjSh
- Thematic layers related to watershed management
- 2020 imagery (Basemap Services), Watershed Planning Areas, Sub-watersheds (Boundaries)
- Conservation Areas, Trails (Conservation Lands)
Scholars GeoPortal https://geo2.scholarsportal.info/
- A geospatial data portal of relatively current information – land use, contours, water, roads, etc.
- Mainly used to view and download GIS data for ArcGIS applications
- Allows some custom mapping capabilities
- Tutorial https://arcg.is/n4Xnj0
- Off-campus access
Niagara Open Data https://niagaraopendata.ca/
- A geospatial data portal for Niagara area – building footprints, neighbourhoods, land use, urban area etc.
*Air Photos https://arcg.is/OHiz4
- Essential source for imagery (1921 - 2023)
- Provides an excellent resource for detecting landscape changes over a time period
- The online index can be used to retrieve most years, email maplib@brocku.ca for access to 1975 - 1998
- Air photo interpretation of determining certain features will be essential. Email maplib@brocku.ca for assistance.
Paper Maps/Publications Available Online:
Paper Maps
Most of the print historical maps are listed individually in the Library Catalogue OMNI. Individual print historical topographic maps are not in the catalogue, but they can be easily located in the historical map cabinet. Contact maplib@brocku.ca for information about accessing historical maps.
Sample Paper Maps
- Generalized soil map: Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario (1989) MapLib G 3463 S35 N54 J3 1989 L35 https://arcg.is/1y1qTC
- Soils of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario (1989) MapLib G 3463 N54 J3 1989 O567 StCa/NOTL https://arcg.is/1y1qTC
- The Merritt Trail bicycle & walking trail, St. Catharines, Ontario (1980) MapLib G 3464 S35 E63 1980 M47
- Map of the town of St. Catharines, Canada West (1852) MapHist G 3464 S35 1852 S65 https://bit.ly/2sbKYi1
- Historical Topographic Maps https://arcg.is/z1X0q0
*HOW TO Reference Maps & air photos - https://bit.ly/2MBRO9N
