Geography

Covers common library research questions and activities.

View online air photos; historical maps; course map resources; digital map data; instruction tools; GIS and Google Earth tutorials

Topographic Maps of Canada

Google Earth is available throughout campus labs and Google Earth Pro is available in the Map Library and in the Learning Commons Computer Lab A.

Looking for data you can use in a GIS? Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer software that allow the storage, manipulation, analysis and display of geographic information, or geospatial data. These data and services are provided by the Map Library.

Scholars GeoPortal is a geospatial data discovery tool allowing Ontario’s university students and researchers better access to OCUL’s growing collection of geospatial data. The portal offers search, view, query, download and mapping functionality for datasets licensed by Ontario university libraries, covering such topics as land use, road networks, boundaries, geoscience, air photo imagery, points of interest (such as healthcare facilities, schools), and more.