Canada data sources
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This is a listing of data sources that are free and in the public domain. Specifically this is data that is commonly used in the process of design for analysis and design purposes. The data includes but is not limited to GIS, mapping, and image sources. If you are adding a data source that is not in the public domain please indicate to the best of your knowledge the copyright associated with the source.
If you would like to add region or city specific data please start a new page from the Data sources template and link to that page under the See also section of the country data page.
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Anthropology
Archaeology
Biology
Climate
- World Monthly Surface Station Climatology, 1738-cont almost 200 MB of weather data from over 4700 stations starting in 1738.
Culture
Ecology
Economics
Energy
- From the World-wide Information System for Renewable Energy (WIRE), which is a service provided by the International Solar Energy Society (ISES - [1])
Engineering
Geography and maps
Vector data
Raster data
Geology and Earth science
History
Images
Panoramic images
Historical images
- http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/cin/index-e.html - Canadian Illustrated News, 1869-1883
While the Canadian government claims Crown copyright there are image archives at the National Library of Canada that are in the public domain. They include:
- Early Images of Canada 550 images
- Canadian Illustrated News 4000 half-tone images from 1869-1883
