Mapping Data Update
Thanks to commenter "theonlysandman" from the website HomeZilla.ca on our recent posting about the mapping data recently released by Elections Canada.
Since Elections Canada only released the shape-files, HomeZilla.ca has converted them all to KML format readable by Google Earth and Google Maps.
[Yes, I recognize that last sentence would make absolutely no sense to anyone who hadn't studied Geographic Information Systems even a little bit, but trust me: it's huge, and a really appreciated simplification for lay users.]
It is a very large compressed file, available for download from their website. I'll just repeat the comment here, so you get all the details correctly. Over to you sandman:
So, again, many many thanks for this contribution. OK, mappers: get to it!
Since Elections Canada only released the shape-files, HomeZilla.ca has converted them all to KML format readable by Google Earth and Google Maps.
[Yes, I recognize that last sentence would make absolutely no sense to anyone who hadn't studied Geographic Information Systems even a little bit, but trust me: it's huge, and a really appreciated simplification for lay users.]
It is a very large compressed file, available for download from their website. I'll just repeat the comment here, so you get all the details correctly. Over to you sandman:
We noticed many people were having a hard time with the ShapeFile so we have created a KML file that people can you in Google Earth.
You can download it from the HomeZilla site.
Warning: It is a big KML file 19M compressed, 44M uncompressed.
The government license and orginal ShapeFiles are located here.
So, again, many many thanks for this contribution. OK, mappers: get to it!
posted by The Pundits' Guide at
10:51 AM
2 Comments:
Thanks to both of you for your efforts. We've been pining for these shape files for years. Great job on the conversion -- you guys have saved the rest of us a ton of work. Bravo.
Since posting the 2008 data over 50 people have download the KML file.
Alice told me that the government has also release the 2000, 2004, and 2006 ShapeFiles. So we converted them as well:
NOTE: this are big files
2000 Federal Election Boundry Data in KML
2004 Federal Election Boundry Data in KML
2006 Federal Election Boundry Data in KML
You can get all of the oringal documents and license agreements here:
http://www.geogratis.gc.ca/download/electoral/2006/
http://www.geogratis.gc.ca/download/electoral/2004/
http://www.geogratis.gc.ca/download/electoral/2000/'
Enjoy everyone!
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