OTTAWA BRANCH / SECTION D'OTTAWA
CIG Ottawa Branch
Geospatial Data Collected by the City of Ottawa, and How it is Disseminated
The City of Ottawa will be providing an overview on the types of Goespatial data that we collect and how it is disseminated. We will also be explaining how some of these data sets are modified to use internally or to add value before they are disseminated to Consultants working on City projects. These are just two examples of how the City uses its geospatial data for particular applications:
High resolution topography created using LiDAR is a primary data set for essentially all City projects. The need to update flood plain mapping, across the City, was a primary driver to acquiring the LiDAR data. The presentation will address what LiDAR is, its use in the development of watercourse and catchment area mapping and the clip &ship approach for providing data for drainage projects.
Digital Mapping is another of our major products and it can be manipulated to model buildings, streets and neighbourhoods to enable visioning and visualization in the Planning process. The data can also be leveraged to assist with view plane analysis.
Bill Harper
City Surveyor
City of Ottawa
Bill’s group is responsible for the Legal Surveys that the City carries out and is also responsible for the collection and management of most of the City’s Geospatial products. Bill is a Canada and Ontario Land Surveyor.
Kevin Cover
Senior Project Manager
Infrastructure Planning and Works
Asset Management Branch
City of Ottawa.
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Kevin is responsible for infrastructure systems characterization. He is also the City lead for Flood Plain mapping undertaken by the local Conservation Authorities. He has a B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering Water Resources) from the University of Waterloo.
Randolph Wang
Registered Professional Planner and Senior Urban Designer
Planning, Infrastructure, and Economic Development Department
City of Ottawa.
Randolph holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (major in urban planning) from Tongji University in Shanghai and a Master of City Planning Degree from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
