Good data is(n't) hard to find.


Meg Miller - GIS & Data Visualization Librarian


slides: bit.ly/find_w2022

Outline

  1. Overview of data licenses;
  2. UML website access points
  3. Explore:
    • Municipal
    • Provincial
    • Federal
    • International
  4. Workflows for submitting data requests to Legal Counsel;
  5. Research Integration Tips.

Data Licenses:

Open Data

Licensed/ Proprietary Data


What do you have


(or who would make it)


Remember:

To be able to map data in a GIS you need:

  1. Microdata (the thing you are looking for patterns in)
  2. Geographic boundary file

Explore Open Data

  1. Municipal
  2. Provincial
  3. Federal services (GeoGratis + Statistics Canada)
  4. International bodies

data.winnipeg.ca

mli2.gov.mb.ca

www.mbcdp.ca

geogratis.gc.ca

www.statcan.gc.ca

Library Access Points:

Subject Guides

GISHub

Where can you find data to support your research?

GISHub

https://univmb.maps.arcgis.com

Accessing Proprietary Data

City of Winnipeg submission:

  1. Coverpage
  2. Contracts form
  3. Data sharing agreement (stamped and signed by legal)
  4. Screenshot of study area

Key points:

  • Access:
    1. Nothing wrong with googling, but be aware of Google
      (object + attribute + filetype)

    2. Think authoritative sources (Statistics Canada)

Time Saving Tips:

  • Timelines
  • Projections
  • Licenses
  • Currency

Questions


meg.miller@umanitoba.ca

slides: bit.ly/find_w2022