Toronto and Open Data

Here's some recent news about Open Data in Toronto:

http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/open_data/open_data_home?vgnextoid=b3886aa8cc819210VgnVCM10000067d60f89RCRD

LiDAR for sale.

FYI, AltaLIS has just introduced a new product - 30cm LiDAR elevation data. Cost is $100/township, and it looks like most of the CRP region is covered.

I know many of you are receiving elevation data through your orthophoto contracts, but this may be a viable option for others.

Capital Regional District Recognized for Information Sharing

A blog post back in January of this year mentioned a little about this initiative on Vancouver Island. Now there are more details including a way of viewing and downloading data:

http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/2011/apr/13/news5.html