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Finding Data & GIS Files at the
U of S Library
Kiran Doranalli
Lucy Li
https://library.usask.ca/data/
Ways to Find Files
1. Library Catalogue2. Statistics Canada Catalogue3. Web front ends to data: CANSIM, …
• Variable level
4. U of S Data Archive• Variable level
5. Talk to the Data Library staff
1. The Library Catalogue
Know the name of the surveyLooking for a print copy of a codebook
Locate a survey by
entering the survey name
Keyword Search:
agriculture
Limit your search by “scoping”
select Data & GIS files
from the pull-down menu
more manageable result list
2. Statistics Canada Catalogue
Statistics Canada overview:A Census every five years350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian
life
Search files by keywords or subjects:agriculturecropOff-farm income
Census of AgricultureStatus: ActiveFrequency: Quinquennial (5 year)Objective: The Census of Agriculture is conducted to
develop a statistical portrait of Canada's farms and its agricultural operators.
Subjects covered: major commodities of the agriculture industry, new or less common crops, livestock, finances and use of technology.
Census of Agriculture
Clients: Federal government, provincial and territorial governments, municipal governments; libraries; educational institutions; researchers and academics; private industry; business associations and labour organizations; private citizens; public interest groups.
CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System)Statistics Canada’s database of time series
Covering a wide variety of social and economic aspects of Canadian life
containing more than 38 million time series regrouped in approximately 2,800 tables
CANSIM II (via CHASS and via E-STAT):
Current and historical time series data for Canada38 million time seriesProduction, sales, tradeCANSIM II via CHASS--Updated weeklyCANSIM II via E-STAT—Updated annually
Restrictions on use
CANSIM via CHASS: licensed for use by the U of S faculty, staff and students for academic research and study
CANSIM via E-STAT: licensed for use by students in schools and colleges and universities
Demonstration: CANSIM II via CHASS
New version Continue in English CANSIM Multidimensional @ CHASS Ma
in Menu
Browse tables by subjects
By dimensionsSelect the dimensions in table10009: geography (Quebec,
Ontario, BC), estimates (Farm value), commodity (Apples), farm area, production and value (Dollars) from the menu Submit
Select the series you want add selected to the series cart
Choose time period, output display (As a time series listed as columns), output format retrieve the series from cart
Plot format in output format plot charts (draw multiple graphs, draw one graph (max 7 series))
Output format: plot-bars graph
(draw one graph)
- v74278 Quebec; Farm value; Apples; Dollars
- v74279 Ontario; Farm value; Apples; Dollars
- v74283 British Columbia; Farm value; Apples; Dollars
U of S Data Archive Data Lib webpageBy subjectSelect the fileU of S data archiveDownload the file and unzip itCodebooks and other documentations are available in
PDF format (some are available in print copy…search in library catalogue)
Restrictions: DLI license
Canada Food Stats (CD-ROM) information on Canadian
food consumption, nutrition, supply and demand, trade, prices …
data on the Canadian food industry, processing, economic indicators, labour, productivity, …
Census of Agriculture (various)
Farm and farm operator dataSmall area data at Census Agricultural
Regions (CARs*)Tables from 1961 to date
* A census agricultural region (CAR) is a sub-provincial geographic area used primarily by the Census of Agriculture
for disseminating agricultural statistics.
Extraction system of agricultural statistics (CD-ROM)
extract data by census agricultural region, farm type and revenue class
i.e. dairy production in Quebec or off-farm income in Saskatchewan current and historical
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (special password)
Special license for bulk downloading
3 million time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture
FAOSTAT contains data for 200 countries and more than 200 primary products and inputs, just in its core.
http://faostat.fao.org/
Canada Grains Council: Statistical Handbook
Grain industry overview Area, supply, yield Exports and trade Prices ie. Canola oil, meal, corn and soybean monthly prices Handling and transportation Livestock: price, numbers on farms by class Total Farm Cash Receipts
http://canadagrainscouncil.ca/
Eligibility and restrictions
Restriction: DLI license
The Data Liberation Initiative
Eligibility: Postsecondary academic staff and students
Conditions: restricted to teaching and research purposes
5. Ask Data Library Staff
Office: 2nd Floor, Murray LibraryAppointments recommendedEmail us at refdata@library.usask.ca
Darlene Fichter (7209)( on sabbatical)
Winnie Smit (7261)
Rob Alary (5987)
Elise Pietroniro (2677)
Kiran Doranalli (8841)
Lucy Li (8841)
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