rrm 321.3 : resource data and environmental modeling data sources sunny kaniyathu, data services...
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RRM 321.3 : Resource Data and Environmental Modeling
DATA SOURCESSunny Kaniyathu, Data Services
Librarian
Data: Statistics Canada
Single data producer but multiple access points Not every access point provides access to
all data Data available for free under DLI License
DLI: Data Liberation Initiative Data to be used for educational and research
purposes only
Sources and access points
Relevant data sources CANSIM: Comprehensive Canadian
socioeconomic database Collection of data from various surveys/ records
Census of Agriculture Census of Population
Access Points Statistics Canada website
Some data can be downloaded directly Several dissemination platforms
Access: Statistics Canada website Main Catalogue
Browse data sources and locate tables Find related documentation and analytical
studies Obtain CANSIM numbers for data tables
Census of Agriculture
Statistics Canada Catalogue
Statistics Canada Catalogue
Statistics Canada Catalogue
Statistics Canada: Census of Agri
Data via other platforms
Access to platforms: Data and GIS Library Services
CANSIM on CHASS / E-STAT CHASS updated weekly [Wednesdays] E-STAT
Updated yearly Some data series may be aggregated
for example: yearly versus monthly data Contains some census data
Access to Platforms
CANSIM on CHASS
CANSIM [contd.]
By subject
CANSIM [contd.]
Search by surveys
Data via other platforms
Retrieve complete surveys [DLI collection] PUMF – Public Use Master Files Small sample of non-aggregated data
Not raw data [RDC]
Data via other platforms [contd.] EQUINOX
Census of Agriculture; Census of Population Surveys Data in SPSS, STATA, SAS, IVT formats IVT format: requires Beyond 20/20 browser
Free Download Browser User Guide Data can be saved in other formats Windows only
EQUINOX
U of S
Archive Catalogue
International
EarthTrends UNdata
Data and GIS Library Services
Available: all DLI data Primary Contacts:
Sunny Kaniyathu: 306 966 8841; [email protected]
Jasmine Hoover: 306 966 7265; [email protected]
Secondary Contacts: Winnie Smit: 306 966 7261; [email protected] Robert Alary: 306 966 5987; [email protected]
Website: http://library.usask.ca/murray/data-and-gis/
Questions?