From 852052ca3a678e277372e7d7b402082af0a99328 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego Ripley Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 16:19:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update orthoimagery process Download and Preview table --- content/docs/processes/orthoimagery.md | 23 +++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/docs/processes/orthoimagery.md b/content/docs/processes/orthoimagery.md index b7d749c..3f5742a 100644 --- a/content/docs/processes/orthoimagery.md +++ b/content/docs/processes/orthoimagery.md @@ -57,18 +57,17 @@ pmtiles convert --tmpdir=~/tmp/pmtiles ${MBTILES_OUTPUT_FILE} ${PMTILES_OUTPUT_F Here is a table of some of the datasets created from the current process. -| Place | ISO | Province | Year | Provider | Dataset ID & Preview | PMTiles | TileJSON | PMTiles Torrent | -| ---------- | --- | -------- | ---- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -| Canada | CA | | 2020 | NRCan | [ca_nrcan_land_cover_2020_30m](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca_nrcan_land_cover_2020_30m.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca_nrcan_land_cover_2020_30m.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca_nrcan_land_cover_2020_30m.json) | | -| Edmonton | CA | AB | 2023 | Edmonton | [ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm.json) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm.pmtiles.torrent) | -| Red Deer | CA | AB | 2024 | Red Deer | [ca-ab_red_deer-2024A00054808011_orthoimagery_2024_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2024A00054808011_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2024A00054808011_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2024A00054808011_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.json) | | -| Red Deer | CA | AB | 2025 | Red Deer | [ca-ab_red_deer-2025A00054808011_orthoimagery_2025_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2025A00054808011_orthoimagery_2025_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2025A00054808011_orthoimagery_2025_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2025A00054808011_orthoimagery_2025_075mm.json) | | -| Burnaby | CA | BC | 2020 | Burnaby | [ca-bc_burnaby-2020A00055915025_orthoimagery_2020_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_burnaby-2020A00055915025_orthoimagery_2020_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_burnaby-2020A00055915025_orthoimagery_2020_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_burnaby-2020A00055915025_orthoimagery_2020_075mm.json) | | -| Vancouver | CA | BC | 2022 | Vancouver | [ca-bc_vancouver-2022A00055915022_orthoimagery_2022_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_vancouver-2022A00055915022_orthoimagery_2022_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_vancouver-2022A00055915022_orthoimagery_2022_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_vancouver-2022A00055915022_orthoimagery_2022_075mm.json) | | -| Whitehorse | CA | YK | 2019 | Whitehorse | [ca-yt_whitehorse-2019A000556001009_orthoimagery_2019_200mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-yt_whitehorse-2019A000556001009_orthoimagery_2019_200mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-yt_whitehorse-2019A000556001009_orthoimagery_2019_200mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-yt_whitehorse-2019A000556001009_orthoimagery_2019_200mm.json) | | -| Winnipeg | CA | MB | 2024 | Winnipeg | [ca-mb_winnipeg-2024A00054611040_orthoimagery_2024_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-mb_winnipeg-2024A00054611040_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-mb_winnipeg-2024A00054611040_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-mb_winnipeg-2024A00054611040_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.json) | | -| | | | | | | | | | +| Place | ISO | Year | Provider | Dataset ID & Preview | PMTiles | TileJSON | PMTiles Torrent | +| ---------- | ----- | ---- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | +| Canada | CA | 2020 | NRCan | [ca_nrcan_land_cover_2020_30m](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca_nrcan_land_cover_2020_30m.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca_nrcan_land_cover_2020_30m.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca_nrcan_land_cover_2020_30m.json) | | +| Edmonton | CA-AB | 2023 | Edmonton | [ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm.json) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_edmonton-2023A00054811061_orthoimagery_2023_075mm.pmtiles.torrent) | +| Red Deer | CA-AB | 2024 | Red Deer | [ca-ab_red_deer-2024A00054808011_orthoimagery_2024_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2024A00054808011_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2024A00054808011_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2024A00054808011_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.json) | | +| Red Deer | CA-AB | 2025 | Red Deer | [ca-ab_red_deer-2025A00054808011_orthoimagery_2025_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2025A00054808011_orthoimagery_2025_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2025A00054808011_orthoimagery_2025_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-ab_red_deer-2025A00054808011_orthoimagery_2025_075mm.json) | | +| Burnaby | CA-BC | 2020 | Burnaby | [ca-bc_burnaby-2020A00055915025_orthoimagery_2020_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_burnaby-2020A00055915025_orthoimagery_2020_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_burnaby-2020A00055915025_orthoimagery_2020_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_burnaby-2020A00055915025_orthoimagery_2020_075mm.json) | | +| Vancouver | CA-BC | 2022 | Vancouver | [ca-bc_vancouver-2022A00055915022_orthoimagery_2022_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_vancouver-2022A00055915022_orthoimagery_2022_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_vancouver-2022A00055915022_orthoimagery_2022_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-bc_vancouver-2022A00055915022_orthoimagery_2022_075mm.json) | | +| Winnipeg | CA-MB | 2024 | Winnipeg | [ca-mb_winnipeg-2024A00054611040_orthoimagery_2024_075mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-mb_winnipeg-2024A00054611040_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-mb_winnipeg-2024A00054611040_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-mb_winnipeg-2024A00054611040_orthoimagery_2024_075mm.json) | | +| Whitehorse | CA-YT | 2019 | Whitehorse | [ca-yt_whitehorse-2019A000556001009_orthoimagery_2019_200mm](https://pmtiles.io/#url=https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-yt_whitehorse-2019A000556001009_orthoimagery_2019_200mm.pmtiles) | [Download](https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-yt_whitehorse-2019A000556001009_orthoimagery_2019_200mm.pmtiles) | [TileJSON](https://tiles-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/ca-yt_whitehorse-2019A000556001009_orthoimagery_2019_200mm.json) | | ## The Plan -The objective is to standardize the source datasets used by Data for Canada processes. For instance, Vancouver’s orthoimagery is currently distributed in proprietary formats (MrSID and ECW) that require specialized drivers. I am currently evaluating open alternatives, such as [Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs](https://cogeo.org/), while ensuring that the conversion process preserves full visual fidelity. Future iterations will also explore the integration of multispectral data. +The objective is to standardize the source datasets used by Data for Canada processes. For instance, Vancouver’s orthoimagery is currently distributed in proprietary formats (MrSID and ECW) that require specialized drivers. We are currently evaluating open alternatives, such as [Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs](https://cogeo.org/), while ensuring that the conversion process preserves full visual fidelity. Future iterations will also explore the integration of multispectral data.