Mapping census variables in Arc Map DLI Ontario

Mapping census variables in Arc. Map DLI Ontario Spring Training 2013 Janina Mueller, University of Toronto Rosa Orlandini, York University

Outline v Thematic mapping of census data v Activity 1: Population Density Mapping v Activity 2: Basics of Mapping Quantitative Variables (Thematic Mapping)

What you need to map census data 1) Aggregated census data (Census Analyser) 2) Geography boundary files for census geographies (Statistica Canada) 3) GIS Software (e. g. Arc. Map or QGIS)

Census Boundary Files

Census tracts Toronto Yellow Green Blue Cartographic boundary file Digital boundary file Coastal Water file

Handout for Exercise 1: http: //maps. library. utoronto. ca/datapub/ workshops/Exercise 1. pdf

http: //maps. library. utoronto. ca/datapub/ workshops/exercise 1 data. zip

Hands-on activity 1 Create a printable map with a legend showing population density per census tract for the CMA of Toronto, for both the 2006 and 2011 census.

Hands-on activity 2 Learn different methods of data visualization using census data from the 2011 census.

Access the data at: maps. library. utoronto. ca/datapub/workshops/ exercise 2 data. zip Access the handout at: maps. library. utoronto. ca/datapub/worshops/ Exercise 2. pdf

Handouts http: //maps. library. utoronto. ca/datapub/worshops/ Exercise 1. pdf http: //maps. library. utoronto. ca/datapub/worshops/ Exercise 2. pdf http: //maps. library. utoronto. ca/datapub/workshops/ exercise 2 data. zip