Ontario Utility Lines for Power, Water, Communications, and Fuel

Utility lines in Ontario provide services for power, water, communications, and heating fuel. The dataset includes features such as communication lines, hydro lines, natural gas pipelines, water pipelines, and unknown transmission lines. It requires geographic information system (GIS) software for use.

Use Cases

• Map hydro line and natural gas pipeline locations for infrastructure planning and risk assessment.
• Analyze spatial distribution of water pipelines and communication lines for service coverage studies.
• Identify unknown pipeline and unknown transmission line segments for field verification and data enrichment.

Strengths

• Includes multiple utility types: power, water, communications, and heating fuel.
• Distinguishes between standard and submerged versions of lines and pipelines.
• Maintained by the Government of Ontario, providing authoritative geospatial data.

Limitations

• Specific record counts, column details, and geographic extent are not provided.
• Requires proprietary GIS software for access and analysis, limiting usability.
• Contains 'unknown' pipeline and transmission line categories indicating incomplete attribution.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Ontario, Canada