Finding Data & GIS Files at the

U of S Library

Kiran Doranalli

Lucy Li

https://library.usask.ca/data/

https://library.usask.ca/

Always remember to login with NSID and password!!

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.

3. Variable level

Library has access to several web extractors

CANSIM via CHASS

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

CANSIM I

The version before CANSIM IIHas not been updated since June 1st, 2002.

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))

Farm values of apples in dollars in Quebec, Ontario, BC, between 1997-01-01 and

2007-01-01

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)

Questions?