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My Neighborhood relies on an open-ended supply of map-based information about the environment (including weather) and related information (such as road and other infrastructure construction) from the Integrated Mapping Assessment Project (IMAP).

IMAP was launched in Canada by Environment Canada and University of Toronto in January 1999 to better understand the interactions between the various atmospheric change issues (climate, high impact weather, air quality, acid precipitation and UV radiation) and issues affecting ecosystem health, land use, the economy and human health. A significant number of these issues build on the science of biometeorology. For example, results from the project have proven very powerful in assessing regional vulnerabilities to climate change.

The My Neighborhood Project serves as a decision support tool to enhance decisions Canadians and municipalities have to make on a variety of important issues.