Beginning in 2002, most maps also have their data available in gis shapefile format. Because of the huge number of movies filmed in its territory the city is often called north hollywood. Many public libraries, universities, community colleges, cegeps, and government libraries in canada and abroad are official depositories for maps of the national topographic system nts and national atlas of canada. The national topographic system nts of canada the area covered by a given map sheet is determined by its latitude and longitude. Includes searchable points of interest, such as parks, campgrounds, scenic lookouts and picnic sites. The road data on my maps was released by the canadian government in june.
Nts maps are available in a variety of scales, the standard being 150,000 and 1250,000 scales. There also geotiff canmatrix files, with collars, here. I have the data downloaded for 031, 032, 033, 034, 042. It is comprised of 50 maps that are individually named using the national topographic system nts map sheet identifier. Transport features, administrative features, hydro features, land features, manmade features, elevation features, resource management features and toponymic features. Cantopo is the new generation of topographic maps being produced by natural resources canada. Natureserve publicly available animal, ecology and. How to find and download topographic nts maps using. The map series is available as a fee free download in adobe pdf format under the open government licence alberta. Please enter the nts number and quantity of the map s you would like to order as well as whether you would like the. Tiled map of canada this tiled map of canada can be downloaded and printed in 40 separate pieces and arranged together in your very own classroom. Topographic map viewer province of british columbia. Click on the topo map index below to locate the newfoundland and labrador topographical maps you need. Hydrogeological map of the calgary golden area, alberta.
Rbf has pointed you in the right direction and as you will see from the website, the appropriate abbreviation, akin to os map, is nts map. Canada topo is designed to display the national topographic system nts grid for canada and display topographic maps published by the government. National topographic system index maps natural resources. Includes points of interest such as parks, campgrounds, scenic lookouts and picnic sites. The national topographic system nts provides generalpurpose topographic map coverage of canada. Indexes of the national topographic system of canada open. If you already know the names of the topo maps you wish to order, please complete the following form. The topographic maps on this website are scanned jpeg images of the national topographic system nts of canada paper maps, as well as those topomaps and orthoimages of the former canada toporama. Download directory by product categories elevation data. Nts sheet number sheet name edition date of publication 30 l e dunnville 3 1952 30 l w dunnville 3 1952 30 l dunnville 4 1973 30 l dunnville 5 1977 30 l dunnville 6 1983 30 l14 e welland 3 1953 30 l14 w welland 3 1953 30 l14 welland 4 1973 30 l14 welland 5 1978 30 l14 welland 6 1983 30 l15 w fort erie 1 1955 30 l15 fort erie 2 1974 30 l15 fort erie 3. This vector map product was developed by scanning and restructuring various lithographic layers of the federal paper map series. To download the shapefiles for a map, click on the maps title to view the abstract. The university of toronto mississauga library is a full depository for canadian national topographic map series nts maps. How to find and download topographic nts maps using toporama.
Topographic data of canada canvec series canvec contains more than 60 topographic features classes organized into 8 themes. Click under raster maps get all maps for all of canada. Download the nts grid index in vector or raster format from geogratis. It also acts as a basic gps, offering tracking and waypoint functions as well as gpxkml export. These maps depict in detail ground relief landforms and terrain, drainage lakes and rivers, forest cover, administrative areas, populated areas, transportation routes and facilities including roads and railways, and other. Commission for environmental cooperation base maps, terrestrial ecosystems, marine ecosystems, pollution and waste, human influence, and climate data in shapefile or grid format. Map sheets from the national topographic system nts custom clipping area. There is a relatively new government of canada website called geogratis that gives you access to the entire national topographic system nts, and best of all its free. Vancouver is a city with wonderful and friendly atmosphere. The data can be in the form of vectors, rasters, aerial photography or statistical tabular data and most often the data component can be very costly or labor intensive. With the rectangle drawing control active, click on the map and drag the mouse to get a rectangle. So far this year natural resources canada has released over 350 updated or new topographic map sheets and made them available to the public in what they refer to as the cantopo series. No restrictions on reuse and distribtion, standard nrcan data license matt wilkie dec 10 10 at 21. Contains hydrographic features, including coastlines, lakeriver shorelines, wetlands and perennial and seasonal streams.
Indexes of the national topographic system of canada. Index maps of the national topographic system of canada application digital topographic raster. Canada topo maps the canadian topographic map source. This service is based on the national topographic system nts. Find your way with this topographical map providing generalpurpose, detailed coverage depicting ground relief, water bodies, forest cover, populated areas, and. Almost anyone in the geospatial community would agree that a major part of any gis project would be the data sets involved. Canmatrix consists of scanned topographic maps of canada at the 1. You have come to the right place, if you are looking for readily available and easily viewable topo maps of canada. Canadian topographic maps newfoundland and labrador 1.
Download and view topographic maps covering canada. The area covered by a given mapsheet is determined by its latitude and longitude. Canadian topographic maps newfoundland and labrador map town. Data is available in vector formats that are supported by arcgis and arcview. Since canmatrix maps are georeferenced, they can be used as a background for various applications, such as. Prairie coordinates is the lsd locator used by thousands of canadians every day. Our canada, interactive map famous canadians and readers share their favourite places in canada. Free topo maps for garmin gps canada geocaching forums. And when you need to speak with our friendly, experienced nts sales associates, you can find them throughout north america, europe and asia. Use the html geospatial product index to visualize an inventory of our digital topographic map collections and to download the files. Arcgis, mapinfo, autocad or global position systems gps access canmatrix is available for download at. Download directory and documentation natural resources. National topographic system index maps natural resources canada.
Historical maps of canada the history of canada through maps, 17001999. The hydrogeological map series of alberta provides 1. Canadian open data and free geospatial data resources. Topographic map coverage of canada is based on the national topographic system nts. Expand the menu and click on the downloaded maps and data 11. This is a viewer that downloads topo maps directly from the government of canada website, and plots your current location using your iphones. The maps provide details on landforms and terrain, lakes and rivers, forested. Hi all, searched to see if someone noticed this, but nothing came up. Click on an area of the map below to zoom in on each topo map index. Depending on the area, the data has varying dates oldest is august 2002, newest is.
Nts stands for national topographic system canada, as made by nrcan federal government. This option lets you draw and edit directly on the map a bounding box or a polygon. The series is now available as a fee free download in adobe pdf format under the open government licence alberta. Im trying to decide what area to make some topo maps for that i can load to my garmin gps. We currently have nts maps for all areas of the country at the following scales. Topographic data of canada canvec series open government. Cantopo is considered the next generation of topographic map sheets that provides quality spatial information that fully complies with international geomatic standards.
Concerning mapping in canada and the size of the country, i remember a talk by a geological survey of canada staff member, when i was a student at a uk university. I just recently found that geogratis offers all the canadian national topographic system mapsheets as scanned raster images scanned at 300 dpi. Are the canadian national topographic system nts maps. Provides detailed topographic maps, based on digital 1. Find your way with this topographical map providing generalpurpose, detailed coverage depicting ground relief, water bodies, forest cover, populated areas, and transportation routes.
These maps can be used as hardcopy presentation backdrops or for locating geographic features. Its the canmatrix digital topographic maps of canada and you have a choice of ftp or download sites. National topographic system maps natural resources canada. There is a relatively new government of canada website called geogratis that gives you access to the entire national topographic system nts. These maps depict in detail ground relief landforms and terrain, drainage lakes and rivers, forest cover, administrative areas, populated areas, transportation routes and facilities including roads and railways, and other manmade features. Canmatrix print ready files were produced from topographic maps published by the government of canada, and correspond to the national topographic system nts grid at 1. You can also enter a pair of geographic coordinates. National topographic system maps topographic map coverage of canada is based on the national topographic system nts.
The creation and publication of geological maps has historically been one of the primary functions of the ags. Nts locations test, inspection and certification centers. Allows you to search by city, point, river or lake. The regional distribution centres distribute paper maps to map dealers. Topographic maps of canada, canadian topo maps shop. Generally, nonconforming map sheets can be identified by their irregular lines on the grid. Nonconforming maps help make the national topographic system nts more efficient. Many associate this city with luxury hotels and restaurants. Prairie coordinates plus is software written to approximate and convert locations of legal land descriptions lld, national topographic system nts coordinates, universal transverse mercator utm coordinates, and latlon pairs for use in prairie provinces of canada. The topographic map viewer allows users to view and download pdf maps for free from a web browser. National topographic database mcgill library mcgill. Topographic maps produced by natural resources canada conform to the national topographic system nts of canada. Because of the standard nts numbering system, knowing the map number allows you to quickly identify adjacent maps.