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The Atlas of Canada data provide coverage for all of Canada. Data elements are feature-coded and structurally clean. Base map components are available in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats. The 1: 1 000 000 and 1: 7 500 000 scales are the primary bases for all Atlas products. The 1: 30 000 000 scale data have been generalized from the two larger scales.
List of Topics:
Some of the following base components currently available in The Atlas of Canada Digital Data Base include:
- drainage: coastlines, rivers, lakes
- boundaries: federal, provincial, Canada-Kalaallit Nunaat dividing line
- transportation: primary and secondary highways, selected ferry routes, rail networks
- populated places
- national parks
Atlas base map information is two-dimensional vector data. Geographic coordinates (latitude, longitude) or Lambert Conformal Conic projection coordinates, in metric, can be provided. The data are distributed through an FTP transfer.
Following is the complete list of our digital vector products. Click on the product of your choice to go to GeoGratis where the product can be downloaded.
Canada Base Maps
The Atlas of Canada base Map series includes all federal, provincial and territorial boundaries as well as the international boundaries, major road and rail transportation networks, hydrography and ice cover, a selection of populated places along with administrative, provincial and national capitals. The data is suitable for Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applications, electronic publishing and customized digital products.
North America and North Circumpolar Region
- In June 2004, the Atlas of Canada released a new set of 1:10M North American framework data as part of a unique partnership with the National Atlas programs in the United States (USGS) and Mexico (INEGI). The key value-added element was cross-border harmonization of feature geometry and attributes. North American framework layers include populated places, administrative boundaries, roads, railways, hydrology, bathymetry, glaciers and sea ice.
- The North Circumpolar Region map provides a comprehensive view of the area of Canada and the World situated between 55º N latitude and the North Pole.
Atlas Frameworks
Hydrology, Rail, Roads, Populated Places are part of an on-going effort to integrate a growing set of base maps depicting human and environmental themes. The digital maps are national-scale (1:1M), integrated and free on-line at GeoGratis and select 'National-Scale Frameworks'.
