Alberta Provincial Base Map Series at 1:1 Million Scale

A cartographic quality series of 1:1,000,000 scale colour maps covering the provincial extent of Alberta. The primary provincial base map displays the Alberta Township System (ATS), major hydrographic features, municipalities, major roads, railways and select geoadministrative features. This series includes various thematic overlays and individual map sheets are provided in Adobe .pdf format.

Use Cases

• Create thematic overlays for environmental analysis based on the provided hydrographic and geoadministrative features.
• Plan infrastructure projects using the standardized Alberta Township System (ATS) grid and road/railway network.
• Perform regional planning and analysis using the map's coverage of municipalities and administrative boundaries.

Strengths

• Cartographic quality series at a standardized 1:1,000,000 scale.
• Includes the Alberta Township System (ATS) and multiple thematic overlays.
• Published by the Government of Alberta, suggesting authoritative source data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:51:35.820461; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Provincial extent of Alberta.