Alberta Provincial Base Map Series at 1:1 Million Scale

The 1M Base Map plus NTS Grid and Green/White Area series provides cartographic quality maps covering Alberta at a 1:1,000,000 scale. It is produced by the Government of Alberta and includes the Alberta Township System, hydrographic features, municipalities, roads, railways, and geoadministrative features like parks and reserves. The series was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Creating thematic overlays for land-use planning based on the base map's administrative boundaries.
• Visualizing provincial infrastructure networks based on the included major roads and railways.
• Mapping natural resource distribution using the Alberta Township System grid overlay.
• Generating reference maps for public information using the cartographic quality hydrographic and municipal features.

Strengths

• Cartographic quality maps at a standardized 1:1,000,000 scale.
• Includes multiple thematic overlays on the primary base map.
• Last updated on April 17, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

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 14:48:17.034351; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada