Alberta Provincial Resource Access Maps at 1:50,000 Scale

764 cartographic quality printed maps cover the provincial extent of Alberta at a 1:50,000 scale. The series displays the Alberta Township System, hydrographic features, municipalities, roads, cutlines, facilities, pipelines, powerlines, railways, and select geo-administrative features like parks and reserves. It is published by the Government of Alberta and is not updated on a regular basis, containing a range of publication dates.

Use Cases

• Land-use planning based on displayed municipalities, parks, and reserves.
• Infrastructure network analysis based on roads, pipelines, powerlines, and railways.
• Hydrographic studies based on mapped water features.
• Cadastral and property reference based on the Alberta Township System (ATS).

Strengths

• 764 individual maps provide detailed coverage of the entire province.
• Cartographic quality at a standardized 1:50,000 scale.
• Includes a wide range of features: ATS, hydrography, municipalities, roads, and infrastructure.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The series is not updated regularly and contains a range of publication dates; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:50:22.992741; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada