82G 50K Map: Alberta Provincial Resource Access Map Series

Alberta is covered by a series of 764 cartographic quality printed monochrome maps at a 1:50,000 scale. The maps display township systems, hydrography, municipalities, roads, pipelines, railways, and geo-administrative features like parks and reserves. This series is published by the Government of Alberta and is not updated on a regular basis.

Use Cases

• Land use planning based on township systems and geo-administrative features.
• Infrastructure network analysis based on roads, pipelines, railways, and powerlines.
• Resource access mapping based on hydrographic features, cutlines, and facilities.
• Cartographic reference and base map creation based on the National Topographic System (NTS) identifiers.

Strengths

• 764 individual maps covering the provincial extent of Alberta.
• Cartographic quality printed maps at a standardized 1:50,000 scale.
• Maps are organized and downloadable by 1:250,000 NTS blocks, generally containing up to 16 sheets.

Limitations

• The series is not updated on a regular basis and may contain a range of publication dates.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:40:15.081624; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada