Alberta is covered by 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. The 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 routing analysis based on roads, pipelines, railways, and powerlines
- Environmental impact assessment based on hydrographic features and parks
- Resource access mapping based on cutlines and facilities
Strengths
- 764 individual map sheets covering the provincial extent
- Cartographic quality printed maps at a standardized 1:50,000 scale
- Includes multiple infrastructure and administrative features
Limitations
- 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
- Geography
- Alberta, Canada