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 maps display the Alberta Township System, hydrographic features, municipalities, roads, pipelines, powerlines, railways, and select geo-administrative features. This series is published by the Government of Alberta and is not updated on a regular basis.

Use Cases

• Analyze land parcel boundaries based on the Alberta Township System (ATS) grid.
• Plan infrastructure projects based on displayed roads, pipelines, powerlines, and railways.
• Assess resource access and environmental features based on hydrographic and geo-administrative data.
• Create regional base maps for analysis based on the standardized National Topographic System (NTS) sheets.

Strengths

• 764 individual map sheets provide coverage for the entire province of Alberta.
• Cartographic quality maps at a standardized 1:50,000 scale.
• Maps include multiple infrastructure and administrative features such as roads, pipelines, and parks.

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

Geography

Alberta, Canada