83B Rocky Mountain House: 50 Alberta Topographic Maps at 1:250,000 Scale

83B Rocky Mountain House is a series of 50 color topographic maps covering Alberta at a 1:250,000 scale, produced by the Government of Alberta. The maps display the Alberta Township System, 50-meter contour intervals, hydrographic features, municipalities, roads, railways, and geo-administrative features like parks and reserves. The series was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Land-use planning based on displayed administrative boundaries and township systems.
• Terrain analysis based on 50-meter contour intervals.
• Transportation network mapping based on major roads and railways.
• Hydrological modeling based on major hydrographic features.
• Creating reference maps for parks and reserves based on geo-administrative features.

Strengths

• 50 individual maps covering the provincial extent of Alberta.
• Standardized 1:250,000 scale using the National Topographic System (NTS) identifier.
• Includes multiple layers of geographic information such as contours, hydrography, and administrative boundaries.

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 14:48:15.571849; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada