83H Edmonton: 1:250,000 Scale Topographic Maps of Alberta

50 color maps at a 1:250,000 scale cover the entire province of Alberta. The series displays the Alberta Township System, 50-meter contour intervals, hydrographic features, municipalities, roads, railways, and geo-administrative features like parks. It is provided by the Government of Alberta in XML, HTML, and PDF formats and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Land-use planning based on the Alberta Township System (ATS) and geo-administrative features
• Terrain analysis based on 50-meter contour intervals
• Transportation and infrastructure routing based on major roads and railways
• Hydrological modeling based on major hydrographic features
• Creating regional reference maps based on municipalities and topographic details

Strengths

• Comprises 50 individual map sheets for full provincial coverage.
• Provides multiple file formats (XML, HTML, PDF) for different use cases.
• Based on the standardized National Topographic System (NTS) identifiers.

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, focusing solely on Alberta.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Collection Method

Likely produced by provincial cartographic or land information services.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:35:40.510386; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Province of Alberta, Canada