Historical Watershed Boundary Maps for Alberta Forest Inventory

Historical Watershed Boundary Maps consists of scanned color and black-and-white maps delineated for Alberta's Phase 3 Forest Inventory program. Approximately two-thirds of the series is currently available in PDF and TIF formats, sorted by National Topographic System blocks within ZIP files. These maps are not updated and are not available as geo-referenced GIS-ready data.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical watershed delineations based on scanned map images.
• Study changes in forest inventory boundaries based on the Phase 3 program maps.
• Create visual references for historical land management based on the National Topographic System blocks.

Strengths

• Maps are available in both color and black-and-white scanned versions.
• Files are provided in two common formats (PDF and TIF) for easy viewing.

Limitations

• Approximately one-third of the series is missing and not available.
• The data is not available as geo-referrected rectified images or GIS-ready data.
• The series is not updated and contains a range of publication dates and scales.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Scanned from printed color maps delineated as part of the Phase 3 Forest Inventory program.

Geography

Alberta, Canada