Alberta Provincial Topographic Maps at 1:250,000 Scale

50 color maps covering Alberta at a 1:250,000 scale, produced by the Government of Alberta. The maps display the Alberta Township System, 50-meter interval contours, hydrographic features, municipalities, roads, railways, and geo-administrative features like parks and reserves. The series uses National Topographic System identifiers and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Land parcel identification and planning based on Alberta Township System grids.
• Terrain analysis and elevation modeling based on 50-meter contour intervals.
• Transportation and infrastructure mapping based on major roads and railways.
• Environmental and recreational planning based on hydrographic features and parks.
• Municipal boundary and administrative feature analysis.

Strengths

• 50 individual maps covering the full provincial extent of Alberta.
• Standardized 1:250,000 scale and National Topographic System identifiers.
• Includes multiple layers of geographic and administrative information.

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 Government of Alberta sources.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:40:53.029960; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada