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, and other geo-administrative features, organized by National Topographic System (NTS) blocks. 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)
- Plan infrastructure projects based on displayed roads, railways, pipelines, and powerlines
- Assess resource access and environmental features based on hydrographic and geo-administrative data
- Create regional base maps for planning based on the standardized National Topographic System (NTS) sheets
Strengths
- 764 individual maps provide coverage for the entire province of Alberta
- Cartographic quality at a standardized 1:50,000 scale
- Maps are organized into downloadable 1:250,000 NTS blocks, which generally contain up to 16 sheets
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
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 14:43:56.841099; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Alberta, Canada