Alberta Provincial Resource Access Maps at 1:50,000 Scale

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, railways, and select geo-administrative features like parks and reserves. The series is produced 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 routing based on displayed roads, pipelines, and powerlines
• Assess resource access based on the map's coverage of cutlines and facilities
• Identify protected areas and administrative boundaries based on geo-administrative features like parks and reserves

Strengths

• 764 individual maps covering the entire province of Alberta
• Cartographic quality at a standardized 1:50,000 scale
• Includes a wide range of features such as infrastructure, hydrography, and administrative boundaries

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

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Geography

Provincial extent of Alberta