West Coast Canada Topographic Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model at 10 Meter Resolution

A 10-meter resolution digital elevation model integrates marine bathymetry and terrestrial topography for Canada's west coast. The seamless transition between land and sea creates a continuous elevation surface compiled from multiple government agencies. This dataset is produced by Natural Resources Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the Marine Spatial Planning Program.

Use Cases

• Model coastal flooding scenarios based on seamless land-sea elevation transitions.
• Analyze underwater terrain for marine habitat mapping based on high-resolution bathymetry.
• Create detailed topographic maps for coastal regions based on the 10-meter grid.
• Support marine spatial planning initiatives based on integrated elevation data.
• Study coastal erosion and sediment transport based on continuous elevation surfaces.

Strengths

• Gridded at a high resolution of 10 meter spacing.
• Creates seamless transitions between marine and terrestrial elevation data.
• Compiles the best available data from multiple government agencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific west coast region.

Provenance

Source

Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from the best available data from multiple government agencies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 20:31:08.388437; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada's west coast.