Description

CanVec contains more than 60 topographic features classes organized into 8 themes: Transport Features, Administrative Features, Hydro Features, Land Features, Manmade Features, Elevation Features, Resource Management Features and Toponymic Features. This multiscale product originates from the best available geospatial data sources covering Canadian territory. It offers quality topographic information in vector format complying with international geomatics standards. CanVec can be used in Web Map Services (WMS) and geographic information systems (GIS) applications and used to produce thematic maps. Because of its many attributes, CanVec allows for extensive spatial analysis. Related Products (Open Maps Links): **[Constructions and Land Use in Canada - CanVec Series - Manmade Features](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/fd4369a4-21fe-4070-914a-067474da0fd6)** **[Lakes, Rivers and Glaciers in Canada - CanVec Series - Hydrographic Features](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/9d96e8c9-22fe-4ad2-b5e8-94a6991b744b)** **[Administrative Boundaries in Canada - CanVec Series - Administrative Features](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/306e5004-534b-4110-9feb-58e3a5c3fd97)** **[Mines, Energy and Communication Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Resources Management Features](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/92dbea79-f644-4a62-b25e-8eb993ca0264)** **[Wooded Areas, Saturated Soils and Landscape in Canada - CanVec Series - Land Features](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/80aa8ec6-4947-48de-bc9c-7d09d48b4cad)** **[Transport Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Transport Features](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/2dac78ba-8543-48a6-8f07-faeef56f9895)** **[Elevation in Canada - CanVec Series - Elevation Features](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/64aad38d-f692-4ab6-bf2c-f938586c1249)** **[Map Labels - CanVec Series - Toponymic Features](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/b3fdcd34-4533-415f-8f83-68f17f9d5d68)**

Resources

Name	Format	Description	Link
Toporama - Dynamic map viewer and tool	HTML		http://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html
Toporama - Dynamic map viewer and tool	HTML		http://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/fr/index.html
CanVec - Product Documentation	PDF		http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/canvec/doc/
Drop-down navigation menu to CanVec Series documentation and online data catalogues	HTML		http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/canvec/doc/info.html
Prepackaged FGDB files (download directory)	Unknown		http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/canvec/fgdb/
Index of available files (Drag and drop the kmz file in Google Earth to localize your region of interest)	Unknown		http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/canvec/index/
Prepackaged Shapefiles (download directory)	ESRI Shape		http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/canvec/shp/
CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool	HTML		https://maps.canada.ca/czs/index-en.html
CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool	HTML		https://maps.canada.ca/czs/index-fr.html
CanVec (Group layer)	WMS		https://maps.geogratis.gc.ca/wms/canvec_en?request=getcapabilities&service=wms&version=1.3.0&layers=canvec&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/html
CanVec (Group layer)	WMS		https://maps.geogratis.gc.ca/wms/canvec_fr?request=getcapabilities&service=wms&version=1.3.0&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/html&layers=canvec

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