Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec Series

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

Lakes, Rivers and Glaciers in Canada - CanVec Series - Hydrographic Features

Administrative Boundaries in Canada - CanVec Series - Administrative Features

Mines, Energy and Communication Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Resources Management Features

Wooded Areas, Saturated Soils and Landscape in Canada - CanVec Series - Land Features

Transport Networks in Canada - CanVec Series - Transport Features

Elevation in Canada - CanVec Series - Elevation Features

Map Labels - CanVec Series - Toponymic Features

Resources

Name Format Description Link
Toporama - Dynamic map viewer and tool HTML Open resource
Toporama - Dynamic map viewer and tool HTML Open resource
CanVec - Product Documentation PDF Open resource
Drop-down navigation menu to CanVec Series documentation and online data catalogues HTML Open resource
Prepackaged FGDB files (download directory) Unknown Open resource
Index of available files (Drag and drop the kmz file in Google Earth to localize your region of interest) Unknown Open resource
Prepackaged Shapefiles (download directory) ESRI Shape Open resource
CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool HTML Open resource
CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool HTML Open resource
CanVec (Group layer) WMS Open resource
CanVec (Group layer) WMS Open resource

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