Description
The toponymic features of the CanVec series include proper nouns designating places and representations of the territory. This data come from provincial, territorial and Canadian toponymic databases. They are used in the CanVec Series for cartographic reference purposes and vary according to the scale of display. The toponymic features of the CanVec series can differ from the Canada's official geographical names.
The CanVec multiscale series is available as prepackaged downloadable files and by user-defined extent via a Geospatial data extraction tool.
Related Products (Open Maps Links):
Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec Series
Users can obtain information about Canada's official toponyms at: Geographical names in Canada
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toponymic Features (Group layer) | WMS | Open resource | |
| Drop-down navigation menu to CanVec Series documentation and online data catalogues | HTML | Open resource | |
| Prepackaged FGDB files (CanVec) | 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 (CanVec) | 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 | |
| Toponymic Features (Group layer) | WMS | Open resource |