Maps / Atlases

A dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms in GIS, cartography, and remote sensing.

Historical maps and curiosities from the Yale University map collection.

Digitized historical air photos for the years 1930 and 1945-47 of Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas are available for public viewing and downloading from this website.

Provides mapping of the province.

200+ interactive maps plus all kinds of information about Canada. Includes a glossary of cartographic terms.

"Offers topographic maps of Canada at both 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scales and Landsat 7 orthoimages at 1:50,000. Search by NTS sheet number, co-ordinates, or by using the index map provided."

Zoom from country level to local city streets in a few clicks.

Explore Canada through this state of the art, interactive atlas which includes special features about the weather and Western ecozones.

"Originally published between 1874 and 1881, these Ontario county atlases have been scanned to form a database of township maps along with a list of property owners. Maps searchable by county, township, or town."

Provides examples of the ways different types of geospatial data should be cited.