![]() ![]() You can also modify the above instructions to download DEMs, orthoimagery, or vector files from NRCAN. Once it has downloaded, you can unzip it and bring it into a GIS program like ArcGIS Pro or QGIS. Please click and download the from the link ending in geotiff.zip. Near the bottom-left side your screen, it should reveal the full file name in the URL preview. Please however your mouse over each file. You will be presented with a few download options. Click on “Download link / Lien de téléchargement.” There is a thumbnail of the map sheet in question, with a download link. Once you click on a tile, the side menu changes to the “Preview and download” tab. The grid location for the map sheet for downtown Toronto is 030M11. Going further, zoom in on subsection "11". ![]() As you zoom in, you will see a series of grids appear over Canada.įirst, a series of numbers will appear Toronto is located in grid "030".Īs you continue zooming in, Toronto will be sector "M" of section "030". Use the interactive map to zoom in on downtown Toronto, Ontario. Each tile within that index corresponds to a different NTS map sheet. You will see an index appear over Canada. Then, click on “Digital Topographic Raster Maps - 1:50 000”. Vector contains a variety of features, both physical and cultural, which can be downloaded as file geodatabases or shapefiles.Įlevation contains Digital Elevation Models (DEM) and Digital Surface Models (DSM) for all of Canada.įor the purposes of this tutorial, let’s locate the map sheet from the National Topographic System (NTS) for downtown Toronto. Raster contains topographic maps, which show physical features such as roads and rivers. Imagery contains orthoimagery (corrected aerial photographs) at various scales for all of Canada. Begin by clicking on the Themes tab.Įach of the four menus, - Imagery, Raster, Vector, and Elevation, - contain multiple kinds of downloadable datasets. They are updated and provided by the survey. ![]() There are several kinds of maps and geospatial datasets available through this portal. Digital topographic maps (DTK) offer geo-topographical base information in the form of digital raster data. The Geogratis tool has an interactive map on the right and menus nested within tabs on the left. Under Geospatial Applications and Tools, click on Geospatial Product Index – HTML. To locate and download data on an area of interest, using Toronto, Ontario as an example:īegin by going to the GeoGratis homepage: and select your language of choice. ![]()
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