Canada Base Map

Description

Canada Base Map (30M-50K)
The Atlas of Canada Base Maps provide coverage of the entire Canadian landmass. Data elements are feature coded and structurally clean. Base map components are available in five scales and a number of data exchange formats. The 1:2 million and 1:7.5 million scales are the primary bases for all Atlas products. The 1:30 million scale data have been generalized from the two larger scales. The data set covers: drainage (coastlines, rivers, lakes), boundaries (federal, provincial, district, dividing lines), transportation (primary and secondary highways, selected ferry routes, rail networks), populated places, national parks. Atlas information is two-dimensional layered vector data.

Originator

Canada Open Data

Use Cases

Source(s)

Description	Source	Format	Date	Update Frequency	Metadata	Cost	Link	Remarks

Description	Source	Format	Date	Update Frequency	Metadata	Cost	Link	Remarks
Canada Base Map	Canada Open Data	ESRI REST WMS	2016	Continual	XML	Free	ESRI REST WMS
Base Map 30M	Canada Open Data	E00	1998	As needed	XML	Free	E00 (ZIP)	http download
Base Map 7.5M	Canada Open Data	E00 SHP	1998	As Needed	XML	Free	E00 (ZIP) SHP (ZIP)	http download
Base Map 2M	Canada Open Data	E00	2017	As Needed	XML	Free	E00 (ZIP)	http download
Base Map 1M	Canada Open Data	SHP	2014	As Needed	XML-Rivers XML-Ferries XML-Place Names XML-Roads XML-Boundary Polygon XML-Railways XML-Island XML-Waterbodies XML-Coastline	Free	Rivers Ferries Place Names Roads Boundary Polygon Railways Island Waterbodies Coastline	ftp download
Base Map 250K	Canada Open Data	SHP	2002	As Needed	XML	Free	SHP (ZIP)	ftp download
Base Map 50K	Canada Open Data	SHP	2002	As Needed	XML	Free	SHP (ZIP)	ftp download

Remarks

The most appropriate dataset to use for EGIS would be ESRI REST or WMS web service as it does not require periodic updates.

Process for EGIS integration

WMS and REST Web Service:

WMS Web Service can be integrated directly into EGIS.

SHP File:

SHP file can be integrated directly into EGIS.
Process ROADSEG dataset only.

TC Smart Maps:

Not all GIS applications can consume KML file directly due to its unique data structures such as networklinks, folders, models etc.
Please contact Lawrence Chong, Digital Services Directorate for TC Smart Maps KML dataset and format translation.
TC Smart Maps KML link: \\tc.gc.ca\tcgis\GISData\Google Mashup\BaseMap\Canada Base Maps.kml

Customization:

Schema transformation: As required
Denormalization: Not required
Value coding: Not required
Attribute renaming: As required to improve readability
Attribute removal: It is highly recommended as some fields are unnecessary, this will also reduce file size and improve performance
Geoenrichment: Feature symbolization is recommended to improve visualization
Format translation: Not required
Language translation: French version available for most dataset
Update frequency: As identified