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GeoBase
High quality foundational geospatial data layers for Canada: Collected once, used many times; available without restrictions, under an open data licence.
117,000 square kilometres added to the GeoAI Data Series!
Explore data depicting roads, forested areas, hydrography and building footprints extracted from aerial photography provided by the Province of New Brunswick. With this latest update, the GeoAI Data Series now covers 170,000 square kilometres across Canada.
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Learn About GeoBase Initiative
Foundational geospatial data provides a reference framework and geographical context for analyzing social, economic, and environmental data. It enables richer analysis, better-informed decision-making, and more effective actions by governments, the private sector, academia, and citizens.
The production and dissemination of foundational geospatial data is a significant and complex challenge for all levels of government. In Canada, several federal, provincial, and territorial mapping organizations, under the guidance of the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG), established the GeoBase Initiative in the early 2000s. This initiative is founded on principles of collaboration, open data sharing, and a build once but use many times approach.
For over 20 years, federal, provincial, and territorial mapping organizations have contributed to the GeoBase Initiative, facilitating access to consistent foundational geospatial data at a national scale for lands, waters, and infrastructure in Canada.
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All Data
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Aboriginal Lands
These boundaries include Indian Reserves, Land Claim Settlement Lands and Indian Lands.
Administrative Boundaries
The administrative features contain international, territorial and provincial geopolitical regions.
Federal Electoral Districts
The electoral districts cover a representation from all 338 federal ridings.
Canadian Geographical Names
The Canadian Geographical Names is the authoritative database of Canada's geographical names from 1897 to this day.
High Resolution Digital Elevation Model
This elevation model includes a product derived from airborne lidar data and satellite images from 2006 to this day.
Canadian Digital Elevation Model
This model offers elevation data and products from 1945 to 2011.
Canadian Digital Surface Model, 2000
This model includes surface data of Canada for the year 2000.
Canadian Hydrospatial Network
This hydrospatial network enables geospatial analyses to model surface water flow.
National Hydro Network
This hydro network features geometric description and basic attributes describing Canada's inland surface waters.
National Road Network
The road network presents provincial and territorial datasets and descriptive attributes.
National Railway Network
The rail network is a geometric and attributive description of the Canadian rail network.
Canadian Land Cover, Circa 2000 (Vector), 1996 to 2005
This collection offers land cover products from Landsat satellite imagery.
Geodetic Control Networks
Find network maps, tools and data to calculate accurate positions on the Canadian landmass.
Stay up-to-date on data news through our What’s New page. For more information, please email geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.
