This collection is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current Government standards.
The National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) comprises digital vector data sets that cover the entire Canadian landmass. The NTDB includes features such as watercourses, urban areas, railways, roads, vegetation, and relief. The organizational unit for the NTDB is the National Topographic System (NTS), based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). Each file (data set) consists of one NTS unit at either the 1:50,000 or 1:250,000 scale.
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- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Natural Resources Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
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Download Directory of NTDB DatasetSHPEnglish French dataset SHP
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NTS Index (Use to identify the number of your area of interest)HTMLEnglish guide HTML
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1:50,000 and 1:250,000 NTDB index (Drag and drop the KMZ file in Google Earth to localize and download your region of interest)KMZNo linguistic content; Not applicable guide KMZ
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Standards and Specifications of the NTDBPDFEnglish guide PDF
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Standards and Specifications of the NTDBPDFFrench guide PDF
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Additional DocumentationsPDFEnglish French guide PDF
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NTS Index (Use to identify the number of your area of interest)HTMLFrench guide HTML
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