And forwarded, now, from 'MAPS-L' with the French-language version cut
(by the undersigned/undersigned).
FH
-----Original Message-----
From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Sent: 26 January 2010 20:01
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Subject: New maps and geodata from NRCan / Nouvelles cartes et données
géospatiales de RNCan
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*From:* CARTA-L : Canadian Map & GIS Libraries and Archives
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Westley, Steve
*Sent:* Friday, January 08, 2010 4:32 PM
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*Subject:* New maps and geodata from NRCan / Nouvelles cartes et données
géospatiales de RNCan
*Importance:* High
*Le message en français suit.*
/This message is sent on behalf of Ann Martin, Director, Data
Dissemination Division, Mapping Information Branch, Natural Resources
Canada./
*Natural Resources Canada invites you to browse our latest selection of
maps and geospatial data releases:*
New* Canadian Topographic Maps** *
New and updated Canadian Topographic Maps now available via*
**GeoGratis*
<http://GeoGratis.gc.ca/geogratis/en/product/search.do?id=37505> include
104 maps at 1:50 000 scale covering areas in the Atlantic Provinces,
Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies and Canada’s North. The maps released in
the North include 38 brand new maps covering large areas of Baffin
Island previously unmapped at 1:50 000 scale. These new maps are the
first of 1600 new topographic maps of Canada's northern regions to be
produced by NRCan over the next two and a half years.
See the* **complete list of newly released topographic maps*
<ftp://ftp2.cits.nrcan.gc.ca/pub/cantopo/doc/20091222_CMO_maps_BCC_carte
s.pdf>
on GeoGratis.
Paper copies of all Canadian Topographic Maps are also available through
Regional Distributors <http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/distrib_centres_e.php> of
the Canada Map Office, and through Certified Map Printers
<http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/printers_e.php> who ensure local, high quality,
on-demand plotting of topographic maps.
New* **CanVec* 1:50 000 Data
This fifth release of* **CanVec*
<http://www.geogratis.ca/geogratis/en/product/search.do?id=28954>
includes the addition of 154 new datasets, update of National Road
Network data for nine provinces and territories, and the update of
geographical names for the entity “Named feature”. An improved symbology
file is now available in the GeoGratis FAQ
<http://www.geogratis.ca/geogratis/en/faq.html> section. For more
information, please refer to the* **CanVec Release notes*
<http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/canvec/doc/CanVec_release_notes_en.pdf
>.
New* **Toporama* Data
This third release of the* **Toporama*
<http://www.geogratis.ca/geogratis/en/product/search.do?id=36765>
product corresponds to the fifth release of CanVec, and includes the
addition of 154 new datasets, the update of the National Road Network
data for nine provinces and territories, and the update of geographical
names for the entity “Named feature”. For more information, please refer
to the* **Toporama Release notes*
<http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/toporama/doc/Toporama_release_notes_v3
_0.pdf>.
New from the* **National Air Photo Library*
New 2009 aerial photographs covering Ottawa were recently added to the
National Air Photo Library's collection of over six million photographs
covering all of Canada. These new air photos can be viewed through*
**NAPL On-Line*
<http://napl.cits.nrcan.gc.ca/wes/ClientDisplay/startEnglishClient.jsp?w
es_portal_language_id=en_US&showLogin=null&width=1024&height=768>,
along with over 434 000 other digital aerial photographs covering
various regions of Canada.
New from the* **Atlas of Canada*
*Atlas of Canada 2010 Winter Olympics Mapping Project*
<http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/twentyten> – The Atlas of
Canada has published a special series of interactive maps in advance of
the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games. The* **Winter
Olympic Medallists Map* depicts the birthplace of past Canadian Winter
Olympic and Paralympic medallists. As Canada’s new Winter Olympic medal
winners emerge during the Vancouver games, this interactive map will be
updated to show their birthplaces.
A promotional poster map has also been produced depicting the location
of* **2010 Olympic sites*
<http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/archives/poster/olympic_site
s_map_2010>.
The poster map covers a large region of southern British Columbia, and
uses detailed inset maps to show all Olympic venues.
New from* **GeoBase*
New* **National Hydro Network*
<http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/news/2009/rhn.html> (NHN) data – Data
for 38 drainage areas were recently published, bringing the total number
of NHN datasets available on the GeoBase portal to 1130. This release
includes drainage areas in the Hudson Bay Lowlands and in the far north.
Our latest* **newsletter*
<http://www.geobase.ca/doc/newsletters/GeoBase_newsletter_fall_2009_en.p
df>
is online!
Further announcements on new mapping and geospatial product releases by
Natural Resources Canada will follow. For more information, please visit
the GeoGratis "*What's New*
<http://GeoGratis.gc.ca/geogratis/en/whatsnew.html>" page or contact us
at: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Thank you!
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