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References and Links
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References and Links has information on the map sources, bibliographic references and links to related Web sites.
List of References and Links:
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The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.
Thematic Map Layers
- Major Avalanches in Canada
- This layer shows some of the major avalanches that happened in Canada since the beginning of the 20th Century. It gives information concerning the damages caused by each of the events, the date and a brief description. The source of information is the Disaster Database provided by Emergency Preparedness Canada.
- Read the metadata on this layer
Base Map Layers
- Atlas of Canada Framework Layers
- Base map components are features that provide a geographic
context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps.
These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries,
populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of
Canada base map components are available for immediate free
download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats.
The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base
frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online
maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web
page on GeoGratis.
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Web Sites |
Federal Government
- Government of Canada. Public Safety
- The Public Safety Portal is your one-window entry to all public safety information from the Government of Canada.
- Health Canada. Office of Emergency Services
- In a national health emergency or disaster, the Office of Emergency Services is responsible for supporting emergency health and social services in the provinces, territories or abroad.
- Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Centre for Remote Sensing. Natural Hazards
- As part of national and international teams, CCRS scientists are developing remote sensing methods that monitor, model, and map natural hazards quickly and reliably, so as to diminish possible threats to human safety and infrastructure.
- Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada.
- Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. Canadian Disaster Database
- The Canadian Disaster Database contains historical information on disasters which have directly affected Canadians, at home and abroad, over the past century.
Other
- American Avalanche Association.
- The American Avalanche Association (AAA) is comprised of a collective group of dedicated professionals engaged in the study, forecasting, control and mitigation of snow avalanches.
- Canadian Avalanche Association
- The Canadian Avalanche Association is dedicated to bringing the avalanche community together to develop knowledge and understanding of avalanches, facilitate communication, promote professionalism, and provide quality avalanche education.
- Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
- Canada’s property and casualty insurers founded the Institute in 1998. ICLR is a coordinated effort to reduce disaster losses involving member insurance companies, The University of Western Ontario and other partners.
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