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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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Map Sources |
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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
- Land Cover of Canada (image)
- The land cover image contains 31 land cover classes: 12 forest; 3 shrubland; 6 barren land/grasslands; 7 developed land types including cropland, mosaic (a mix of cropland, forest, shrubland, grassland, or built-up areas) and built-up areas; and 2 non-vegetated land cover types. A description of all 31 classes can be seen with the Get Statistics function from the map.
- 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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Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 1999. Land Cover of Canada. National Atlas of Canada Reference Map Series. MCR 103. Ottawa, 1999.
Rowe, J.S. 1972. Forest regions of Canada. Environment Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Publication 1300. 172 p.
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