HomeThe NCC maintains a geographically referenced mapping database of its assets in the Capital region, and you can buy orthographic images in digital and paper formats.
Digital Orthographic Image Mapping
Digital orthophotos are aerial photographs that have been scanned into digital format, then processed and “rectified” to remove any perspective effects resulting from uneven terrain. In other words, a photo is stretched, squeezed, rotated and twisted so that all locations on the photo correspond to a particular geographic coordinate location.
We have high-resolution digital imagery of all of the lands owned, managed or maintained by the NCC. The images are available in both digital and traditional paper formats, with a real-world resolution of ¼ metre. This data set is updated every three years in the greater urban centre and in Gatineau Park.
Technical Information
- This database is in the 3 degree Modified Transverse Mercator Projection and the datum used is the North American Datum 1983 (NAD 83).
- Resolution of orthophoto dataset: ¼ metre/pixel
- Format: 8-bit, greyscale, .jpg
Prices for Digital Files of Orthophoto Data
Area of 1 to 250 square kilometres: $20 per square kilometre
Area of 251 to 500 square kilometres: $18 per square kilometre
Area of 501 to 750 square kilometres: $16 per square kilometre
Area of 751 square kilometres or more: $15 per square kilometre
Minimum charge of $240 per order.
Above prices do not include applicable sales taxes.
Price for a Paper Map of Orthophoto Data
$25 (applicable taxes included)
- scale of 1:1,000, 1:2,000, 1:4,000
- requested area of interest centered on map
All prices are in Canadian funds.
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