Approved Prices for Products and Selected Services

FEE SCHEDULE A

For each product group, a list price is established for the most common product type (price indicated in Canadian dollars) and does not include applicable taxes. All prices are effective April1^st, 2006 unless otherwise indicated. List prices for other product types within each group shall be comparable in terms of:

1. the current average cost of reproduction;
2. the current average cost of sales and distribution; and, where applicable
3. the current average cost of data base maintenance.

GEOMATICS CANADA

Topographic Information

Topographic Maps

Standard, full-colour topographic maps and monochrome at 1:50 000 and 1:250 000:

List prices for other topographic maps (photomaps, monochromes, provisionals, half-sheets, etc.) shall be based on comparable factors as specified in Fee Schedule A.

*Tyvek maps will be discontinued once stock is depleted.

Shipping/Handling:
Each shipped order, other than those under the free distribution policy, shall be subject to a handling charge as follows:

Regional Distributors

For each order –

Digital Topographic Information Files

Prices for digital topographic data are in accordance with the current Departmental policy on cost recovery.

Prices shall be set to recover distribution costs, applicable taxes and other program expenses.

(Note: Effective June 15th 2006, digital topographic information files (with the exception of IRS images) will be available at no charge via the Internet).

1. National Topographic Data Base (NTDB): Prices are calculated according to the volume of data contained in each theme of each file:
   

   1:50 000	Price per point	Price per km
   Hypsography	0.005	0.02
   General	0.00	0.00
   RR, CH, TO themes	0.00	0.00
   All other themes	0.005	0.05

   
   

   1:250 000	Price per point	Price per km
   Hypsography	0.005	0.004
   General	0.00	0.00
   RR, CH, TO themes	0.00	0.00
   All other themes	0.005	0.012

2. Digital Topographic Data Subscription (DTD):

   Users can obtain a subscription to NRCan's NTDB, CanImage and CanMatrix products. A subscription gives an on-line access to the data for a 3 to 4 year period, upon payment of an access fee and an annual subscription fee.

   Access Fee:

   $1 000 / subscription

   Subscription Fee:

   A subscription is available for data sets at the provincial, territory or national (Canada) level as follows:

   Region	Subscription Fee
   Canada	$28 000
   NF-Labrador	$ 2 800
   Maritimes	$ 2 800
   Quebec	$ 5 600
   Ontario	$ 5 600
   Manitoba	$ 4 200
   Saskatchewan	$ 4 200
   Alberta	$ 4 200
   British Columbia	$ 5 600
   Yukon	$ 2 800
   NWT	$ 2 800
   Nunavut	$ 2 800

   The subscription gives the right to one connection with a daily quota of 15,000 "geo-units". A subscriber may obtain additional connections or increase their quota by paying $1,000 per additional connection or quota, annually.

3. V-Map 0 (Digital Chart of the World - DCW):

   versions 3 & 4

   $200.00

4. CanImage:

   $25.00 per file

5. CanMatrix:

   $15.00 per file

6. IRS Ortho-images:

   Complete coverage on one DVD (available only to Canadian federal government departments)

   $10,000.00

7. General Conditions :

   Licence: All prices mentioned above apply to a perpetual licence to use the data. The data remain the property of the Crown.

   Regions: A 30% discount applies for the procurement of a same product for a complete region or when a purchase completes a region. A region is defined as the country, a province or territory.

   Minimal Fee: The minimum fee for an order is $25.00. Applicable taxes will be added.

   Administrative fee: A service fee of $75.00 applies to orders received by any other means than from the On-line Purchasing site.

   Reimbursements or exchange: Any requests for reimbursement or exchange must be made within two weeks following the reception of the data. A reimbursement of 100% will be applied.

   Discounts: If more than one discount apply, they are calculated successively rather than by summation.

Aerial Photographs

Aerial Photographic Reproductions

1. Standard monochrome contact print

   10" X 10" (250 mm X 250 mm) maximum size

   $14.99 each

   List prices for other aerial photographic reproductions (other contact sizes, enlargements, transparencies, diapositives, mosaics, rectification, etc., both monochrome and colour) shall be based on comparable factors as specified in Fee Schedule A. A handling charge of $7.00 for Canadian and $12.00 for USA/International orders shall be applicable in the following cases:

   • For each order where retrieval from the negative archives is required to produce the reproduction, and
   • Where a library copy is supplied to the customer in the interest of expediency.

   If aerial photographic negatives are loaned to a federal agency for any purpose, a charge of $100.00 per roll shall apply. The purpose of this charge is intended to recover the costs of retrieval from, and replacement in, the archives; inspection of the negatives before issue and following their return; and, associated administrative costs.

2. Monochrome Image

   – Standard 300 dpi scanned

   $24.99 each

   List prices for other scanned products, both monochrome and color, and for other media shall be based on comparable factors as specified in Fee Schedule A. A handling charge as per Section i) above shall be applicable to all orders. Progressive discounts shall be applied to clients ordering more than 10 images.

3. Search Fees: Until online service is available to the public, clients will receive a rebate on the search fee towards the purchase of products.

   – Simple Search	$20.00/hour
   – Complex Search	$50.00/hour

4. Photogrametry model from the Aerial Survey Data Bank:
   • For "lending": At each order: $60 for each model.
   • Reproduction (including digital reproduction): contact the National Air Photo Library for an estimation of cost.
   • Onsite Consultation: contact NAPL for an estimation of cost.

Toponymic Information

The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) is the official toponymic data base for Canada, and is maintained by NRCan to record the decisions of the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC). The database contains some 500 000 toponyms with a number of attributes for each record.

Data files are available on diskette, CD-ROM or via electronic transfer.

(Note: Effective June 15th 2006, toponymic information (standard files) will be available at no charge via the Internet).

Costs for data and an end-user licence

1. Standard files

   Name of file	Current names and all available attributes
   Populated places, administrative and geographic areas	$100.00
   All places and features	$660.00
   Hydrographic features only	$420.00
   Terrain features only	$150.00
   Regional files of all places and features
   – Atlantic region	$130.00
   – Ontario and Quebec	$350.00
   – Prairies, B.C., Yukon, N.W.T. and Nunavut	$190.00
   Formerly official names	$ 70.00

2. Digital Gazetteers

   various prices up to $90.00 each

Geographical Information

1. Geographical Maps

   Standard National Atlas, Fifth Edition maps (unpackaged).

   10.75 each

   List prices for other geographical maps, and for the National Atlas, Fifth Edition maps in packaged form, shall be based on comparable factors as specified in Fee Schedule A. Handling charges may apply.

2. National Atlas Information Service: Products

   Geographical Maps:

   Scale	Coverage	Price
   1:10 Million	North America	$10.95
   1:35 Million	World	$14.25
   1:7.5 Million	North Circumpolar Region	$10.75
   1:1 Million	Yukon Territory	$10.75
   1:2 Million	British Columbia	$ 9.50
   1:2 Million	Prairie Provinces	$ 9.50
   1:2 Million	Ontario	$ 9.50
   1:2 Million	Quebec	$ 9.50
   1:2 Million	Atlantic Provinces	$ 9.50
   1:2 Million	Yukon & NWT (East Half)	$11.20
   1:2 Million	Yukon & NWT (West Half)	$11.20
   1:4 Million	Yukon Territory & NWT	$ 9.50
   1:6 Million	Relief map of Canada	$14.25
   1:6 Million	Vegetation Cover	$14.25
   1:6 Million	Political map of Canada	$14.25

   Poster Maps:

   Wetlands	$10.95
   The Boreal Forest	$ 8.75
   Natural Hazards	$ 8.75
   Canada - A Land of Superlatives	$ 9.95

Shipping and Handling

Each shipped order shall be subject to a shipping and handling charge.

Geodetic Information

Geodetic Survey Division: Products and Services

The Geodetic Survey Division distributes products that support the Canadian Spatial Reference System (CSRS). Product line consists of Canadian Active Control System GPS data, CSRS Network information, CSRS software/data products and publications.

Fees for GSD products are related to the cost of handling, media and delivery only.

All GSD Products are available from the Information Services Unit, see below.

In addition, selected products are made available on-line at no charge through the division Internet site: www.geod.nrcan.gc.ca. A yearly subscription allows users unlimited access to CACS data, CSRS Network data, and utility software/data products.

The Information Services Unit can be contacted at:

Information Services
Geodetic Survey Division
615 Booth St., Room 440
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0E9
Ph (613) 995-4410
Fax (613) 995-3215
Information@geod.nrcan.gc.ca
www.geod.nrcan.gc.ca

The services are available from Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), in person, by phone, Fax or E-mail. (E-mails will be processed between these hours.)

Charges will be administered for handling, media and delivery costs as follows (a minimum charge of $20.00 will be administered for all requests requiring media and shipping):

Cadastral Information

Canadian Centre for Cadastral Management (CCCM): Products and Services

NOTE : Unlike other areas of ESS, prices for products and services provided through CCCM are not set by the Sector under the provisions granted in the NRCan Resources and Technical Surveys Act. These prices are regulated by the federal government and can be amended only through an Order in Council. It should be noted that many of the prices listed here are presently undergoing a review through Order in Council and hence may be subject to change without notice.

To order products listed below or to inquire regarding services offered, please contact a local CCCM office.

1. Hard Copy Products

   B/W Paper print of plans	$8.00 per plan
   Colour paper print of plans	$30.00 per plan
   Colour Map reproduction up to 11'X17"	$10.00 per page
   – each additional copy (after first copy)	$ 5.00 per page
   Diazo mylar reproducible prints of plans	$20.00 per mylar
   Microfiche prints	$ 1.00 per page
   Diazo copies from microfiche	$ 1.50 each
   Photocopies of field notes or other material up to 11"x17" in size	$ 0.35 per page
   Additional charge for each certified copy of a plan	$20.00 per plan
   Commemorative Posters:
   Poster – one sided, on regular paper	$30.00
   Poster – two sided, regular paper	$40.00
   Poster – one-sided, on glossy paper	$50.00
   Handling charge for each order	$ 6.00

   Manual of Instructions:
   Manual of Instructions for the Survey of Canada Lands:
   (Third Edition)	$75.00 per manual
   	No charge (Download)

   Handling Charge	$10.00 per order
   Additional manuals	$ 2.50 per manual

2. Research and Other Services

   Research, plan folding or other related service:

   First one-half hour	No charge
   Additional time	$30.00 per hour

3. International Boundary Commission: Hard Copy and Digital Products

   The entire Canada - USA Border Co-ordinates on NAD 27:

   Hard Copy	$20.00
   Diskette	$25.00
   International Boundary Maps	$ 7.50 per map
   International Boundary reports:
   Sectional Reports	$25.00 per report
   Joint Annual Report - prior to 1976	$15.00 per report
   Joint Annual Report - 1977-1991	No charge per report
   	(a limited quantity)
   Joint Annual Report - 1992 on	$30.00 per report

4. Customizing of Digital Parcel Mapping and Reference Plan files

   Customizing of data: where services are available

   65.00 per hour

5. Raster (Photo Image) Data:

   Geo-referenced orthophoto image that shows the locations of non-surveyed features.
   Raster file	$100.00 per file

6. Rasterized Vector Files:

   Usually for Reference plans or Cadastral sets. Digital file print files in PLT or PRN format.
   Rasterized vector files	20.00 per file

7. Attribute Data

   Attribute data (CSA and SRIS) - A complete listing of all CLSR plans related to a specific Canada Land. A listing of co-ordinates for all monuments in all Gazetted Co-ordinated Survey Control Areas.
   Attribute data listing	0.35 per photocopied page
   Attribute data in digital format	$25.00 per media used

8. Scanned CLSR Images

   Plans are stored in common TIF or JPEG format and are images of the original CLSR plans in Ottawa. (NOTE: hard copy prints/plots obtained from each CCCM office will be charged the same as listed under Hard Copy Products.)
   Downloading a file from Web or FTP site	No charge

   Ordered from an LSD Office

   $6.00 per plan

9. Provincial/Territorial Exterior Boundary of Canada Lands

   Canada Lands Index Map digital data sets are available free of charge; however there is a service charge for preparing the file and mailing:
   Service charge	$150.00 per Province/Territory

10. Other Media Charge

    For digital products provided on CD-ROM or Diskette there will be an additional service charge for preparing the file(s) and mailing:
    CD-ROM or diskette	$25.00 each

Satellite Imagery & Misc. Remotely Sensed Products

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing: Products and Services

In each product and service group a list price is established for each product type. Materials expended are included in these prices.

Definitions and acronyms:

1. LANDSAT-7 Products

   LANDSAT-7 product prices are subject to change at the beginning of each Calendar Quarter (Jan.1, Apr.1, Jul.1, Oct.1)

   Level-0(R) product (RAW)
   Acquisition dates prior to May 31, 2003 Scan Line Corrector (SLC) on :	$560.00
   Acquisition dates from May 31, 2003 to present SLC off:	$236.00

   
   

   LANDSAT-7 products cover a nominal scene area of 185 km by 185 km. LANDSAT-7 products are available on CD-ROM, Exabyte tape or electronic delivery via FTP.

2. ERS-1/2 SAR Products

   Prices are for operational use by Canadian Government Departments including: Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Environment Canada – Canadian Ice Services (CIS), Department of National Defence (DND), Canadian Forestry Service (CFS), Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

   Products are available in the CCRS CEOS format or the ESA CEOS format. Products are calibrated to the ESA radiometric standard.

   ERS-2 SAR products may be ordered from the archive catalogue or from data acquisition.

   Products ordered from data acquisition are subject to an ESA programming fee, and a CCRS acquisition and reception fee.

   Programming Fee:
   

   Minimum fee (60 seconds of data)	€60	$85.00 Est.
   Extra 15 seconds contiguous to the first 60 seconds	€10	$ 15.00 Est.
   Acquisition Scheduling Fee:		$ 50.00
   Reception and Archiving Fee: (per satellite pass)		$450.00

   The reception and archiving fee is based on at least one product being ordered from the corresponding pass.

   CCRS CEOS Format Products:

   ERS SAR signal data scene (RAW)

   $400.00

   System georeferenced Single Look Complex product, phase preserved (SLC)

   $400.00

   System georeferenced Multi- Look Detected image product (MLD)

   $400.00

   ESA CEOS Format Products:

   System georeferenced Precision Image product (PRI)

   $400.00

   System georeferenced Single Look Complex for Interferometry (SLCF/I)

   $400.00

   Above prices are per scene. A georeferenced ERS-1/2 SAR image product covers a nominal scene area of 100 km by 100 km. A raw signal data product corresponds to a nominal scene area. ERS SAR products are available via FTP. Detailed product and format descriptions are available from the Satellite Acquisition Services Order Desk.

   Product Service and Pricing Rates:

   The product service categories available are: Routine and Rush delivery.

   Routine: product delivery within 3 days for FTP. The above product prices are quoted for the routine service.

   Rush: product delivered within 24 hours via FTP only. A 50% premium is applied to the above product prices.

3. ENVISAT Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) Products

   Prices are for operational use by Canadian Government Departments including: Environment Canada – Canadian Ice Services (CIS), Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Department of National Defence (DND), Canadian Forestry Service (CFS), Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

   Product Data Sources:

   ASAR products may be ordered from the archive catalogue or from data acquisition.

   Products ordered from data acquisition are subject to an ESA programming fee, and CCRS acquisition scheduling, reception and archiving fees.

   Programming Fee:
   Surcharges for rush programming are applied in addition to the minimum fee as listed below:

   Normal programming, more than 14 days prior to data acquisition.
   Minimum fee (60 seconds of data)	€100	$143.00 Est.
   Extra 15 seconds contiguous to the first 60 seconds	€20	$34.00 Est.
   Rush programming, between 14 and 7 days prior to acquisition. For each successfully planned path segment	€50	$72.00 Est.
   Rush programming between 7 and 2 working days prior to acquisition. For each successfully planned path segment:	€500	$715.00 Est.
   Note: The 2 working days exclude both weekends and statutory holidays.

   Acquisition Scheduling Fee:	$ 50.00
   Reception and Archiving Fee (per satellite pass)	$450.00

   The reception and archiving fee is based on at least one product being ordered from the corresponding pass.
   

   Product Types:

   ASAR products conform to the ENVISAT-1 product specification format. There are two processing levels:

   • level 0 (raw data) and
   • level 1 (processed image)

   There are three modes:

   • Wide Swath Mode
   • Image Mode and
   • Alternating Polarisation Mode.

   There are also three product types:

   • Medium Resolution Image,
   • Single Look Complex and
   • Precision Image.

   The level 1 products and prices are:

   a) Wide Swath Mode (405 km)	$400.00
   b) Image Mode (100 km)	$400.00
   c) Alternating Polarisation Mode	$400.00

   The level 0 products and prices are:

   a) Wide Swath Mode (405 km)	$400.00
   b)Image Mode (100 km)	$400.00
   c) Alternating Polarization Mode	$400.00

   Product Service and Pricing Rates:

   The product service categories available are: routine and rush delivery.

   Routine: product delivery within 3 days for FTP. The above product prices are quoted for the routine service.

   Rush: product delivered within 24 hours via FTP only. A 50% premium is applied to the above product prices.

   Information

   Detailed product or format descriptions, acquisition request procedures, and the ordering procedures for all products are available from:

   CCRS Order Desk

   588 Booth Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y7
   Tel.: (613) 995-4057
   Fax: (613) 992-0285
   E-Mail: orderdesk@ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca

   
   

   Shipping and Handling Charge:

   Each physical shipped order shall be subject to shipping and handling charges.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA

1) Geological Map Information

Geological Maps

List prices for other geological maps (preliminary maps, half-sheets, etc.) shall be based on comparable factors.

Shipping and Handling:

Each shipped order shall be subject to a handling charge as follows:

List prices for other geological maps (preliminary maps, half-sheets, etc.) shall be based on comparable factors.

Handling charges shall be applicable as detailed above.

Plotted digital A-series geological maps:

Handling charges shall be applicable as detailed above.

2) Geophysical Information

National Aeromagnetic Data Base

Digitized data from contour maps (price based on a 1:50 000 map sheet).

Grid data (magnetic values):

Digitally acquired data (price based on line kilometres):

Grid data (magnetic values):

Shipping/Handling:

Each shipped digital order is subject to a handling charge of $25.00 per request and shipping costs are billed directly to the customer.

Regional 2 km grid of Canada, suitable for plotting scales of 1:1 000 000 or coarser:

Offshore and Marine Magnetic Coverage:

Shipping/Handling:

Each shipped order is subject to a handling charge of $25.00 per request and shipping costs are billed directly to the customer.

National Gravity Data Base:

Regional 2 km grid of Canada, suitable for plotting scales of 1:1 000 000 or coarser:

Shipping/Handling:

Each shipped order is subject to a handling charge of $25.00 per request and shipping costs are billed directly to the customer.

Service Charges:
Charges for custom gridding, custom plotting, merging, datum (level) adjustments available upon request. Digital media costs are as follows:

Geophysical plots

Standard geophysical maps (at various scales):

List prices for all maps (aeromagnetic total field, magnetic anomaly [residual total field], aeromagnetic vertical gradient) shall be based on comparable factors.

Handling charges shall be applicable as detailed for Geological maps.

3) Miscellaneous Products and Services

a) National Earth Science Series maps

Gravity - Bouguer anomalies, gravity - free air anomalies, magnetic anomalies

Handling charges shall be applicable as detailed in section 1) "Geological Map Information".

b) Canadian Geophysical Atlas Series

List prices for other anomaly maps shall be based on comparable factors.

Handling charges shall be applicable as detailed in section 1) "Geological Map Information"

c) Photographic Reproductions

Standard monochrome contact print

List prices for other photographic reproductions (other contact sizes, enlargements, transparencies, both monochrome and colour) shall be based on comparable factors. A retrieval and shipping/handling charge (registered mail) of $35.00 per order shall be applicable.

Handling charges shall be applicable as detailed in section 1) "Geological Map Information"

e) GSC Products for which individual prices are set:

Papers (series discontinued in 1993)
Memoirs (series discontinued in 1993)
Economic Geology Reports (series discontinued in 1993)
Bulletins
Current Research Series
Miscellaneous Reports
Catalogue of Type Invertebrate Fossils

Open Files:

This series includes manuscript maps and reports, raw data sets, geochemical, geophysical and geological surveys, preliminary field and laboratory results, etc.

Released on paper, film, magnetic tape or diskettes, CD-ROM, videotape or as . pdf files on the Internet (available individually or bundled).

POLAR CONTINENTAL SHELF PROJECT

Selected Services

Aircraft Type/Location
Per hour costs without fuel (figures in brackets for those from the private sector, foreign organizations)

FIXED WING

Accommodation and meals:
(Canadian Government and Universities)

All other, i.e. foreign, private, etc:

CORPORATE SERVICES

Library Services (Earth Sciences Information Centre)

Earth Sciences Information Centre Services

Document delivery:

Shipping/Handling: Each shipped document or map package shall be subject to a handling charge of $5.00.

Photocopies:(Royalty fees may apply)

For more information please contact the Earth Sciences Information Centre.

Further Information?
If you have any questions concerning the ESS Pricing and Distribution Policy please contact Pat Lloyd.

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