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Natural Resources Canada provides access to a rich and diverse array of information on the responsible development of Canada's natural resources, including maps, image and data collections, publications, and library and reference collections.

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Data Collections

Aerial Survey Data Base: Contains approximately three million photogrammetric control points (used to compile map sheets for the National Topographic System) and 250,000 aerial photographs and diapositives, covering roughly 60 percent of Canada's landmass.
Atlas of Canada Digital Data Base: Contains data and base maps used to compile The Atlas of Canada. Components include federal and provincial boundaries, populated places, national parks, and drainage and transportation systems.
Business Permits, Authorizations and Licences (BizPaL+): BizPaL+ is designed to help natural resource businesses identify permits, licences and other regulatory requirements from all levels of government, using a web-based, interactive toolkit.
Canada's National Forest Inventory: Includes specific information on the characteristics and quantity of Canada's forests, including their distribution and structure.
Canadian Geographical Names Data Base: A database of Canada's official geographical names, which can be used for mapping and charting, gazetteer production, World Wide Web reference and other geo-referenced digital systems.
Canadian Spatial Reference System: Fundamental reference values that are the foundation for Canada's evolving positioning and navigation activities, including latitude, longitude, height and gravity, as well as Earth's orientation parameters and rotation rate in space.
Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Explore a database of more than 200 Canadian volcanic features.
Directory of Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Programs in Canada: Provides information on the efficiency and alternative-energy programs of the Canadian government, provincial and territorial governments, major electric and gas utilities, and companies and major municipalities in Canada.
Earthquake Database: Information for all Canadian earthquakes since the 16th century, including epicentral solutions, phase arrival measurements and comments, and (for modern events) an index to corresponding digital waveform data stored in the National Waveform Archive.
Fuel Prices: Obtain updated weekly consumer prices for gasoline, diesel, furnace oil and propane in 45 Canadian cities.
GeoConnections: A national partnership program to evolve and expand the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, providing access to geographic information (e.g. maps, satellite images) and related services and applications.
GeoGratis: Access to geospatial data for all of Canada.
Geological core and sample repository: A repository of subsurface rock samples (core, cuttings and documentation) derived from petroleum exploration drilling in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the frontier regions of northern Canada and offshore regions of the east and west coasts.
Geomagnetism Data: Data from Canadian magnetic observatories.
Geophysical Data Centre: Access the Canadian Aeromagnetic Database and the Canadian Gravity Database.
Geoscience Data Repository: A collection of Earth Sciences Sector geoscience databases, including on-line maps, geophysical surveys and geochemical data.
Large Fire Database: A compilation of data on Canadian forest fires greater than 200 hectares from 1959 to 1999.
Minerals and Mining Statistics On-line: Comprehensive statistics on the Canadian mineral industry and a list of all mineral producers in Canada.
National Energy Use Database: A collection of comprehensive data on energy use, including energy, greenhouse gas emissions, activity and price data used by the Office of Energy Efficiency.
National Forestry Database Program: Comprises data and statistics on forests provided by provincial and territorial resource management organizations and Government of Canada departments.
National Permafrost Databases: National databases of permafrost thickness and ground temperature.
Physical rock properties database: In-situ borehole and core sample measurements, and laboratory measurements of the following variables from rock samples: density and acoustic velocities (Vp, Vs).
Seismic hazards: Interpolate 2005 National Building Code of Canada seismic hazard values for your site.
Space Weather Canada: Regional geomagnetic conditions and forecasts.
Statistics on Natural Resources: A statistical snapshot of the importance of Canada's natural resources and natural resource industries.

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Image Collections

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Image Showcase: Selection of satellite images in Canada, including a mosaic of North America and a composite image of Canada.
Canadian Landscapes Photo Collection: Contains more than 1,000 scenic images of Canada taken by scientists of the Geological Survey of Canada over the last 30 years.
Earth Sciences Information Centre Photo Gallery: Digitized images representing the diversity of the 520,000 negatives in the photo collection of the Geological Survey of Canada.
Earth Sciences Photo Collection: A collection of more than 500,000 negatives and prints from the mid-1800s to the present day taken by geologists in the field. Subjects covered include geology, ethnology, anthropology, history and biology.
National Air Photo Library: Contains more than 6 million aerial photographs covering all of Canada, some of which date back to the 1920s.
Tour Canada from Space!: Canada through the "eyes" of a satellite, including major urban centres, a diamond mine and a flooded river.