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
1996 Settled Area
The parts of Canada making up the 1996 Settled Area or Population Ecumene, represents a selection of the 5984 Census Subdivisions (CSD) as defined by Statistics Canada for the 1996 Census. This depicts more than 98% of the Canadian population captured in the 1996 Census of Canada.
This layer illustrates with coloured symbols, the four renewable energy sectors: bioenergy, earth energy, hydro energy and solar energy. Relative locations were found for some of the particularly close symbols in order to clearly set them apart.
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.
The Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN) was created through the efforts of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and its stakeholders to increase the understanding of renewable energy and to accelerate the development and commercialization of renewable energy technologies.
Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency offers a wide range of programs and services to improve energy efficiency in every sector of the Canadian economy.
The RETScreen International Renewable Energy Decision Support Centre seeks to promote the deployment of renewable energy systems by building the capacity of planners, decision-makers and industry to implement more projects successfully.
The Center is a knowledge and technology provider. Its mission is to enable targeted sectors of the Canadian economy to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, use energy more sustainably and improve their ability to innovate.
This page introduces the International Small-Hydro Atlas, which addresses resource, technological, and regulatory issues related to small-hydro projects. Some of the features include upcoming events, querying databases, financing and other issues.
