Geospatial Data
Over sixty collections are available to you on the GeoGratis portal. The collections are grouped into several categories.
Raster data, including:
- Orthorectified RADARSAT-1 and Landsat-7 satellite images covering all of Canada;
- Atlas of Canada and Atlas of North America thematic maps;
- Historical and recent land use maps, etc.
Vector data, including:
- National-scale framework data (grouped by theme);
- Vector Map Level 0 (VMAP0) for Canada, etc.
A database of ground control points:
- A collection of georeferenced points that can be used to correct and validate satellite, vector and raster data.
Access to Collections
There are several ways of accessing the GeoGratis collections. Frequent visitors to the portal will probably prefer to go directly to the Download Directory. The following search tools, however, will help beginners and experts alike to find geospatial data quickly: