Find geospatial resources

To find geospatial data within the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, you can:

Go to the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure’s web site at http://www.geoconnections.org/en/index.html.

Select Data or Maps & Images, to search for the resources of interest to you.


Under Maps & Images (A) you can select:
  • Maps, Charts, Images and Photos including topographic maps, thematic maps, aeronautical charts, nautical charts, satellite imagery, and aerial photos;
  • Mapping Tools such as portals, catalogues and warehouses;
  • Other Useful Links including the Atlas of Canada, Toporama and Statistics Canada.

Under Data (B), you can perform searches in several ways: by database, province or territory, framework data, portals, networks, thematic data types, subject or product types.


For more information, please see Module 6, Visualizing Geospatial Data, and Module 7, Accessing Geospatial Data.