73 - Historical Resource Base Series

The Historical Resource Base Series maps are a series of road and access maps created between 1982 and 1997. These printed monochrome maps are named using the National Topographic System (NTS) map sheet identifier within Alberta and contain the following features: roads and highways. railways and railway points. pipelines. trails. major transmission lines. airfields. municipalities. bodies of water. and natural resource sites. These maps are available as non-georeferenced PDF files and are available as TIFF files on request (please see the Distribution Information). Please refer to the maps for the most current dates.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 22:04 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 22:04 (UTC)
contact_email	pgc.metadata@gov.ab.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Environment and Parks", "fr": "Environment and Parks"}
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geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2021-07-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["-CANADA", "1-50-000-SCALE-MAPS", "ACCESS-MAPS", "AIRFIELDS", "ALBERTA", "ALBERTA-TOWNSHIP-SYSTEM", "ATS", "HISTORICAL", "IMAGERYBASEMAPSEARTHCOVER", "MUNICIPALITIES", "NATIONAL-TOPOGRAPHIC-SYSTEM", "NATURAL-RESOURCES", "NTS", "PIPELINES", "POWERLINES", "PROVINCIAL-HIGHWAYS", "RAILWAYS", "RESOURCE-MAPS", "ROADS"], "fr-t-en": ["-CANADA", "CARTES À L'ÉCHELLE DE 1 À 50 000", "CARTES D'ACCÈS", "AÉRODROMES", "ALBERTA", "SYSTÈME DES CANTONS DE L'ALBERTA", "RATS", "HISTORIQUE", "COUVERTURE TERRESTRE DES CARTES DE BASE IMAGÉES", "MUNICIPALITÉS", "SYSTÈME TOPOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL", "RESSOURCES NATURELLES", "NOIX", "CANALISATIONS", "LIGNES À HAUTE TENSION", "AUTOROUTES PROVINCIALES", "CHEMINS DE FER", "CARTES DE RESSOURCES", "ROUTES"]}
open_canada_subject	["government_and_politics"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	P2M