72 - Historical Planimetric Maps

This historical map series consists of the Planimetric Series printed monochrome maps named using the National Topographic System (NTS) map sheet identifier within Alberta. The Planimetric Series base maps were initiated in 1949 and derived from aerial photographs taken during the years 1949 to 1952. These maps display: Alberta Township System (ATS) - hydrographic features - provincial highways - roads - pipelines - transmission lines - municipalities. These maps are not available as GIS-ready data. All available maps are provided in Adobe PDF and TIF format. To obtain the TIF format, please contact the distributor. Geo-referenced PNG files are also available for most maps. Please note that the coverage for the province is incomplete and it is not known if further coverage will be added.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 22:09 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 22:09 (UTC)
contact_email	pgc.metadata@gov.ab.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Environment and Parks", "fr": "Environment and Parks"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["geoscientific_information", "transport"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2020-12-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["-CANADA", "1-40-000-SCALE-MAPS", "ALBERTA", "ALBERTA-TOWNSHIP-SYSTEM", "ATS", "HISTORICAL", "HYDROGRAPHY", "IMAGERYBASEMAPSEARTHCOVER", "MUNICIPALITIES", "NATIONAL-TOPOGRAPHIC-SYSTEM", "NTS", "PIPELINES", "PLANIMETRIC", "PROVINCIAL-HIGHWAYS", "RAILWAYS", "ROADS", "STATIC-MAP-IMAGES", "TRANSMISSION-LINE", "TRANSPORTATION"], "fr-t-en": ["-CANADA", "CARTES À L'ÉCHELLE 1 À 40 000", "ALBERTA", "SYSTÈME DES CANTONS DE L'ALBERTA", "RATS", "HISTORIQUE", "HYDROGRAPHIE", "COUVERTURE TERRESTRE DES CARTES DE BASE IMAGÉES", "MUNICIPALITÉS", "SYSTÈME TOPOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL", "NOIX", "CANALISATIONS", "PLANIMÉTRIQUE", "AUTOROUTES PROVINCIALES", "CHEMINS DE FER", "ROUTES", "IMAGES-CARTOGRAPHIQUES STATIQUES", "LIGNE DE TRANSMISSION", "TRANSPORT"]}
open_canada_subject	["science_and_technology", "transport"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	P2M