Note that topographic maps at a scale of 1/20,000 are no longer updated. For the latest update date, see the [metadata] (ftp://transfert.mern.gouv.qc.ca/public/diffusion/RGQ/Documentation/BDTQ/Metadonnees_Topo-20K.xls). The reference cartographic data is now constituted according to a continuous information layer approach: ** * [AQRéseau+] (https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/adresses-quebec) * [Geobase of the Quebec Hydrographic Network (GRHQ)] (https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/grhq) * [Administrative divisions at the scale of 1/20,000 (SDA)] (SDA)] (https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/decoupages-administratifs) * [Geobase of the Quebec Hydrographic Network (GRHQ)] () * [Administrative divisions at the scale of 1/20,000 (SDA)] () * [Administrative divisions at the scale of 1/20,000 (SDA)] () * [Geobase of the Quebec Hydrographic Network (GRHQ)] () * [Administrative divisions at the scale of 1/20,000 (SDA)] ( https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/modeles-numerique-de-terrain-hydro-coherents-a-l-echelle-regionale) *** Topographic maps at a scale of 1/20,000 constitute the official cartographic base of the Government of Quebec. They cover almost all of the territory south of the 52nd parallel. The data is extracted from aerial photographs at a scale of 1:40,000 taken at an altitude of 6,300 meters. They offer an accuracy of approximately four meters in planimetry. In hypsometry, it is about two meters for dimensional points and about five meters for level curves. Each file covers an area of approximately 250 km2. The main components are: * Hydrography (lakes, rivers, streams, streams, swamps, etc.). * Vegetation (forests, peatlands, nurseries, orchards, etc.). * Human constructions: * transport infrastructures (roads, bridges, airports, etc.); * buildings (roads, bridges, airports, etc.); * buildings (mobile homes, silos, greenhouses, etc.); * equipment (docks, electric power transmission lines, surface reservoirs, etc.); * equipment (docks, electrical power lines, surface reservoirs, etc.).); * designated areas (golf courses, loan banks, etc.). * The relief (the contour lines are generally ten meters equidistant and, in in some cases, they may vary between eight and twenty meters).This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**