1M Base Map - Provincial Base Map Series

This cartographic quality series of 1:1 000 000 scale colour maps cover the provincial extent of Alberta. The primary provincial base map displays the Alberta Township System (ATS), major hydrographic features, municipalities, major roads, railways and select geoadministrative features (parks, reserves, etc.). In addition to the primary provincial base map, this series includes various themes that overlay the primary base map. Each individual map sheet is provided in Adobe .pdf format.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:39 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:39 (UTC)
contact_email	PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Environment and Parks", "fr": "Environment and Parks"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["geoscientific_information", "society", "transport"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2025-08-19 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["-CANADA", "1-1-000-000-SCALE-MAPS", "ALBERTA", "ALBERTA-TOWNSHIP-SYSTEM", "ATS", "BOUNDARIES", "HYDROGRAPHY", "IMAGERYBASEMAPSEARTHCOVER", "MUNICIPALITIES", "NATIONAL-TOPOGRAPHIC-SYSTEM", "NTS", "PROVINCIAL-HIGHWAYS", "RAILWAYS", "ROADS", "TRANSPORTATION", "WALL-MAPS"], "fr-t-en": ["-CANADA", "CARTES À L'ÉCHELLE DE 1 À 1 000 000", "ALBERTA", "SYSTÈME DES CANTONS DE L'ALBERTA", "RATS", "FRONTIÈRES", "HYDROGRAPHIE", "COUVERTURE TERRESTRE DES CARTES DE BASE IMAGÉES", "MUNICIPALITÉS", "SYSTÈME TOPOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL", "NOIX", "AUTOROUTES PROVINCIALES", "CHEMINS DE FER", "ROUTES", "TRANSPORT", "CARTES MURALES"]}
open_canada_subject	["society_and_culture", "science_and_technology", "transport"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	P2M