This dataset is produced for the Government of Alberta and is available to the general public. Note that the distribution contact is different for the general public than for Government of Alberta ministries. Please consult the Distribution Information of this metadata for the appropriate contact to acquire this dataset. The National Topographic System of Canada (NTS) is a national mapping reference grid defined by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) that is based on degrees of latitude and longitude. Starting at the Prime Meridian and at the Equator, the 1:50 000 grid is formed by intersecting every 1/4 degree of the meridians with every 1/2 degrees of parallels. It can also true that the standard 1:250 000 NTS block is broken down into 16 1:50 000 blocks that a numbered south to north alternating east to west then west to east from one to 16. Each polygon in the grid is designated with a two digit number. a single letter and two additional numbers (Example 83H08). The province of Alberta is covered by 670 complete and 131 partially complete 1:50 000 NTS blocks.
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- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Government of Alberta
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Alberta
Data and Resources
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NTS Grid 1:50 000 (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata)ESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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NTS Grid 1:50 000 (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata)ESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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ESRI Shapefile (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata)HTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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NTS Grid 1:50 000 - (HTML)HTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata)HTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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NTS Grid 1:50 000 - (XML)XMLEnglish dataset XML
Contact Information
Electronic Mail Address: AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca