Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for British Columbia produced by GeoBC. This data is the TRIM DEM converted to the Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED)format. The data consists of an ordered array of ground or reflective surface elevations, recorded in metres, at regularly spaced intervals. The spacing of the grid points is .75 arc seconds north/south. The data was converted into 1:50,000 grids for distribution. The scale of this modified data is 1:250,000 which was captured from the original source data which was at a scale of 1:20,000. The CDED format specification are available at ftp://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/elevation/cdem_mnec/doc/CDEM_product_specs.pdf
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- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Government of British Columbia
- Licence: Open Government Licence - British Columbia
Data and Resources
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Original metadata (https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca)HTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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Zipped DEM CDED files by map letterblock.ZIPEnglish dataset ZIP
Contact Information
Electronic Mail Address: GeoBCInfo@gov.bc.ca