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Hi,<br>
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Matt's right. CanMatrix ain't free for the public, however, Toporama is:<br>
<font size="-1"><span class="a"><b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://toporama">http://toporama</a></b>.<b>cits</b>.rncan.gc.ca/<b>toporama</b>_en.htm</span></font>l<br>
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It's very similar to CanMatrix but offering much less details. Toporama
is also available at the 1:50,000 scale in not-geocoded gif format.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Alex<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://slashgeo.org">http://slashgeo.org</a><br>
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Matt Wilkie wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid45A690B2.3050109@gov.yk.ca" type="cite">Hi
Stephen, thank you for describing the approach you are using.
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<blockquote type="cite">Where can you get the Canadian NTS maps from?
Are they a free download?
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No not free, unfortunately. The product is called CanMatrix and can be
purchased from Natural Resources Canada Centre for Topographic
Information,
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cits.rncan.gc.ca/cit/servlet/CIT/site_id=01&page_id=1-005-002-003.html">http://www.cits.rncan.gc.ca/cit/servlet/CIT/site_id=01&page_id=1-005-002-003.html</a>
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On the bright side, if the resolution is reduced to 150dpi and the
image size does not exceed 16,000,000px there are no restrictions on
redistribution. Anyone who wants the sixty-six 1:250,000 maps which
cover the Yukon Territory can drop me a line (250mb).
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Although CanMatrix are 300dpi the quality in my opinion is not so hot.
A test scan here in our office at the same resolution yielded much
better results. However, they've already done it, the images are
georeferenced, and our scanner bed is not big enough. :)
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Alexandre Leroux, M.Sc., Ing.
Environnement Canada / Environment Canada
Centre météorologique canadien / Canadian Meteorological Centre
Division de la réponse aux urgences environnementales /
Environmental Emergency Response Division
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alexandre.leroux@ec.gc.ca">alexandre.leroux@ec.gc.ca</a>
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