CRD Atlas

Geospatial Data Download

Web Map Service

A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet that are generated by a map server using data from a spatial database.

To consume a Web Map Service you must have GIS software on your computer. Below are some freely downloadable GIS software package options. Please refer to vendor documentation on how to connect to Web Map Services as well as support for these applications.

Base Data

http://geodata.crdatlas.ca/gis9x/services/WMSBase/MapServer/WMSServer

Orthophotography

http://geodata.crdatlas.ca/gis9x/services/WMSOrthos/MapServer/WMSServer

Natural Areas Data

http://geodata.crdatlas.ca/gis9x/services/WMSNAA/MapServer/WMSServer

*the above URL's are not links but must be copied and pasted into your GIS Software to access the WMS service.

GIS Software

Quantum GIS

uDig

ArcGIS Explorer

Other Data

KMZ files

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