Open Data

Geomatics can be used to collect, analyze and interpret geographic information. It is the science of collecting, storing, analyzing and interpreting spatial data. Open Data can be used in a variety of applications such as mapping, surveying, navigation, land use planning, environmental monitoring, and resource management.

Canadian opendataOpen Data is used in industries such as agriculture, forestry, engineering, urban planning, oil and gas, and mining. Geomatics software includes Geographic Information Systems (GIS), satellite imagery, surveying and mapping software, and other specialized applications.

We use the “Open Data” section of our site to share various information about free and Open Data resources that we use or know about. See the various pages listed further below for more information …

If you have information related to Open Data that you think we should share here, then please do let us know.

National Hydro Network (NHN) maps and open data

National Hydro Network (NHN) – Canadian Open Data

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The National Hydro Network (NHN) is a seamless geospatial vector data set with attributes that represents Canada’s framework of inland surface waters. It was created from different databases as part of the GeoBase Surface Water Program, to help with flow analysis, watershed management, environmental and hydrographical applications, as well as a multitude of other cartographic applications.
Nova Scotia Open Data Portal

Nova Scotia Open Data Portal

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Recently Nova Scotia joined the growing number of Canadian Provinces and Municipalities that offer open data, when it officially launched the Nova Scotia open data portal providing public access to more than 135 different data sets Open Data is about drawing on the collective knowledge and innovation of Nova Scotians to help grow our economy and improve the lives of those around us ...
National Road Network (NRN) Data

National Road Network (NRN) – Canadian Open Data

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The National Road Network (NRN) is a seamless geospatial vector data containing Canadian road phenomena that provides access to over 1 million kilometres of up-to-date centerline road network data.
Canadian Geospatial Data Extraction Tool - Define your geographic area

Canadian Geospatial Data Extraction Tool

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The Canadian Geospatial Data Extraction tool is a handy resource that allows users to extract seamless geospatial open data based on specific user-defined geographic area and data options
HRDEM coverage map as of August 2019

Canadian Arctic High Resolution Digital Elevation Model

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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has recently produced a new release of the High Resolution Digital Elevation Model (HRDEM) product for the entire Canadian Arctic and made it available to download from the Open Government Portal. It allows ...
The GeoNB New Brunswick Imagery App

Download New Brunswick High Resolution Imagery

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The Province of New Brunswick recently added a new online web application to their arsenal of online mapping and data tools. The new online web application allows the public to download high resolution digital aerial imagery acquired throughout New Brunswick available at a variety of image resolutions.
RADARSAT mosaic of Canada

RADARSAT Data and Mosaics

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Canada's first Earth observation satellite, was declared non-operational earlier this year. RADARSAT 2 launched in 2007 was designed to replace RADARSAT 1 and is used for a variety of applications such as sea ice mapping, ship detection, agricultural monitoring, pollution detection, geological mapping, land use mapping, and much more. Here are links to several RADARSAT data and mosaic images that you can download completely free.
Prince Edward Island Atlas

Prince Edward Island Atlas

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Comprehensive overview of geographic information featuring the province of Prince Edward Island, download the 100 page full color PEI Road Atlas free ...
Prince Edward Island Atlas

OpenStreetMap Step by Step User Guides

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If you have been following our OpenStreetMap topic over the past few months then I am sure you have come to the realize that it is a community driven project and that anyone can edit OpenStreetMaps. But where does one start? Here are some free user guides to help you get started using OpenStreetMap.