A collection of provincial Hypsography products are provided by Alberta Environment and Parks to AltaLIS Ltd. for distribution to the public.

These data sets are highlighted on the AltaLIS website, see:

In addition to what is available from AltaLIS Ltd., the following Hypsography products are distributed by Alberta Environment and Parks:

Urban Digital Contour Data

Identification Information

Abstract

Digital contour data was originally captured from the Municipal Integrated Surveying and Mapping (MISAM) Program for the following urban municipalities:

  • Airdrie,
  • Barrhead, Beaumont, Bonnyville, Bow Island,
  • Camrose, Cardston, Claresholm, Cochrane, Cold Lake (includes former Grand Centre),
  • Drayton Valley, Drumheller (includes ID #7),
  • Edson,
  • Gibbons, Grande Cache, Grande Prairie, Grimshaw,
  • Hanna, High Level, High Prairie, High River, Hinton,
  • Lac La Biche, Lacombe,
  • Magrath, Medicine Hat ( includes Redcliff), Morinville, Municipality of Crowsnest Pass,
  • Oyen,
  • Raymond,
  • St. Albert, St. Paul, Slave Lake, Stony Plain, Strathcona County, Strathmore, Swan Hills,
  • Taber, Three Hills,
  • Vermillion,
  • Wainwright, Westlock, Whitecourt

The data is presented at a scale of 1:5 000 with 1 metre intervals (2 metre intervals in mountain regions).

Purpose

 This hypsography cartographic layer provides users with cartographic urban contour (elevation) data.

Supplemental
Information

This data may be used with the Urban and Rural Cadastral data available from:

Time Period of
Content

Calendar Date
1980s

Browse
Graphic

Sample of Urban Digital Contour Data
Data Quality Information

Horizontal
positional
accuracy

The data is two-dimensional vector data with an accuracy of +/- 0.5 metres.

Lineage

Data was captured from 1:8 000 image data.

The data was generated through various methods including:

  • DEM
  • direct stereoplotting
  • scanned scribecoats
Spatial Data Organization Information

Direct
Spatial
Reference
Method

Vector
Spatial Reference Information

Horizontal
Coordinate
System
Definition

Planar

Map
Projection
Name

3TM

Horizontal
Datum Name

NAD83
Distribution Information

Format Name

MicroStation .dgn

Fees

Free of Charge (Electronic Delivery)

Request this digital product

For detailed instructions, see:

Urban Digital Elevation Model

Identification Information

Abstract

This three-dimensional digital elevation model (DEM) coordinate data was originally captured from the Municipal Integrated Surveying and Mapping (MISAM) Program for the following urban municipalities:

  • Barrhead, Beaumont,
  • Camrose,
  • Drumheller (includes ID #7),
  • Edson,
  • Gibbons, Grande Cache, Grimshaw,
  • High Level, High Prairie, High River,
  • Lacombe,
  • Slave Lake, Stony Plain, Strathcona County, Strathmore, Swan Hills,
  • Three Hills,
  • Westlock, Whitecourt

The data is presented at a scale of 1:5 000 and a 20 metre regular grid.

Purpose

 To provide users with raw hypsography DEM data for select urban municipalities.

Supplemental
Information

This data may be used with the Urban and Rural Cadastral data available from:

Time Period of
Content

Calendar Date
1980s

Browse
Graphic

Sample Urban DEM
Data Quality Information

Horizontal
positional
accuracy

The data has an accuracy of +/- 0.3 metres.

Lineage

Data was captured from 1:8 000 image data.
Spatial Data Organization Information

Direct
Spatial
Reference
Method

Point
Spatial Reference Information

Horizontal
Coordinate
System
Definition

Planar

Map
Projection
Name

3TM

Horizontal
Datum Name

NAD83
Distribution Information

Format Name

DMDF (Digital Mapping Data Format)

Fees

Free of Charge (Electronic Delivery)

Request this digital product

For detailed instructions, see:

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