Provincial Base Map Series and other map products published by Environment and Parks, or on behalf of other Government of Alberta ministries, are now available for direct download under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.

With the advent of new electronic technologies to allow for the publishing (PDF format, and TIFF format for some products) and distribution (internet website .ftp delivery) of map products, and the recent policy direction of the Government of Alberta to encourage Ministries to participate in the Government of Alberta Open Information and Open Data Policy, Environment and Parks has transitioned from hard copy map delivery to electronic delivery under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.

To review the details of Alberta Open Government:

Watch this site for notifications of product updates and new product releases.

December 4, 2018 - Historical Alberta Resource Atlas Series Maps

We are pleased to announce the release of the Historical Alberta Resource Atlas Series .pdf and .tif maps under the Open Government Licence – Alberta via the following link:

May 24, 2018 - Provincial Access / Topographic Map Series - 1:250 000 Scale Maps – Update

We are pleased to announce that the Provincial Access / Topographic Map Series - 1:250 000 Scale .pdf maps have been updated with the 2018 base and are also now available as geo-referenced .pdf's under the Open Government Licence – Alberta via the following link:

March 8, 2018 - Provincial Base Map Series - 1:1 000 000 Scale Maps - Update

We are pleased to announce that the Provincial Base Map Series - 1:1 000 000 Scale .pdf maps have been updated with the 2018 base and are also now available as geo-referenced .pdf's under the Open Government Licence – Alberta via the following link:

March 8, 2018 - Provincial Base Map Series - 1:2 000 000 Scale Maps - Update

We are pleased to announce that the Provincial Base Map Series - 1:2 000 000 Scale .pdf maps have been updated with the 2018 base and are also now available as geo-referenced .pdf's under the Open Government Licence – Alberta via the following link:

March 8, 2018 - Provincial Base Map Series - 1:750 000 Scale Maps - Update

We are pleased to announce that the Provincial Base Map Series - 1:750 000 Scale .pdf maps have been updated with the 2018 base and are also now available as geo-referenced .pdf's under the Open Government Licence – Alberta via the following link:

November 1, 2017 - Historical Forest Cover Series – 1:100 000 Scale Maps

We are pleased to announce the release of the Historical Forest Cover Series .pdf and .tif maps under the Open Government Licence – Alberta via the following link:

September 13, 2017 - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps

We are pleased to announce the release of the Historical Watershed Boundary .pdf and .tif maps under the Open Government Licence – Alberta via the following link:

April 12, 2017 - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps

We are pleased to announce the release of the Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps .pdf and .tif maps under the Open Government Licence – Alberta via the following link:

Map Products

Map products include provincial base maps, access topographic maps, resource access base maps, and historical map series.

A complete listing of available map products can be accessed below.

Provincial Base Map Series

Provincial Access/Topographic Map Series

Historical Maps

Contact Us!

You can forward your questions and concerns regarding our map products to:

Alberta Environment and Parks
Email: AEP.Maps-Alberta@gov.ab.ca

Additional Resource Products

Air Photo Products

Air Photo Distribution manages and distributes a collection of over 1.5 million aerial photographs taken from 1949 to 2012, for 15,500 different projects. To search and order air photo products, see:

Resource Product Data Sets

Select natural resource and ecological based digital geospatial and non-geospatial data sets are available at:

Geological Maps of Alberta

The Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) provides a large selection of PDF maps for different NTS areas of Alberta showing surficial and bedrock geology, drift thickness, groundwater/hydrogeology, and mineral resources and recent maps also include GIS shapefiles.