Key facts
Contents & fields
The dataset includes two DEM files in ASCII Grid format at 30 and 300 arc-second spacing, plus two PDF product standard documents (English and French). Elevation values are in metres relative to MSL, NAD83.
- can3d30.zip——30 arc-second DEM ASCII Grid
- can3d300.zip——300 arc-second DEM ASCII Grid
- norme_canada3d_en.pdf——Product standard in English
- norme_canada3d_fr.pdf——Product standard in French
Research uses
Suitable for terrain analysis, hydrological modeling, land-use planning, and climate change impact studies across Canada. As a legacy product, it may not meet current government standards.
This card was drafted from the source page; institution, coverage, time span, scale, fields and license are subject to the official page (pending human review).
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Why this is hard to get on your own
When obtaining historical DEM data for Canada, one often needs to distinguish between resolutions and note that the product is no longer supported.
