Maps and geospatial data
Here is a listing of some relevant data sources. A comprehensive list can be found on the Maps & Geospatial Data subject guide.
TRAM GIS Data Archive - Demographic, environment/infrastructure, and transportation-related GIS data for Montreal, Canada, and North America. Register using your McGill email to create a login.
Geogratis - a website where you can find free maps, data, and publications to use without restriction. Products include Toporama which enables users to explore multiple layers of topographic data using tools for searching place names, measuring distances, getting coordinates and more.
USGS National Map - allows visualization and download of the most current topographic base map data and products for free.
Open Data
Montreal Open Data Portal - Free data on all aspects of Montreal, arranged thematically. Themes that will be of particular interest to Planning students are Urbanisme et Habitation, Infrastructures, and Environnement.
Open Data portals at the provincial and municipal level across Canada
Open Data portals at the city, county, and state level in the U.S.
Print and Digital Maps
Historic Maps and Plans at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) - An excellent collection of downloadable digital maps and plans of all areas of Quebec, with extensive Montreal content.
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