Constructions and Land Use in Canada - CanVec Series - Manmade Features
The manmade features of the CanVec series include dams, protection structures (breakwater, dike/levees), liquid storage facilities (basin, swimming pool, etc.), tanks, buildings, delimiting structures (fence, walls, etc.), landmark features (cross, radar, crane, forts, etc.), chimneys, towers, sewage pipelines, conduit bridges, waste, leisure areas, residential areas, commercial and institutional areas and ritual cultural areas (shrine, cemeteries, etc.). The CanVec multiscale series is available as prepackaged downloadable files and by user-defined extent via a Geospatial data extraction tool. Related Products (Open Maps Links): Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec Series
- Publisher
- Natural Resources Canada
- Resources
- 8
- Catalogue metadata updated
- 2025-12-22
Data overview
- Formats
- FGDB/GDB, HTML, KMZ, SHP, WMS
- File languages
- English, French
Official sources and licences
Resources
- CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool (English, HTML) HTML
- CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool (French, HTML) HTML
- Drop-down navigation menu to CanVec Series documentation and online data catalogues (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Index of available files (drag and drop the kmz file in Google Earth to localize your region of interest) (English, French) KMZ
- Man-Made Features (Group layer) (English, WMS) WMS
- Man-Made Features (Group layer) (French, WMS) WMS
- Prepackaged FGDB files (download directory) (English, French, FGDB/GDB) FGDB/GDB
- Prepackaged Shapefiles (download directory) (English, French, SHP) SHP