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- Centre for Topographic Information (Sherbrooke) - Canada's national topographic mapping agency, responsible for establishing, updating, and distributing the National Topographic Data Base (NTDB), along with other raster and terrain data bases.
- National Atlas of Canada - The National Atlas of Canada is responsible for "the development and maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of the geography of Canada." Products include small-scale base maps and thematic maps of Canada and its provinces, in both digital and conventional formats.
- GeoGratis - A web and ftp site that distributes geospatial data of Canada for free data download. Available data list, maps and download categories.
Wikipedia Articles
- Gazetteer of Australia - The Gazetteer of Australia is a register of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. It is complied by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) and derived from state, territory, and Australian government agencies.
- GIS file formats - A GIS file format is a standard of encoding geographical information into a file. They are created mainly by government mapping agencies (such as the USGS) or by GIS software developers.