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National Topographic System - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Cartographic, Geodetic, Geographic, Geographical, Measuring, Metric, Navigational, Oceanographic, Positional, Quantitative, Regional, Territorial, Zonal

The National Topographic System or NTS is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general purpose maps of the country. NTS maps are available in 1/50,000 and 1/250,000 scales. The maps provide details on landforms and terrain, lakes and rivers, forested areas, administrative zones, populated areas, roads and railways, as well as other man-made features.

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