Alberta Environment and Parks - 2020

Understanding Map Elements Most maps have some common elements to aid users in understanding the purpose of the map

and the quality of the information illustrated. These common elements include:

TITLE The title of a map should succinctly explain the map’s purpose or the question it

intends to answer.

LEGEND Legends provide users a guide to the symbols and style choices the cartographer

has selected to represent critical pieces of information portrayed on the map.

SCALE Scale is what make a map more than an illustration and allows users to correlate

map measurements to actual ground distances.

CITATION & DISCLAIMER The citation information on a map allows users to learn more

about the datasets used in the map compilation. Copyrights and caveats on the usage of the

map information. The disclaimer works to protect the map content from being used for

unsanctioned purposes.

PROJECTION AND DATUM Maps are all working to represent the 3D surface of the earth in

two dimensions. To do this a map must select a model for the shape of the earth called a

datum and a methodology for translating the spatial relationships of map objects called the

projection.

ORIENTATION, GRID, AND INDEX

Orientation of the map illustrates the map’s

relationship to the cardinal directions with a

compass rose or a north arrow. Some maps

also provide grids and indexes help users

quickly find locations by overlaying the map

with a standard grid of horizontal and

vertical lines and providing an index of key

locations by referencing their grid position.

What do these look like?

The map on the next page

demonstrates these common

elements.

More pdf maps are available to

download from the GeoDiscover

Alberta Portal.

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NAD_1983_10TM_AEP_ForestImagery: 2018 SPOT6 Mosaic (1.5m Resolution)

Timber Cutting MapDATE OF MAP

4x4 PLUZ Trail SystemCutlines / Trails

Paved RoadsGravel RoadsUnimproved Roads

Future Parks & Protected Areas(as per SSRP - Sept.2014)

Summer Villages

Township Lines

Gates - Permanently Closed(See Conditions On Back)!?TM66 Cutting Area

Parks & Protected AreasCrown Reservation (PNT)

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First Nations ReserveMajor Lakes/ReservoirsMajor Rivers/Creeks

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°© 2018 Government of Alberta. Base data provided by the Government of Alberta under the Alberta Open Government Licence of November 2014.Information as depicted is subject to change, therefore the Government of Alberta assumes no responsibility for discrepancies at time of use.Prepared by: Alberta Environment and Parks, South Saskatchewan Region,Regional Informatics Unit - Calgary.

EXAMPLE MAP

TITLELEGEND

SCALE

PROJECTION & DATUM

CITATION &DISCLAIMER

ORIENTATION & GRID