McGill Library holds a significant collection of maps, atlases, air photos, satellite imagery, and data covering the greater Montreal region, the province of Quebec, Canada, and the rest of the world.
The links below provide information about the location of each collection as well as details about how materials can be accessed or requested.听
Geospatial data
McGill Library collects geospatial data primarily for the Montreal region, secondarily for Quebec, Canada, and the United States.听Most of the data sets in the Library's collection are licensed to McGill University; use of these data are restricted to students, faculty, and staff for academic teaching and research purposes. Users are required to fill out a Geospatial Data Request form and sign a Data License Agreement before using the files.
GIS software is required to view or use geospatial data. A list of free data-viewers is provided below. McGill Library does not endorse or provide support for any of these viewers
- is a lightweight GIS data viewer developed by ESRI. This is a complete data explorer that allows users to display and query a wide selection of data sources.
- is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System. It runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.
- provided by Google.
- is an AutoCAD file viewing application that allows users to open, view, and print DGN, DWG, and DXF file formats.
- allows users to view most GIS/AutoCAD and raster image file types and most ArcView, ArcExplorer, and MapInfo projects.
- McGill users only
- Open access resource
- Free resource
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Maps
McGill Library has an extensive map collection, with primary emphasis on Montreal, the province of Quebec, Canada, and the United States. The collection also includes international atlases, topographic maps and thematic maps for many of the world's countries.
Rare Books and Special Collections holds most historical maps and atlases, dating from 1556 to 1940. Significant maps in the collection include plates from the atlases of Willem Blaeu, Gerard Mercator, and Abraham Ortelius.
Topographic maps
Thematic maps and atlases
- World, Canada, and Provinces
- Montreal -- Print Maps, McGill Collection
- Montreal -- Maps Online (various collections)
Nautical charts
Aeronautical charts
- World Aeronautical Charts (WAC)
- Operational Navigation Charts (ONC)
- Jet Navigation Charts (JNC)
- Joint Operations Graphic Charts (JOG)
- McGill users only
- Open access resource
- Free resource
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Airphotos and satellite imagery
McGill Library听has a collection of nearly 50,000 airphotos. Aerial photo coverage is primarily for Montreal, Quebec and Canada. The Centre's collection also includes digital orthophotos, DEMs and satellite imagery covering various regions of Canada and the world.
- McGill users only
- Open access resource
- Free resource
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Subject guides
- McGill users only
- Open access resource
- Free resource
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Citation guides to cartographic materials
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