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Montreal Cartographic Plans

The Montreal Cartographic Plans are detailed large scale mapping (1:1 000) of the City of Montreal. Each file covers 0.7 square kilometers. Layers include: building outlines, spot heights, street names, roads, railways, and administrative boundaries.

Sample image of a part of 31hl0136_carto.dwg

Metadata

Title Montreal Cartographic Plans 1:1000 - Cartographie de base numérique de Montréal 1/1000
Author City of Montreal
Date 2007-2009 (date varies for each file). Previous years also available.
Language French
Format Autocad {.dwg} and Microstation {.dgn}
Scale 1: 1 000
Projection Modified Transverse Mercator. Zone 8
Datum NAD83
Licence Restricted to McGill users
Index Map Montreal Cartographic Plans Map Index of the data files available at the GIC.
Documentation Liste des plages d'information pour la cartographie de base (French) contains a detailed description of the layers found in each Montreal Cartographic Plan file. Please contact staff at the Geographic Information Centre if you require more information about the files.
Access Members of the McGill Community can obtain copies of the data by filling out the Geospatial Data Request Form. Please list desired digital maps. [Example: 31h05-010-3934]
Citation Cartographie de base numérique 1/1000 Map Number. [computer file]. 1:1 000, Montréal: Ville de Montréal year.
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