Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data
A selection of geographic maps, atlases, and geospatial data recommended for the study of Northern Quebec, Northern Canada, and the circumpolar North.
Some of the documents and data are freely available while others are restricted to members of the universities mentioned (restricted access), and are available under institutional licenses only. Atlases available in print format only are also recommended.
To consult the various categories and subcategories that this collection contains, use the filter Collection.
Resources
Adresse Québec (Géoindex)
Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
Collection of 8 layers of geospatial data illustrating roads, addresses, and postal codes.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec
Reserved Access
Subjects: Addresses, Postal codes, Geospatial data, Quebec, Roads
Algonquian Linguistics Atlas
Interactive map of Canada's Algonquian languages, many of which are spoken in northern Indigenous communities.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Northern Canada
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Algonquins, Atlas, Maps, Linguistic
Arctic Geobotanical Atlas (University of Alaska)
Collection of maps illustrating the distribution of vegetation in the Arctic.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Circumpolar North
Free - Open Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Alaska, Atlas, Maps, Geobotany, Vegetation
Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas
A collection of maps on the solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal resources of the Arctic prepared by the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Circumpolar North
Free - Reference only, Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Atlas, Maps, Sustainable development, Renewable energies
Arctic Research Mapping Application
A Web application that allows users to view the locations of Arctic research projects funded by the United States.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Circumpolar North
Free - Open Access, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Maps, Cartography, United States, Research
Arctic Tools (Gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis)
Page with links to resources, including interactive mapping applications and datasets, to help understand, analyze, and assess the vulnerabilities and resilience of Arctic systems to climate variability and climate change.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Geospatial Data, Circumpolar North
Free - Open Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Cartography, Climate change, Geospatial data, Circumpolar North, Climate variability
Atlas climatique des glaces de mer pour les eaux du Nord canadien, 1981 à 2010
Atlas showing average and maximum statistics for ice coverage in the Canadian Arctic and Hudson Bay.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada
Free - Open Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Atlas, Hudson Bay, Maps, Ice
Atlas climatiques des glaces sur 30 ans
Atlas produced by the Canadian Ice Service, which provides the location of ice during the ice season, its coverage, thickness, and variability, for the period from 1981 to 2010. Features three volumes, including one on Northern Canadian waters and another on the East Coast.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada
Free - Open Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Atlas, Maps, Ice, Northern CanadaAtlas des activités des chasseurs et piégeurs cris de Eeyou Istchee (Réseau DIALOG)
Interactive map of the activities of hunters and trappers in nine Cree communities in Eeyou Istchee (James Bay region) produced using annual statistical data (1977 to 2011) from the Cree Hunters and Trappers Income Security Board.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Quebec
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Hunting and fishing, Cree
Atlas des peuples autochtones du Canada
Four-volume atlas presenting information on Indigenous communities, languages, education, treaties and territories, as well as residential schools, colonialism, racism and cultural appropriation. (Ottawa, Société géographique royale du Canada, 2018, 4 vol. )
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Northern Canada, *** General Public ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Colonialism, Indigenous communities, Inuit, Indian residential schools
Atlas des pôles : régions polaires : questions sur un avenir incertain
BAnQ (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book)
Atlas published by Éditions Autrement presenting the physical and natural environment, First Nations, and environmental, climatic, and geopolitical issues associated with the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Circumpolar North, *** General Public ***, Maps and Atlases, Circumpolar North, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Circumpolar North
Print Document, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Climate change, geopolitics
Atlas of Indian nations
BAnQ (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Reserved Access)
Atlas with rich iconographic, cartographic, and textual content presenting the various nations of North America according to a wide range of themes. Includes relevant content about the First Peoples of the North and the Arctic. (Washington, National Geographic Society, 2013, 219 p.)
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Northern Canada
Print Document, Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Atlas, Maps, Indigenous peoples
Atlas of Registered Aboriginal Population of Quebec (Réseau DIALOG)
Interactive map of statistical data on the registered Indian population in Quebec from 1998 to 2010, on-reserve and off-reserve.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Northern Quebec, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Quebec, *** Statistics ***, Socio-economic Statistics, Indigenous Peoples, Census Profile
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Demographic statistics, Population
Atlas of the North American Indian
BAnQ (Print Book) | Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book)
Atlas with a focus on the history, migrations, conflicts, lifestyles, and location of Indigenous Peoples in North America. Content related to Northern Canada and Alaska.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Northern Canada, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada
Print Document, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Alaska, Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Northern Canada
Base de données pour aménagement du territoire (BDAT) nord (Géoindex)
Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
Collection of 22 layers of geospatial data providing an overview of northern land occupancy.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec
Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Land use planning, Cartography, Geospatial data, Land occupancy, Quebec
Bassins hydrographiques du Québec à l'échelle 1/250000 (Géoindex)
Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
A collection of 7 layers of geospatial data showing Quebec's watersheds.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec
Reserved Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Watersheds, Watershed area, Cartography, Geospatial data, Quebec
Cadre écologique de référence du Québec (CERQ) (Géoindex)
Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
A collection of 4 layers of geospatial data showing ecological classification of the land and allowing users to assess its potential and constraints, and the fragility of its ecosystems.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec
Reserved Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Cartography, Ecological classification, Geospatial data, Quebec
Cartes anciennes de l’Arctique (Université Laval)
Collection of the University Laval's Library consisting of some twenty maps dating from the 16th to the 20th century. These documents are the work of famous cartographers such as Gerardus Mercator, Jan Jansson, Guillaume de L'Isle and Willem Blaeu, but also of explorers like Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Maps and Atlases, Old Maps, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Old Maps
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Maps, Cartography
Cartes du Nord (Gouvernement du Canada)
Selection of Natural Resources Canada maps on coastal areas, ice, snow, permafrost, and more.
Collection(s): *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Canada
Free - Open Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Maps, Northern Canada, Natural resources
Cartes topographiques des villages autochtones du nord (2009-2011) à l’échelle de 1/2 000 (BDVN-2K) (Géoindex)
Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
A collection of 22 layers of geospatial data comprising a valuable geographic reference tool for organizations working in these regions.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec
Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Topographic maps, Northern Quebec, Topography, Villages