1. Geogratis.ca
On NRCAN’s website, you can download satellite images and digital topographic maps
of Canada for free. This short guide shows you how.

2. • Go to
http://geogratis.ca/geog
ratis/en/index.html
• To download maps, click
on “Search by
Keywords” on the left

3. Search for
resources in this
search box. For
instance, you can
type in ‘satellite
images’ or
‘topographic maps.’

4. The first result is the
one we want to access
to download satellite
images of Canada.

5. There are different ways
you can search for maps:
by geoname, postal code,
NTS mapsheet or
coordinates.
We are going to search by
NTS Mapsheets :
• Click on NTS Mapsheet.
Consult the map to
determine which
mapsheet number
corresponds to your
area of interest.
• To zoom into the area of
Toronto, you’ll have to
type 30 into the box.

6. You’ll notice that the map has
zoomed into the area of
Southern Ontario. By zooming
into the Toronto area, using
the zoom-in tool on the left,
you can see that NTS sheets of
Toronto start with 30M.

7. By zooming in
further, you’ll
see that the
NTS sheet
corresponding
to downtown
Toronto is
30M11.
To download
images, click on
“Search
available
datasets.”

8. Select the images of
interest to you by
checking the box.
Then hit Submit.

9. Before you
download your
image, you see this
metadata page,
which includes
important
information, such
as the projection
of the image.

10. To download the
zipped file of your
image, click on the
name of the file (next
to the downward
green arrow).
A zipped file with
your image is
downloaded to your
computer.