A map service is a "live" map that
is published over the Internet. The map content and geographic
coverage are defined by the map publisher. A map service
can contain one or more data layers (e.g., water bodies,
street lines, city points) depending on the purpose of the
map.
The Geography Network Canada provides
access to map services of many types. Users may access traditional
basemaps showing administrative boundaries, roads, and rivers
as well as numerous thematic maps such as elevation, vegetation,
precipitation, population, and more.
Geogaphy Network Canada map services
are published using either the ArcXML protocol employed
by ESRI's ArcIMS software or the Web Map Server (WMS) protocol
published by the Open GIS Consortium (OGC). These map services
can be previewed here using the Geography
Network Explorer or accessed separately using your ArcIMS
or WMS client application.
Below are lists of the map services
that are currently available through the Geography Network
Canada.
Publisher
Map Service Title
Coverage Area
ESRI Canada (publishing Government of Nova Scotia
Data)
