Make a Topographic Map application

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Make a Topographic Map is a mapping application that features the best available topographic data and imagery for Ontario.

You can:

  • easily toggle between traditional map backgrounds and high-resolution imagery
  • choose to overlay the topographic information with the imagery
  • turn satellite imagery on or off
  • customize your map by adding your own text
  • print your custom map

Data features include:

  • roads
  • trails
  • lakes
  • rivers
  • wooded areas
  • wetlands
  • provincial parks
  • municipal, township and other administrative boundaries

You don’t need special software or licenses to use this application.

Technical information

Using cached imagery and topographic data, the application provides a fast, seamless display at pre-defined scales.

The caches are updated annually.

Ministry contact: Provincial Mapping Unit

Additional information

Tags
Geographic coverage
Ontario
Maintainer
Provincial Mapping Unit
Maintainer branch
Digital, Data, Information and Business Services Branch
Last Validated Date
June 7, 2021
Update frequency
Yearly

Make a Topographic Map application

Learn more about accessing data using different formats.

Date range: January 1, 1978 - July 20, 2020

  • Other
    Make a Topographic Map Application English

    Last Updated: February 24, 2021

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  • Other
    L’application Faire une carte topographique French

    Last Updated: February 24, 2021

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