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
Mapping and Information Resources 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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