Natural Resources Canada
Government of Canada

Institutional links

Canadian Spatial Reference System

Spatial Referencing 101

The essence of Geodetic Survey Division’s work today.

  • The Canadian Spatial Reference System HTML | PDF [PDF, 204.3 kb, viewer]
  • Geodetic Observations for Earth Dynamics HTML | PDF [PDF, 271.4 kb, viewer]
  • Gravimetry and the Geodetic Survey HTML | PDF [PDF, 246.7 kb, viewer]
  • GPS and the Geoid HTML | PDF [PDF, 207.9 kb, viewer]

Methodologies for precise positioning

For GPS users of all levels of expertise

The following posters can be downloaded and used for educational purposes.

  • GPS Receiver Categories PDF [PDF, 112.7 kb, viewer]
  • GPS Tools, Techniques and Services in Canada PDF [PDF, 139.4 kb, viewer]
  • Centimetre-accuracy GPS positioning PDF [PDF, 132.0 kb, viewer]
  • GPS-GIS toolkit for the general public PDF [PDF, 3.4 Mb, viewer]

For more information please contact our office.

http://www.geod.rncan.gc.ca/edu/index_e.php