The City Limits or boundaries are the jurisdictional extents of the city of Calgary. They are governed by provincial board orders, provincial reports prepared following the hearing and approval of a petition for annexation. The city limits are only changed as a result of a board order of the Municipal Government Board.

This spatial dataset contains polygons representing land use districts in Calgary. For more information about land use in The City of Calgary, please visit the Calgary.ca Land Use Bylaw page.

Community boundaries for the City of Calgary

The map title is Calgary. Tactile map scale 2.0 centimetres = 100 metres North arrow pointing to the north. Calgary downtown detail is coded with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Main streets are coded with type and Braille expanded in the PDF file. Secondary streets are not labelled. Railroad. Bow River is located in the northeast shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.

This map shows boundary locations of quadrants, communities, wards, police districts, and police zones in Calgary. It contains details about the boundary name, community type and building construction year, as well as links to City Councillor sites.

The map title is Calgary. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Calgary and surrounding area. Main roads, Route 1 (Trans-Canada), Routes 1A, 2 and 22X The Bow River, shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water, runs north - south through the city. A circle with a dot in the middle to indicate a bus station near the centre of the city and another circle with the shape of an airplane in it to indicate an airport to the northeast of the city. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.

Explore the Digitized Existing & Approved Land use (DEAL) Version 1 dataset in the Calgary Metropolitan Region.This dataset provides information on existing and approved land use in the CMR derived from various sources.This dataset is intended to be used on a regional scale and provides a general overview of land use. For landowners, please refer to your municipal Land Use Bylaw as this data is for reference purposes only. The CMRB provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability arising from any errors, incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information.Digitized Existing and Approved Land use (DEAL) data prepared by ISL Engineering and Land Services in 2019 on behalf of the CMRB using 2018 parcel data provided by AltaLIS and the City of Calgary and 2018 land use data provided by CMRB member municipalities.

This map shows the proximity of public art installations from CTrain stations in Calgary, Alberta. The purpose of this map is to understand the accessibility of these art installations via Calgary's light rail transit system. It can also be used in navigating to locations of public art depending on the closest CTrain station. Train stations are divided up based on route and locations of public art are shown in white.The layer for public art locations was retrieved from The City of Calgary's open data portal, Open Calgary (https://data.calgary.ca/Recreation-and-Culture/Public-Art-Locations/643n-987f). It was converted from a .csv file with values for latitude and longitude into a .shp file. It was then clipped to the extent of the city boundary.The layer for CTrain stations was retrieved from The City of Calgary's open data portal, Open Calgary (https://data.calgary.ca/Transportation-Transit/Transit-LRT-Stations-Map/c6ee-wk9g).The layer for the city boundary was retrieved from Stats Canada as a boundary file for population centres (https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/bound-limit/bound-limit-2016-eng.cfm). The City of Calgary was exported from this as a separate .shp file.All data were projected in WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere.

This layer depicts the public transportation lines received through the Esri Community Maps program, USDOT, and publicly available datasets from agencies, municipalities and countries around the world. It is designed to be used with the other World Transit layers in the Living Alas. These layers include:World Transit Agency CentroidsWorld Transit StopsWorld Transit Lines by ModalityThese transit layers can be accessed together through the following resources:World Transit Group LayerWorld Transit Web MapWorld Transit Viewer (Web Mapping Application)The public transit lines are symbolized using color codes (six digit hexadecimal) provided by transit agencies. These colors correspond to many agencies" color designations such as in the Washington DC Metro with the Red, Orange, Blue, Green Yellow and Silver lines. The transit data is received in the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) format, an open data standard for public transportation data. Each GTFS dataset is a zipped archive of comma-separated files describing the transit services, including the geometry for mapping. Esri converts GTFS datasets into ready-to-use map layers and makes them available as Feature Services in the Living Atlas. Esri Transit map layers include data from Esri Community Maps contributors, the US Department of Transportation, as well as publicly available GTFS datasets. Please note that any data layer fields marked with an "(Esri)" tag have been added by Esri to provide user-friendly translations of GTFS standard values or to add additional context and value. Community Maps GTFS dataThrough the Esri Community Maps Program, transit organizations are able to submit their own GTFS data for use across the ArcGIS platform, giving their data more visibility and accessibility to users. Organizations interested in sharing their data can join the Community Maps Program as a data contributor. Community Maps transit contributors include:Utah Transit AuthorityWeGo Public Transit - Nashville, TNUMass AmherstSpokane Transit Authority - Spokane, WAGrand County, COMETRO HoustonLee County, FLBay of Plenty Regional Council (NZ)Miami-Dade CountyRTC Southern NevadaLA Metro - Los Angeles, CAIMPLAN - Chihuahua, MexicoSunTran - Tucson, AZVIA Metropolitan Transit - San Antonio, TXCape Breton Regional Municipality - Nova Scotia, CanadaWashington County Transit Department - Washington County, MDEastern Panhandle Transit Authority - Martinsburg, WVNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority - New Orleans, LAPark County Transit - Park County, MTMetro Cali S.A. - Cali, Colombia (CO) USDOT National Transportation Map DataData is included from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transit Map (NTM) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTD) where the data is not available from Esri Community Maps contributors. A full list of NTM contributing entities is available at https://geodata.bts.gov/maps/national-transit-map-agencies. Most agencies" data are in the public domain except for the following, which are licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0) license. Data accessed on Feb 6, 2024 from National Transit Map Routes.USDOT NTM CC BY 3.0 ContributorsGreater Peoria Mass Transit DistrictCity of GlendoraCity of DelanoCity of Sierra VistaCity of AvalonCity of LawndaleChemehuevi Indian TribeVia Mobility ServicesMiddletown Transit DistrictRockland Coaches IncKootenai CountySpokane Tribe of IndiansWaccamaw Regional Transportation AuthorityDillions Bus Service IncUnified Human Services Transportation Systems Inc Publicly Available GTFS DatasetsMetropolitan Council - Metro Transit - Minneapolis/St Paul, MN (Public Domain)Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (Public Domain)AC Transit - Bay Area, CA (Public Domain)OVapi Netherlands GTFS (NL) (Custom open licensing terms)Open Bus Data (UK) (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government License v3.0)Swiss Open Transport Data (CH) (Open data license)Japanese Public Transportation Data - Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture (JP) (Public Transportation Open Data Basic License)Transport for New South Wales (AU) (CC BY 4.0)Victoria Department of Transport and Planning (AU) (CC BY 4.0)Department for Infrastructure and Transport - South Australia (AU) (CC BY 4.0)Otago Regional Council (NZ) (CC BY 4.0)Ireland National Transport Authority (IE) (CC BY 4.0)Metrolink - Southern California (US) (CC BY 3.0)DELFI German GTFS Data (DE) (CC BY 4.0)ENTUR (NO) (Contains data under the Norwegian licence for Open Government data distributed by Entur.org)MITRAMS (ES) (Government of Spain - Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility)Department of Transport, Goa (IN) (Directorate Of Transport, Government Of Goa)Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (IN) (Contains data provided by Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd.)Canadian Public Transit Network (CA) (Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada)

The High Resolution Digital Elevation Model (HRDEM) product is derived from airborne LiDAR data (mainly in the south) and satellite images in the north. The complete coverage of the Canadian territory is gradually being established. It includes a Digital Terrain Model (DTM), a Digital Surface Model (DSM) and other derived data. For DTM datasets, derived data available are slope, aspect, shaded relief, color relief and color shaded relief maps and for DSM datasets, derived data available are shaded relief, color relief and color shaded relief maps. The productive forest line is used to separate the northern and the southern parts of the country. This line is approximate and may change based on requirements. In the southern part of the country (south of the productive forest line), DTM and DSM datasets are generated from airborne LiDAR data. They are offered at a 1 m or 2 m resolution and projected to the UTM NAD83 (CSRS) coordinate system and the corresponding zones. The datasets at a 1 m resolution cover an area of 10 km x 10 km while datasets at a 2 m resolution cover an area of 20 km by 20 km. In the northern part of the country (north of the productive forest line), due to the low density of vegetation and infrastructure, only DSM datasets are generally generated. Most of these datasets have optical digital images as their source data. They are generated at a 2 m resolution using the Polar Stereographic North coordinate system referenced to WGS84 horizontal datum or UTM NAD83 (CSRS) coordinate system. Each dataset covers an area of 50 km by 50 km. For some locations in the north, DSM and DTM datasets can also be generated from airborne LiDAR data. In this case, these products will be generated with the same specifications as those generated from airborne LiDAR in the southern part of the country. The HRDEM product is referenced to the Canadian Geodetic Vertical Datum of 2013 (CGVD2013), which is now the reference standard for heights across Canada. Source data for HRDEM datasets is acquired through multiple projects with different partners. Since data is being acquired by project, there is no integration or edgematching done between projects. The tiles are aligned within each project. The product High Resolution Digital Elevation Model (HRDEM) is part of the CanElevation Series created in support to the National Elevation Data Strategy implemented by NRCan. Collaboration is a key factor to the success of the National Elevation Data Strategy. Refer to the “Supporting Document” section to access the list of the different partners including links to their respective data.

A community district is a fixed boundary within Calgary, created by and for the Corporation. It represents a distinct geographical area of the city that is determined through the Land Development/Subdivision Process and approved by Council.

City Planning Sectors are defined by groupings of community districts and/or transportation zones making up the Center, North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, West and Northwest Sectors. Planning Sector boundaries extend to the city limits.

Information about Calgary's urban forest, including the locations and types of trees on public land. To learn more, visit the Urban Forest Management map.

The City of Calgary is broken down into 8 Districts. These districts are a geographical representation which help centralize police offices within the communities to ensure quick response to community needs. Each District has a district office. These districts can be used to calculate information submitted by investigators on criminal activity. The crime statistics can be used to develop crime prevention strategies. Location of Calgary Police Service headquarters, district offices, and community stations.

Step lines define the regulatory flood elevation levels within the floodway/flood fringe. The official designated flood elevation indicated by the text applies within the section of the river between the two lines (one upstream and one downstream) where the number is written. An annotation file with the elevations is provided separately as an attachment: (Bylaw Flood Hazard Annotations). These flood elevations reference Calgary’s Regulatory Flood Map (available separately). The Regulatory Flood Map shows the floodway, flood fringe and overland flood zones. The map is used for land planning purposes, showing the designated flood zones where various development and building regulations apply. The map shows the regulatory flood zones for the Bow River, Elbow River, Nose Creek and West Nose Creek.

For more on the development and building regulations that apply in each designated flood zone, please refer to Calgary’s Land Use Bylaw, Part 3 Division 3. http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Calgary-Land-Use-bylaw-1P2007/Calgary-Land-Use-Bylaw-1P2007.aspx

Are you building or renovating? If you are building or renovating, check the regulatory flood map on this page, and the 1:100 year inundation map (from Flooding in Calgary: Maps http://www.calgary.ca/UEP/Water/Pages/Flood-Info/Calgary-flood-maps/Flood-maps.aspx) to see if your property is in a flood risk zone. Since late 2011, property owners have been advised of both the official designated flood elevation per the Land Use Bylaw (based on this regulatory flood map) and the most up to date recommended flood elevation (based on the updated 1:100 year inundation map) for their specific property.

(Note: Updated inundation maps for 1:2 to 1:1000 floods are available from Alberta Environment and Parks (2020). The new draft maps can be viewed here: https://floods.alberta.ca/?app_code=FI&mapType=Draft) These inundation maps show whether a property is at risk for various sized river floods. The size of flood shown on this map has a 1/5 or a 20% chance of occurring in any year. The three distinct types of inundation shown on the maps are: o Inundation - Area flooded overland due to riverbank overtopping. o Isolated - Low lying areas that will not be wet from riverbank overtopping, but may experience groundwater seepage or stormwater backup. o Protected - Area protected by a permanent flood barrier. The flood areas shown are based on Alberta Environment and Parks most recent (2020) inundation maps. There is uncertainty inherent in predicting the effects of flood events, and this uncertainty increases for floods with less than a 1% chance of occurrence in any year. Any use of this data must recognizing the uncertainty with regards to the exact location and extent of flooding. More information on flood mapping for Calgary is available at https://calgary.ca/flood For Calgary's River Flood story, see: https://maps.calgary.ca/RiverFlooding/

(Note: Updated inundation maps for 1:2 to 1:1000 floods are available from Alberta Environment and Parks (2020). The new draft maps can be viewed here: https://floods.alberta.ca/?app_code=FI&mapType=Draft) These inundation maps show whether a property is at risk for various sized river floods. The size of flood shown on this map has a 1/20 or a 5% chance of occurring in any year. The three distinct types of inundation shown on the maps are: o Inundation - Area flooded overland due to riverbank overtopping. o Isolated - Low lying areas that will not be wet from riverbank overtopping, but may experience groundwater seepage or stormwater backup. o Protected - Area protected by a permanent flood barrier. The flood areas shown are based on Alberta Environment and Parks most recent (2020) inundation maps. There is uncertainty inherent in predicting the effects of flood events, and this uncertainty increases for floods with less than a 1% chance of occurrence in any year. Any use of this data must recognizing the uncertainty with regards to the exact location and extent of flooding. More information on flood mapping for Calgary is available at https://calgary.ca/flood For Calgary's River Flood story, see: https://maps.calgary.ca/RiverFlooding/

This dataset identifies all active playground zones in the City of Calgary.

The DAS Building Roof Outline layer contains polygon features as a graphical representation for individual building roof edge lines. The layer shows the spatial locations of building roof outlines located throughout the City of Calgary.

Locations for daily monitoring of rainfall throughout the City. Collecting rainfall data from May 1-Sep 30 every year.