The following are some citation examples of cartographic products:
Map on a Single Sheet
| Basic Form |
Example |
| Author. Title. Edition. Scale. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. |
Canada Center for Remote Sensing. Canada. Scale 1:4,000,000. Ottawa: Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division, 2001. |
Map in a Topographic Series
| Basic Form |
Example |
| Author. Sheet title from the series. Edition. Scale. Series, sheet number. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. |
Natural Resources Canada. Ottawa, Ontario-Quebec. Edition 11. Scale 1:50,000. Canada 1:50,000, 31 G/5. Ottawa: Center for Topographic Information, 1998. |
Map in a Series (Not Topographic)
| Basic Form |
Example |
| Author. Sheet title. Edition. Scale. Series title and/or number. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. |
Soil Research Institute (Canada). Ottawa, Quebec-Ontario. Scale 1:250,000. Canada Land Inventory, Land Capability for Forestry, 31G. Ottawa: Lands Directorate, 1973. |
Aerial photographs
| Basic Form |
Example |
| Author. Title or frame number(s). Scale. Flight title (if part of flight). Line/roll number. Photo number. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of image collection (NOT date of reproduction). |
Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. Central Experiment Farm (A17150-9). Scale 1:16,350. Ottawa: NAPL Reproduction Center, 1961. |
Geospatial Data
| Basic Form |
Example |
| Name of Data Producer. Title of Geospatial Product [format]. Date of data, if known. Name of person who generated map; Name of interactive site used to generate map; URL (generated date). |
DMTI Spatial Inc. Route File (RTE) - 2014. Generated by John Doe; using Scholars GeoPortal; http://geo.scholarsportal.info (December 15, 2017). |