Caen, France. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 40/16 S.W., Defence Overprint, May 1944 Coordinate system: 3857 Abstract: This is a 1:25,000 scale map (defence overprint) of the region of Caen, France. It was published in May 1944 by the Geographical Section, General Staff (GSGS) of the War Office of Great Britain. This overprint utilizes the Lambert Zone 1 Grid (Red).

Additional Documentation

• Metadata Information

  Language: eng; CAN

  Last Update: 2018-06-05

  Metadata Contact:

  Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries Toronto Ontario, Canada

  http://scholarsportal.info

  Contact Instructions:

  datagis@scholarsportal.info

  Metadata Contact:

  GeoSpatial Centre, University of Waterloo Libraries Waterloo Ontario, Canada

  https://uwaterloo.ca/library/geospatial/

  Metadata Standard:

  North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic Information

• Citation Information

  
  

  Series

  Name: GSGS 4347

  
  

  Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section. London , Great Britain

  Themes or Categories of the Resource: intelligenceMilitary

  Keywords:

  roads, routes, railways, chemins de fer, canals, canaux, ditches, fossés, dikes, digues, soil information, informations sur le sol, buildings, bâtiments, areas of damage, zones de dégâts, bridges, ponts, tunnels, tunnels, cliffs, falaises, walls, murs, quarries, carrières, defences, défenses, airfields, aérodromes, mines, mines, barracks, casernes, trenches, tranchées, shelters, abris, hospitals, hôpitaux, contour lines, lignes de contour, Caen, France

  Second World War, Deuxième Guerre Mondiale, Topographic maps, Carte topographique

  Place Keywords:

  Continent > Europe > Western Europe > France

  Purpose:

  Historic military maps are an excellent resource for the study of the Second World War, and can also provide an excellent view of the changes that have occurred in the cultural and physical landscape. As this map has been georeferenced, it can be used in a GIS as a source or background layer in conjunction with other GIS data.

  Dataset Language: eng; CAN

  Status: completed

  Update Frequency: notPlanned

  Spatial Representation Type: grid

  Extent

  West Longitude: -0.444425022

  East Longitude: -0.189488266

  North Latitude: 49.21627495

  South Latitude: 49.08560415

  
  

• Reference System Information

  Reference System Identifier

  Value: 3857

  Code Space: http://www.epsg-registry.org/

• Data Quality Information

  Scope Level: dataset

  Original paper maps were produced by various governments and mapping agencies during the Second World War, as part of the preparations for and immediately after D-Day (Operation Neptune). Paper maps were originally held by the Department of Defence, and were distributed by the Directorate of History and Heritage, Government of Canada, in the 1990s. Maps in this collection were acquired by the Laurier Military History Archive (LMH).

  
  

  Process step:

  Original paper maps were scanned and georeferenced at the University of Waterloo.

• Distribution Information

  Distributor:

  Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries Toronto Ontario, Canada

• Related Links

  • McMaster University WWII Topographic Maps
  • McMaster University WWII Strategic Maps
  • Laurier Military History Archive