Databases that are Compatible with COVLAB & COVLITE

Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC)
CRC (500 m) database: topographic and land cover database for Canada.
Data directly compatible with the CRC (500m) driver in CRC-COVLAB and CRC-COVLITE.

Geobase - Canada
FREE CDED (Canadian Digital Elevation Data)
1:50 000 (vary from 0.75 (~30 m) to 3 (~100 m) arc seconds) and
1:250 000 (vary from 3 (~100 m) to 13 (~500 m) arc seconds)
data for Canada directly compatible with the USGS driver in CRC-COVLAB and CRC-COVLITE. 

FREE land cover data for Canada.
3 arc seconds (~100 m) resolution.
Directly compatible with the CRC-COV driver in CRC-COVLAB and CRC-COVLITE.
Produced at CRC using Geobase data as source.
Download here (523 MB): Land Cover Canada 3 arcsecs (CRCCOV format).zip

ComputaMaps
FREE 250m resolution elevation and land cover data for the world.
Directly compatible with the Computamaps driver in CRC-COVLAB and CRC-COVLITE.

NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
FREE 1 arc second (30 meter) resolution, for the United States,
3 arc second (90 meter) resolution for the remainder of the earth.
Directly compatible with the SRTM driver in CRC-COVLAB and CRC-COVLITE.

Statistics Canada: GeoSuite
Canadian population database from 2011 Census directly compatible with CRC-COVLAB.

US Census
Free United States population database from 2010 Census directly compatible with CRC-COVLAB.

INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia
Free Mexican terrain elevation 1 arc second (30 meter) and free population database directly compatible with CRC-COVLAB.

Industry Canada: Broadcasting database
FREE Canadian AM, FM and TV station database directly compatible with CRC-COVLAB.

Federal Communications Commission: Broadcasting database
FREE United States FM and TV station database directly compatible with CRC-COVLAB.

FCC Ground Conductivity Data
FREE M3 Map and Data of Effective Ground Conductivity in the North, Central and South America directly compatible with CRC-COVLAB.

ITU Ground Conductivity Data
ITU Digitized World Map (IDWM) and Subroutine Library (32-bit) directly compatible with CRC-COVLAB and CRC-COVLITE.

Centre for Topographic Information (CTI) / Geomatics Canada
Canadian databases.

DMTI Spatial Inc.
Provides elevation and land cover data for Canada. The GRC/GRD file format they provide is supported by CRC-COVLAB and CRC-COVLITE.

Geoscience Australia / National Mapping Division (formerly AUSLIG)
Geographic Information Specialists, Australia.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Classification of the public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain (USGS Mission). Access to USGS topographical maps (DTM and DLG).

Enquiries: crc-covlab@crc.gc.ca