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Country Profile: Trinidad and Tobago

Country Resources

Topographic
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Trinidad and Tobago 1:25,000 Scale Topographic MapsUK,Director of Overseas Survey and Government of Trinidad and Tobago1:25,0001969 – 200141

Geoscientific
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Trinidad and Tobago 1:100,000 Scale Geological MapMinistry of Energy and Energy Industries1:100,0001998 – 19981

Thematic
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
The World 1:30,000,000 Scale Topographic Map Series 1145 (NGA)DMA1:30,000,0002

Global Census Archive: GIS Census Data

East View Geospatial has an ongoing effort to add GIS census data to our Global Census Archive program. Please contact us for the status and availability of Trinidad and Tobago census resources.


Global Resources

Topographic
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Soviet Military City PlansVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)Varies1944 – 20033017
Soviet Military 1:100,000 Scale Topographic MapsVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)1:100,0001947 – 199924897
Soviet Military 1:200,000 Scale Topographic MapsVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)1:200,0001949 – 200917799
Soviet Military 1:500,000 Scale Topographic MapsVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)1:500,0001953 – 19983093

Nautical
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
NGA Nautical Charts POD Certified (All Scales)National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyVaries1943 – 20134517

Aeronautical
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Joint Operations Graphic (JOG) 1:250,000 – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:250,0001958 – 20074204
Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) 1:500,000 Scale – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:500,0001967 – 2006598
Operational Navigation Chart (ONC) 1:1,000,000 Scale – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:1,000,0001969 – 2001243
Jet Navigation Chart (JNC) 1:2,000,000 Scale – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:2,000,0001971 – 1999117
Global Navigation and Planning Chart (GNC) 1:5,000,000 Scale – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:5,000,0001981 – 199927

Geoscientific
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Soviet Military 1:1,000,000 Scale Topographic MapsVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)1:1,000,0001948 – 19941089

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Historical Country Mapping Information

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Topographic

Until 1962 Trinidad and Tobago, now a Republic in which Tobago has semi-autonomous status, was a British Crown Colony, and topographic mapping was undertaken by the Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS), (now Ordnance Survey International (OSI)).  This began in about 1950 and continued after independence until 1977. The present mapping authority is the Lands and Surveys Department (LSD), Port of Spain.

The most recent DOS series of Trinidad was the 1:25,000 scale DOS 316/1, which covered the northern and southern parts of the island in 30 sheets.  This program terminated in 1977, but subsequently the eight sheets covering the central area were also completed by LSD.  DOS 316/1 is on a Transverse Mercator projection, International 1924 ellipsoid, with UTM grid and 50 ft contours.  It is litho-printed in seven colors. There are plans for a new series of 1:25,000 scale sheets covering Trinidad and based on 1994 photography, but currently priority is being given to preparation of 1:25,000 scale cadastral sheets. General purpose maps of Trinidad are published by LSD at 1:150,000 and 1:75,000 scales. The latter has contours at 30 m and 100 m intervals and both are on the UTM projection, International 1924 ellipsoid.  A general road map of Trinidad, which includes distances and tourist information was last revised in 1990.

Tobago is currently covered in three sheets in a 1:25,000 scale series (DOS 307) on the Cassini projection, Clarke 1858 ellipsoid, with 25 ft contours, and by a 1:50,000 scale map published by LSD in color but without contours, and with a selection of tourist symbols.  The (DOS 307) sheets were published in a second edition in 1969. There is also a 1:10,000 scale, 19-sheet cover of Tobago published by DOS in 1962 on the Cassini projection.

Soviet military topographic mapping of Trinidad and Tobago is available at the following scales: 1:1,000,000 (1 sheet, complete coverage, published in 1987) and 1:500,000 (2 sheets, complete coverage, published in 1964). These products are available in print, digital raster and digital vector GIS formats from East View Geospatial.

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Geological/Scientific

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) is responsible for geological investigations. The geologic-tectonic map published by the Robertson Group covers both land and offshore areas, taking in the five hydrocarbon-producing sedimentary basins.

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Thematic

Land use, land capability and soil maps were compiled jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture and the University of the West Indies.

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Cadaster

Cadastral maps have been compiled at scales of 1:10,000 and printed sheets have been updated to 1980 for Trinidad and 1975 for Tobago. 1:2,500 and 1:1,250 scale sheets cover urban areas.

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Tourist/Reference

Four color-printed city street maps, covering Port of Spain, San Fernando, Arima Borough and Scarborough, are published by LSD.

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