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Country Profile: Saint Lucia

Country Resources

Topographic
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Saint Lucia 1:25,000 Scale Topographic Maps (DOS 345)Directorate of Overseas Surveys1:25,0001958 – 19583
Saint Lucia 1:50,000 Scale Topographic Maps (DOS 445)Directorate of Overseas Surveys1:50,0001965 – 19651

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 Saint Lucia 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

Saint Lucia, formerly a British dependency, became fully independent in 1979, remaining a member of the British Commonwealth. Mapping was undertaken by the British Directorate of Overseas Surveys (now Ordnance Survey International (OSI)). The principal series is at 1:25,000 scale (DOS 345), first published in 1958 and subsequently revised from more recent air photos and new field information. The most recent editions are printed in process colors. The contour interval is 25 ft (increasing to 50 ft above 250 feet), and the projection Transverse Mercator, Clarke 1880 ellipsoid, with the BWI grid. The latest editions were published in 1981 for Sheets 2 and 3, and 1988 for Sheet 1 (covering the north end of the island, including Castries).

Soviet military topographic mapping of Saint Lucia exists at the following scales: 1:1,000,000 (1 sheet, complete coverage, published in 1990); 1:500,000 (2 sheets, complete coverage, published in 1986) and 1:200,000 (4 sheets, complete coverage, published in 1966). These products are available in print, digital raster and digital vector GIS formats from East View Geospatial.


Imagery

Densification and adjustment of the survey network was carried out in the early 1980s. Some new aerial photography was acquired in 1981 and a partly new, partly revised series of 1:2,500 scale maps (DOS 045) covering most of the coastal and developed areas in 153 sheets was completed by 1984.


Tourist/Reference

A 1:50,000 scale tourist map (DOS 445) is derived from the 1:25,000 scale mapping. It has layer-tinted and shaded relief and 200 ft contours. There is an arbitrary alphanumeric grid, a 1:12,500 scale inset map of Castries, and descriptive text. The latest edition was published in 1991.

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