Re:The real work behind this (Score 1)

Definitly agree. I've spent a considerable amount of time trying to locate map data for Canada. Very little map data is available in Canada for free. (In any sense of the word). That data which is available for free cannot be redistributed unmodified. (as they want it to be retrieved from the original source... whatever).

And, the cost of full topographical maps for Canada at the highest resolution (1:50,000) is horrendous. Only some maps are even available at scales of 1:25,000. Very limited.