1996 Large Urban, Small Urban and Rural Enumeration Area (EA) Reference Maps : reference guide.

62 Pages·1997·2.6 MB·English

by  Statistics Canada.

Catalogueno.92F0088XPB,92F0090XPBand92F0091XPB
1996 Large Urban, Small Urban and
Rural Enumeration Area (EA)
Reference Maps
ReferenceGuide
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1996 Large Urban, Small Urban andRural
EnumerationArea (EA)Reference Maps
ReferenceGuide
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What'sNewinthe1996LargeUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps
• thenumberofmapsincreasestoover4,200from1,500
• themapdecoupageisbycensustractratherthanagrid
• themapsvaryinscalebuthaveaconsistentoverallappearance
• allmapsarecomputer-generated
• inareasofcongestedmapdetail,themapsaresplitintoeithertwoorfourenlargements
• the bufferareaoneachmap sheet, outsidethe targetcensus tract, does not show
enumerationareaboundaries
• formerlycalled"Series1: LargeUrbanCentres"
What'sNewinthe1996SmallUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps
• somemapsinthisseriesarecomputer-generatedbutthemajorityaremanuallydrafted
• thecomputer-generatedmapshavethe same specificationsasthe Large UrbanEA
ReferenceMaps
• formerlycalled"Series2: SmallUrbanCentres"
What'sNewinthe1996RuralEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps
• federalelectoraldistrict(FED)codeshavebeenaddedwheretheywerenotpreviously
identifiedonthemaps(theFEDcodesarebasedonthe1987RepresentationOrder)
• formerlycalled"Series3: RuralAreas"

TableofContents
TABLEOFCONTENTS
Page
1.AboutthisGuide 1
2.Overview 2
2.1.Introduction 2
2.1.1.LargeUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps(CatalogueNo.92F0090XPB) 2
2.1.2.SmallUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps(CatalogueNo.92F0088XPB) 2
2.1.3.RuralEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps(CatalogueNo.92F0091XPB) 2
3.AboutthisProduct 3
3.1.Content 3
3.1.1.LargeUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 3
3.1.2.SmallUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 4
3.1.3.RuralEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 5
3.2.GeneralMethodology 5
3.2.1.LargeUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 5
3.2.2.SmallUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 6
3.2.3.RuralEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 6
3.3.ReferenceDate 6
3.4.Comparisonto1991EnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 7
3.4.1.LargeUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 7
3.4.2.SmallUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 7
3.4.3.RuralEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 7
3.5.Limitations 8
3.5.1.LargeUrban'EnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 8
3.5.2.SmallUrban/RuralEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps/ 8
3.6.RecommendedApplications 8
4.DataQuality 9
4.1.LargeUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 9
4.1.1.Lineage 9
4.1.2.PositionalAccuracy 10
4.1.3.AttributeAccuracy 11
4.1.4.LogicalConsistency 12
4.1.5.Completeness 13
4.2.SmallUrbanEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 14
4.2.1.Lineage 14
4.2.2.PositionalAccuracy 15
4.2.3.AttributeAccuracy 15
4.2.4.LogicalConsistency 16
4.2.5.Completeness 17
4.3.RuralEnumerationAreaReferenceMaps 17
4.3.1.Lineage 17
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1996EnumerationAreas(EA)ReferenceMapsforLargeUrbanCentres,
SmallUrbanCentresandRuralAreas-ReferenceGuide
4.3.2.PositionalAccuracy 18
4.3.3.AttributeAccuracy 18
4.3.4.LogicalConsistency 19
4.3.5.Completeness 19
5.Glossary , 20
AppendixA.HierarchyofNational,MetropolitanandPostalCodeGeographicUnits,1996 22
AppendixC. CensusSubdivisionTypesbyProvinceandTerritory,1996 26
AppendixD. NumberofCensusTracts,byCMA/CAandSource 28
AppendixD.NTDBMapSheetsUsedtoProduceLargeUrbanEAReferenceMaps 29
AppendixE.TypesofErrorsFoundOnLargeUrbanEnumerationAreaMaps 30
AppendixF;ListofWaterEnumerationAreas 35
References. 37
LimitedUseDataProductLicenceAgreement 38
GeographyProductsandServices 39