1996 Street Network Files and Street Network and Feature Extension Files : reference guide

146 Pages·1997·2.3 MB·English

by  Statistics Canada. Geography Division.

CatalogueNo.92F0024XDE,92F0100XDEto92-F0136XDE
StreetNetworkandFeatureExtensionFiles
1996Census
ReferenceGuide
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What'sNewinthe1996StreetNetworkFiles
StreetinformationupdatedtoMay1996.
AddressinformationupdatedtoMay1996.
Addresseshavebeenimputedinordertoincreaseaddressrangeinformation.
Separatewaterpolygonfile.
TheNewStreetNetworkandFeatureExtensionFiles
ExtendthefeaturecoverageoftheStreetNetworkFilestoprovideafulldigitalcoverageofaltCensus
MetropolitanAreasandtradedCensusAgglomerations(CMA/CAs).
Combinetwosources:
m 1996StreetNetworkFiles,and
m PortionoftheNationalTopographicDataDaseobtainedfromGeomaticsCanada,NaturalResources
Canada.
Usefulforthematicmappinganddisplayofentireurbancentres.
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Tableofcontents
TABLEOFCONTENTS
Page
1.AboutthisGuide ~. ^ > 1
2.Overview > ~ ~ > 2
2.1TheStreetNetworkFile 2
2.2TheNewStreetNetworkandFeatureExtensionFiles(SNFEFs) 2
2.3AdjustedBoundaryFiles 3
3.AbouttheseProducts ~ - - ^
3.1Content 5
3.2GeneralMethodology 6
3.3ReferenceDate „ 8
3.4Comparisonstothe1991StreetNetworkFile 8
3.5ProductDissemination 8
3.6Limitations 9
3.7RecommendedApplications 9
4.DataQuality - ». - ^ 10
4.1Lineage 10
4.1.1SNF-Thecreation 10
4.1.2SNF-Pre-Censusupdates '. 10
4.1.3SNF-Post-Censusupdates 1
4.1.4Addressimputation 11
4.1.5TheStreetNetworkandFeatureExtensionFiles(SNFEF) 12
4.1.6AdjustedBoundaries 12
4.2PositionalAccuracy 13
4.3AttributeAccuracy 13
4.4LogicalConsistency 14
4.4.1ConsistencywithOtherProducts 14
4.5Completeness 15
5.TechnicalSpecifications ~ ^ _ 17
5.1Filespecifications 17
5.2Installationinstructions _ 17
5.3Recordlayoutsanditem/fielddescriptions 17
5.3.1SNFandSNFEFstreetnetworkcoverage 17
5.3.2SNFandSNFEF-Waterpolygoncoverage 19
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