Digital boundary files and digital cartographic file : reference guide.

96 Pages·1997·4 MB·English

by  Statistics Canada.

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Digital BoundaryFiles and
Diqital Cartographic Files
1996 Census
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What'sNewinthe1996DigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile
• AnEnumerationAreaDigitalCartographicFileisavailableforthefirsttime
• DigitalCartographicFilesaregenerallyconsistentwitheachotherforstandardlevelsof
geography-in1991,onlyDigitalBoundaryFileswereconsistent
• 1996DigitalCartographicFilesnowincludeaseparatemaplayerfeaturingaugmented
coverageofin-landlakesandrivers(aspolygons)
• ADigitalCartographicFileforForwardSortationAreasreportedbyCensusrespondentsis
availableforthefirsttime
• SomeDigitalCartographicFilesareavailableintwoversions: oneadequateforsmallscale
mappingofthecountryasawhole,oneappropriateforlargescalemapping
• Allfiles,DigitalBoundaryandDigitalCartographic,areconsistentwithStreetNetwork
Files (othergeographicproducts containing streets, railways, hydrography, andother
physicalfeatures,aswellasfeaturenamesandstreetnames)
• DigitalBoundaryFilesaresimilartothe1991products
AportionoftheDigitalHydrographicBaseInformatioiiforCanadawasprovidedbyGeomatics
Canada,NaturalResoiu'cesCanada

TableofContents
TABLEOFCONTENTS
1.AboutthisGuide 1
2.Overview 2
2.1Introduction 2
2.2PurposeoftheProduct 3
2.3GeneralMethodology 4
2.4ReferenceDate 6
2.5Limitatians 6
2.6TechnicalSpecifications 6
3.EnumerationAreasDigitalBoundaryFUe/DigitalCartographicFile . 7
3.1Content 7
3.2Comparisontothe1991product 7
3.3DataQuahty 8
3.3.1Lineage 8
3.3.2PositionalAccuracy 11
3.3.3AttributeAccuracy 12
3.3.4LogicalConsistency 13
3.3.5ConsistencywithOtherProducts 13
3.3.6Conq)leteness 13
3.3.7ConversiontoMaplnfoFormat 14
3.4TechnicalSpecifications 14
3.4.1RecordLayout 15
3.4.2FileSizes 17
4.ProvincesandTerritoriesDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile ...... ............. 18
4.1Content.... 18
4.2DataQuahtyStatement 18
4.3TechnicalSpecifications 19
4.3.1RecordLayout 19
4.3.2FileSizes 20
5.FederalElectoralDistricts(1987RepresentationOrder)DigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFUe...21
5.1Content 21
5.2Comparisontothe1991products 22
5.3DataQuahtyStatement 22
5.3.1GeneralizedDigitalCartographicFile-MethodofDerivationandRecommendedUse 22
5.4TechnicalSpecifications 22
5.4.1RecordLayout 23
5.4.2FileSizes 24
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6.CensusDivisionsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 25
6.1Content 25
6.2DataQualityStatement 25
6.2.1GeneralizedDigitalCartographicFile-MethodOfDerivationAndRecommendedUse 26
6.3TechnicalSpecifications 26
6.3.1RecordLayout 27
6.3.2FileSizes 28
7.CensusSubdivisionsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile...... .. ...................................29
7.1Content.... : 29
7.2Conq)arisontothe1991products 29
7.3DataQualityStatement 30
7.3.1Consistencywithotherproducts 30
7.4TechnicalSpecifications 30
7.4.1RecordLayout 31
7.4.2FileSizes 33
8.CensusConsolidatedSubdivisionsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 34
8.1Content 34
8.2DataQualityStatement 34
8.3TechnicalSpecifications 35
8.3.1RecordLayout 35
8.3.2FileSizes 36
9.CensusMetropolitanAreas/CensusAgglomerationsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFUe. 37
9.1Content 37
9.2DataQualityStatement 38
9.2.1Consistencywithotherproducts 38
9.3OtherConsiderations 38
9.4TechnicalSpecifications 38
9.4.1RecordLayout 39
9.4.2FileSizes 40
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10.CensusTractsDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile................................... ....... ...............41
10.1Content 41
10.2Comparisontothe1991products 43
10.3DataQualityStatement 43
10.4TechnicalSpecifications .- 43
10.4.1RecordLayout 44
10.4.2FUeSizes 46
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11.UrbanAreasDigitalBoundaryFile/DigitalCartographicFile 47
11.1Content „ 47
11.2DataQualityStatement 48
11.3TechnicalSpecifications 48
11.3.1RecordLayout 49
11.3.2FileSizes 50
12.DesignatedPlacesDigitalBoundaryFUe/DigitalCartographicFile 51
12.1Content 51
12.2Comparisontothe1991products 51
12.3DataQualityStatement 51
12.3.1Consistencywithotherproducts 52
12.4TechnicalSpecifications 52
12.4.1RecordLayout 53
12.4.2FileSizes 54
13.1996CensusForwardSortationAreasDigitalCartographicFile 55
13.1Aboutthisproduct 55
13.2Content 55
13.3Limitations 56
13.4DataQuality 56
13.4.1Lineage 57
13.4.2PositionalAccuracy 58
13.4.3ConsistencywithOtherProducts 60
13.5Completeness 61
13.6SystemRequirements 61
13.6.1RecordLayout 62
13.6.2FileSizes 62
14.GlossaryofTerms . 63
AppendixA. HierarchyofNational,MetropolitanandPostalCodeGeographicUnits,1996 70
AppendixB. ListofWaterEAs,ShipEAsandOilRigs 71
AppendixC. EnumerationarearepresentativepointandARC/INFOlabelpoints......... 72
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AppendixD. CensusSubdivisionTypesbyProvinceandTerritory,1996............. .......... ...... 73
References 75
GeographyProductsandServices 76
LimitedUseDataProductLicenceAgreement 84
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