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DMTI Geospatial Data Bundle
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There are six components included in the DMTI Academic Agreement. The following products have been made available under licence to authorized students, faculty and staff of UNB Libraries. Each product in the DMTI Geospatial Data Bundle is described below with a representative example of the data as used in a GIS application:
-- Canadian Atlas Map
-- CANMAP Street Files
-- Geopinpoint
-- Enhanced Postal Codes
-- CanMap Route Logistics
-- Census Demographic Boundaries
CANADIAN ATLAS MAP: The Canadian Atlas Map Bundle
CAMB is an integrated database of topographic maps consisting of the National Atlas Information Services (NAIS) 1:2, 1:7.5, 1:30 million scale maps, and the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB).
Coverage: Nationwide
Currency: As derived from NAIS
Projection: Unprojected latitude, longitude
Datum: NAD83
Format: Autodesk MapGuide, ESRI and MapInfo
What does it look like? Example
Features:
-- Over 320,000 placenames and landmarks
-- Names and locations of over 300,000 named geographic features, such as lakes, rivers, mountains, parks, and islands
-- Roads labeled with name, type, and province for easy distinction between expressway or primary highway; major multi lane, major, secondary and tertiary roads; and Trans Canada Highways
-- Railway line infrastructure
-- Administrative regions (counties and municipalities)
-- Grid indices for OBM and NTDB 1:250,000 and 1:50,000 scale maps
CANMAP STREETFILES: Canadian digital street map data.
The production of digital map data is dependent on the availability of data from numerous sources. DMTI Spatial endeavours to provide coverage to the fullest extent possible where source data is available. All CanMap Boundaries include Land Area calculated by DMTI Spatial and Population and Dwelling Counts from the Statistics Canada 1996 Census.
Coverage: National
Currency: Quarterly, semi-annual, or annual maintenance available
Scale: 1:50,000
Projection: Unprojected latitude, longitude
Datum: NAD83
Formats: Autodesk MapGuide, ESRI and MapInfo
What does it look like? Example
Nationwide features include:
-- Topographic coverage of 156 urban areas covering approximately 76% of Canada's population (as of the 1996 Census)
-- Street centerline road network
-- Street names and address ranges
-- Topographic features
-- Regional & Municipal boundaries
-- 6 cartographic classifications
-- Major roads and highways as a separate layer and cartographically distinguishable from other streets
-- Canada/US border crossings (point of entry) - including name of US road linking to Canadian road across the border
-- GPS-ready high positional accuracy
-- Workspace/Project to open all files with zoom layering
CanMap Streetfiles' Urban Areas include:
-- Land-use classifications
-- General reference points
-- Building footprints
-- Buffered street centerline road network casements
-- Airport locations including airport name and code
-- Railway and utility features
-- Topographic features and named geographic features
GEOPINPOINT: Geocoding software which attaches coordinates to address data
This geocoding database and interface is based on CanMap data and includes:
Dynamic data matching process - address/intersection,
postal code, municipality
Recognition of French and English address styles
Flexible input and output options to standardize address data
Parsed and un-parsed input address matching system
Relax matching options to enhance geocoding results
Street offset positioning options
Precision and result codes to display accuracy of matching process
ActiveX control or UNIX version available
Ability to write back parsed and cleansed data to the target database
Point of Interest Geocoding
Interface for desktop version with interactive and batch capability
Recognition of French and English address styles
Flexible input and output options to standardize address data
Parsed and un-parsed input address matching system
Relax matching options to enhance geocoding results
Street offset positioning options
Precision and result codes to display accuracy of matching process
ActiveX control or UNIX version available
Ability to write back parsed and cleansed data to the target database
Point of Interest Geocoding
Interface for desktop version with interactive and batch capability
What does it look like? Example
System requirements:
Processor: Pentium-class or similar
OS: MS 98 or NT 4.0/2000
Disk Space: 250 MB to 1 GB (dependent on geography required)
Database: Any ODBC database engine i.e. MS Access, MS SQL Server, or Oracle
Processor: Pentium-class or similar
OS: MS 98 or NT 4.0/2000
Disk Space: 250 MB to 1 GB (dependent on geography required)
Database: Any ODBC database engine i.e. MS Access, MS SQL Server, or Oracle
ENHANCED POSTAL CODES: Point file representation of postal codes across Canada to the 1996 Census Demographic Boundaries.
Coverage: Nationwide
Currency: Quarterly, semi-annual or annual maintenance subscriptions available
Projection: Unprojected latitude, longitude
Datum: NAD83
Formats: Autodesk MapGuide, MapInfo and ESRI
What does it look like? Example
Features include:
- Nationwide postal code file
- Longitude and latitude of each point
- Link to 1996 Census boundaries; EA, CD, CSD, CMA/CA, CT, FED *
- 1996 Census population and dwelling counts
- Birth date and retire date of the code
- Unique and multiple Postal Code Files available
CANMAP ROUTE LOGISTICS: Data for routing applications
Coverage: Nationwide
Currency: Quarterly, semi-annual, or annual maintenance available
Projection: Unprojected latitude, longitude
Datum: NAD83
Formats: ESRI - ArcLogistics Route, ArcView, E00, MapInfo, RouteView Pro
What does it look like? Example
Features:
- Road directions
- Road type, name and number
- Exit numbers in ramps and road segments
- Street address ranges
- Local, major, county, or regional roads
- Provincial highways and limited access expressways
- Additional highway attributes including Toll Roads, Yellow Head Highways, and Trans Canada Highway
- Canada/USA Border Crossing (Point of Entry) - including name of US road linking to Canadian road across the border
- Car pool lots and toll booth general reference points added
- Ferry routes and ice roads
- Forward Sortation Area (FSA) boundaries
- Estimated travel time in minutes
- Estimated travel speed
- Estimated speed limit
- Regional, municipal, and provincial boundaries
- Major hydrography (rivers, lakes, and coastlines)
- Topologically correct network fabric
- Free Canada Directory
- Precision based on CanMap Streetfiles
- Road type, name and number
- Exit numbers in ramps and road segments
- Street address ranges
- Local, major, county, or regional roads
- Provincial highways and limited access expressways
- Additional highway attributes including Toll Roads, Yellow Head Highways, and Trans Canada Highway
- Canada/USA Border Crossing (Point of Entry) - including name of US road linking to Canadian road across the border
- Car pool lots and toll booth general reference points added
- Ferry routes and ice roads
- Forward Sortation Area (FSA) boundaries
- Estimated travel time in minutes
- Estimated travel speed
- Estimated speed limit
- Regional, municipal, and provincial boundaries
- Major hydrography (rivers, lakes, and coastlines)
- Topologically correct network fabric
- Free Canada Directory
- Precision based on CanMap Streetfiles
In addition to these nationwide features, CanMap Urban Areas include:
- Land-use classifications
- General reference points
- Building footprints
- Buffered street centreline road network
- Airport locations in Urban Areas including airport name and code
- Railway and utility features
- Topographic features and named geographic features
- General reference points
- Building footprints
- Buffered street centreline road network
- Airport locations in Urban Areas including airport name and code
- Railway and utility features
- Topographic features and named geographic features
CENSUS DEMOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES
DMTI Spatial's Census Demographic Boundary Files (EA, CSD, CD, CMA/CA, CT and FED geographies) have been constructed to nest with CanMap® street map data portfolio.
Coverage: Nationwide
Currency: 1996 as derived from Statistics Canada
Projection: Unprojected latitude, longitude
Datum: NAD83
Formats: MapInfo and ESRI
What does it look like?Example
For more information, contact:
Siobhan Hanratty 451-6803
UNB Libraries
Hanratty@unb.ca
or
Elizabeth Hamilton 453-4970
UNB Libraries.
Hamilton@unb.ca
Document maintained by:
Government Documents, Data and Maps Department
E-mail address: Hanratty@unb.ca
Last update: 23 October 2007
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