GeoAccess Division Geomatics Canada Department of Natural Resources Canada * * * * * NATIONAL ATLAS DIGITAL DATA This directory contains 1:7.5 million scale National Atlas digital base map data for Canada. The data was produced by the GeoAccess Division, formerly the National Atlas Information Service (NAIS), of Geomatics Canada. GENERAL INFORMATION Scale: 1:7 500 000 Data Format: uncompressed DXF (.dxf) Data Type: 2D layered vector data Geographic Extent: Canada Transfer Method: ISO 9660 CD-ROM 3.5" diskette (DOS) 8 mm cassette (UNIX) Date: Information updated as of 1996-1997. Population categories determined from Statistics Canada 1991 Census data. LIABILITY The Government of Canada and the Department of Natural Resources Canada assumes NO liability for any errors or ommisions in the digital data it provides to users. SOURCE Derived from National Topographic Series maps at a scale of 1:250 000 and International Map of the World Series maps at a scale of 1:1 000 000. Other data such as transport and urban were usually taken from maps and statistical documents produced by Canadian governmental agencies. ACCURACY/PRECISION Co-ordinate Precision: +/- 500 metres Co-ordinate Accuracy: +/- 10 kilometres PROJECTION INFORMATION Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic Origin: 49 00 00N lat -95 00 00W long Standard Parallels: 49 00 00N 77 00 00N latitude Central Meridian: -95 00 00W longitude False northing: 0.0 meters False easting: 0.0 meters North American Datum: 1927 (NAD) Spheroid: Clarke 1866 THEMATIC COVERAGES Note: Disregard any feature codes not listed below. Occasionally small errors may be encountered but should not effect the quality of the data set. If you discover any discrepancies we would appreciate it if you would notify us so that we can amend our master files. Thank you. Feature File Name Code Type/Description --------- ----- ---------------- *the feature code is stored as the -id *suffix "l"=lambert projection dr_fnl.dxf LINE/FOREIGN 16 Lake shorelines 17 Rivers 21 River shorelines 1000 Connector lines POLY/FOREIGN 16 Lake water fill 21 River water fill 9999 Polygon feature created by administrative boundaries enclosing water bodies drainl.dxf LINE 16 Lake shorelines 17 Rivers 21 River shorelines 1000 Connector lines POLY 16 Lake water fill 21 River water fill 9999 Polygon feature created by administrative boundaries enclosing water bodies drain_el.dxf TEXT/English drainage annotations drain_fl.dxf TEXT/French drainage annotations fdlimitl.dxf LINE 35 International boundaries 39 Canada-Greenland(Kalaallit Nunaat) 43 Fishing limits framel.dxf LINE 1 Neatline of Canada map 2 Inside border line 3 Outside border line POLY 1 Background area fill to neatline 2 Neatline to inside border fill 3 Outside border fill glac_fnl.dxf LINE/FOREIGN 27 Glacier/Icefield outline 1000 Connector lines POLY/FOREIGN 27 Glacier/Icefield fill 9999 Glacier/Icefield exclusions glacl.dxf LINE 27 Glacier/Icefield outline 1000 Connector lines POLY 27 Glacier/Icefield fill 9999 Glacier/Icefield exclusions gridl.dxf LINE 8 Projection lines (5 degree interval) 9 Arctic Circle icel.dxf LINE 28 Limit of permanent Polar Ice 1000 Connector line POLY 28 Permanent Polar Ice water fill 9999 Islands (excluding polar ice) land_fnl.dxf LINE/FOREIGN 15 Coastlines/Shorelines 1000 Connector lines POLY/FOREIGN 12 Landfill 9999 Great Lakes water fill parkl.dxf LINE 40 National Park outline POLY 40 National Park fill parkpntl.dxf POINT 10 National Parks too small to be represented as an area fill pla_el.dxf TEXT/English place name annotations pla_fl.dxf TEXT/French place name annotations pol_el.dxf TEXT/English political/base names anno pol_fl.dxf TEXT/French political/base names anno provl.dxf LINE 15 Coastline 35 International boundaries 36 Provincial & Territorial boundaries 37 District boundaries 38 Undemarcated boundaries 42 Nunavut boundary 1000 Connector lines POLY 10 Newfoundland fill 11 Prince Edward Island fill 12 Nova Scotia fill 13 New Brunswick 24 Quebec fill 35 Ontario fill 46 Manitoba fill 47 Saskatchewan fill 48 Alberta fill 59 British Columbia fill 60 Yukon Territory fill 61 Northwest Territories fill 9999 Hudson Bay & Great Lakes water fill rail_fnl.dxf LINE/FOREIGN 80 Railways raill.dxf LINE 80 Railways 81 Railway ferries road_fnl.dxf LINE/FOREIGN 66 Main roads 67 Secondary roads 68 Other roads 74 Ferries roadl.dxf LINE 66 Main roads 67 Secondary roads 68 Other roads 74 Ferries twnl.dxf POINT 1 Place (pop. 0 - 999) 2 Place (pop. 1 000 - 4 999) 3 Place (pop. 5 000 - 24 999) 4 Place (pop. 25 000 - 99 000) 5 Place (pop. 100 000 - 299 999) 6 Place (pop. 300 000 and over) 95 Federal capital 96 Provincial/Territorial capital * * * * * If you have any questions or comments regarding the content or quality of this data set or the availablity of other Digital Geographic products, please contact: GeoAccess Division Geomatics Canada Rm 650-615 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0E9 Internet email: - info@geogratis.gc.ca NOTICE: The Data provided is protected under the Copyright Act of Canada. 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