ISO 19110 Feature Catalogue – National Vector Catalogue Profile (NVCP)

Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 50K, Toponymic Features

Edition version: 1.3.0 - Date: 2019-08-21


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Abstract Class : Named Feature

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1580009 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 50K, Toponymic Features Named Feature - (Entité nommée) Point - Line - Area
Definition
A feature delineating the extent, in whole or in part, of a toponymic phenomenon for which the geometry does not fully correspond to that of another feature.

Attribute Section

Attribute Attribute name Attribute definition
ACTIVE_TOPONYM Active Toponym
Indicates the active state of the object's toponym vs its transfer to other data layers and its relevance to the topographic content. It is either not transferred (true) or transferred (false). The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
11 True True
12 False false
ACTIVE_TOPONYM_EN Active Toponym-English
Indicates the active state of the object's toponym vs its transfer to other data layers and its relevance to the topographic content. It is either not transferred (true) or transferred (false). The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
11 True True
12 False false
ACTIVE_TOPONYM_FR Active Toponym-French
Indicates the active state of the object's toponym vs its transfer to other data layers and its relevance to the topographic content. It is either not transferred (true) or transferred (false). The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
11 True True
12 False false
DISPLAY_PRIORITY Display Priority
Priority of the cartographic display of a name according to its importance.

Domain: Numeric value from 1 to 36 whose value 1 corresponds to the name to display in priority in case of display conflict.

Determination of value: The display priority is determined based on the following criteria related to the name/toponym/place name:
  1. National Capital
  2. Provincial/Territorial Capital, Province, Territory and Canada (according of concise codes (CONCISE_CODE) of the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB))
  3. Certain seas and oceans for strategic location (according to specific concise code (CONCISE_CODE) 943 of the CGNDB)
  4. Population of populated places (according to the interval of the number of people)
  5. Types of populated places (according to some generic codes (GENERIC_CODE) of the CGNDB)
  6. Display scale (can be an interval) and/or code for relevant scale (RELEVANCE_AT_SCALE) of the CGNDB
The following table summarizes the values assigned to the Display Priority attribute according to the criteria. The priority is define from left to right.

Value
DISPLAY_PRIORITY
Capitals,
CONCISE_CODE (CGNDB),
Canada
(1, 2, 3)
Population
(4)
Populated places
GENERIC_CODE (CGNDB)
(5)
Display scale
RELEVANCE_AT_SCALE (CGNDB)
(6)
1 National Capital
2 Provincial or territorial Capital,
935 (Province),
950 (Territory),
Canada
3 Some 943 (Sea) for strategic location(Mer) 670001 to 10000000 964 (30000000)
4 500001 to 670000 1316 (17500000)
5 300001 to 500000 959 (15000000)
6 200001 to 300000 (200001 to 300000)
7 150001 to 200000
8 100001 to 150000
9 70001 to 100000
10 45001 to 70000 1311, 1312, 960, 1313, 963, 1314, 966, 967
(420000 to 7500000)
11 30001 to 45000
12 20001 to 30000
13 10001 to 20000
14 8001 to 10000
15 7001 to 8000
16 6001 to 7000
17 5001 to 6000
18 4001 to 5000
19 1 (City)
20 3001 to 4000
21 23 (Town)
22 2001 to 3000
23 1001 to 2000
24 501 to 1000
25 301 to 500
26 3 (Village),
6 (Community),
14 (Municipality),
16 (Resort Municipality),
27 (Township Municipality),
28 (United Townships Municipality),
29 (Parish Municipality)
27 12 (Summer Village)
28 101 to 300
29 39 (Mountain Resort Municipality)
30 51 to 100
31 11 (Hamlet),
17 (Organized Hamlet),
27 (Township Municipality),
36 (Community Government)
32 21 to 50
33 11 to 20
34 0 to 10
35 1309, 1310, 961
(85000 to 250000)
36 1298, 962, 965
(10000 to 50000)
20 (Not Identified)
DISPLAY_SCALE Display Scale
Scale denominator of spatial data representation. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
959 15000000 Scale of 1:15 000 000
960 1000000 Scale of 1:1 000 000
961 250000 Scale of 1:250 000
962 25000 Scale of 1:25 000
963 2000000 Scale of 1:2 000 000
964 30000000 Scale of 1:30 000 000
965 50000 Scale of 1:50 000
966 5000000 Scale of 1:5 000 000
967 7500000 Scale of 1:7 500 000
1298 10000 Scale of 1:10 000
1309 85000 Scale of 1:85 000
1310 145000 Scale of 1:145 000
1311 420000 Scale of 1:420 000
1312 700000 Scale of 1:700 000
1313 1200000 Scale of 1:1 200 000
1314 3500000 Scale of 1:3 500 000
1315 10000000 Scale of 1:10 000 000
1316 17500000 Scale of 1:17 500 000
DISPLAY_SCALE_EN Display Scale-English
Scale denominator of spatial data representation. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
959 15000000 Scale of 1:15 000 000
960 1000000 Scale of 1:1 000 000
961 250000 Scale of 1:250 000
962 25000 Scale of 1:25 000
963 2000000 Scale of 1:2 000 000
964 30000000 Scale of 1:30 000 000
965 50000 Scale of 1:50 000
966 5000000 Scale of 1:5 000 000
967 7500000 Scale of 1:7 500 000
1298 10000 Scale of 1:10 000
1309 85000 Scale of 1:85 000
1310 145000 Scale of 1:145 000
1311 420000 Scale of 1:420 000
1312 700000 Scale of 1:700 000
1313 1200000 Scale of 1:1 200 000
1314 3500000 Scale of 1:3 500 000
1315 10000000 Scale of 1:10 000 000
1316 17500000 Scale of 1:17 500 000
DISPLAY_SCALE_FR Display Scale-French
Scale denominator of spatial data representation. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
959 15000000 Scale of 1:15 000 000
960 1000000 Scale of 1:1 000 000
961 250000 Scale of 1:250 000
962 25000 Scale of 1:25 000
963 2000000 Scale of 1:2 000 000
964 30000000 Scale of 1:30 000 000
965 50000 Scale of 1:50 000
966 5000000 Scale of 1:5 000 000
967 7500000 Scale of 1:7 500 000
1298 10000 Scale of 1:10 000
1309 85000 Scale of 1:85 000
1310 145000 Scale of 1:145 000
1311 420000 Scale of 1:420 000
1312 700000 Scale of 1:700 000
1313 1200000 Scale of 1:1 200 000
1314 3500000 Scale of 1:3 500 000
1315 10000000 Scale of 1:10 000 000
1316 17500000 Scale of 1:17 500 000
FEATURE_ID Feature Identifier Unique feature identifier.
BDG_ID GDB Identifier
Unique internal feature identifier used in Spatial Reference Data Base (SRDB).
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.
NAME_DB Geographical Name Database
Name of the database from which the geographical name comes from.
Domain:  The name or acronym of a geographical name database. This field must contain a value.
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MAX Horizontal Positional Accuracy Maximum Upper bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MIN Horizontal Positional Accuracy Minimum Lower bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
LANGUAGE_OTHER Language-Other
Three-character language code as defined in the ISO 639 standard. The field is left blank when not applicable.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
757 eng English
758 fra French
759 abe Abenaki-Western
760 alq Algonquin
761 asb Assiniboine
762 atj Atikamekw
763 bcr Babine
764 bea Beaver
765 bla Siksika
766 blc Bella Coola
767 cay Cayuga
768 chp Chipewyan, Dene Suline
769 clc Chilcotin
770 coo Comox
771 crg Michif
772 crj East Cree-Southern
773 crk Plains Cree
774 crl East Cree-Northern
775 crm Cree-Moose
776 crx Carrier
777 csw Cree-Swampy
778 cwd Cree-Woods
779 dak Dakota
780 dgr Dogrib
781 git Gitxsan
782 gwi Gwich'in
783 haa Hän
784 has Haisla
785 hax Haida-Southern
786 hdn Haida-Northern
787 hei Heiltsuk
788 hur Halkomelem
789 ike Inuktitut-Eastern Canadian
790 ikt Inuinnaqtun
791 kkz Kaska
792 kut Kutenai
793 kwk Kwakiutl
794 lil Lillooet
795 lkt Lakota
796 mic Micmac, Mi'kmaq
797 moe Montagnais
798 moh Mohawk
799 ncg Nisga'a
801 nsk Naskapi
802 ojb Ojibway-Northwestern
803 ojc Ojibway-Central
804 ojg Ojibway-Eastern
805 ojs Severn Ojibwa
806 ojw Ojibway-Western
807 oka Okanagan
808 one Oneida
809 ono Onondaga
810 otw Ottawa
811 pot Potawatomi
812 pqm Malecite-Passamaquoddy
813 scs North Slavey
814 sec Sechelt
815 see Seneca
816 sek Sekani
817 shs Shuswap
818 squ Squamish
819 srs Sarsi
820 sto Stoney
821 str Straits Salish
822 tau Upper Tanana
823 tce Southern Tutchone
824 tgx Tagish
825 thp Thompson
826 tht Tahltan
827 tli Tlingit
828 tsi Tsimshian
829 ttm Northern Tutchone
830 tus Tuscarora
831 umu Munsee
832 xsl South Slavey
1317 mis Uncoded languages
1318 mul Multiple languages
1319 und Undetermined
1320 zxx No linguistic content, not applicable
1343 cre Cree
1344 nuk Nuu-chah-nulth
1345 dtd Ditidaht
1361 chh Chinook
1362 chn Chinook jargon
1363 hai Haida
1365 wya Wyandot
MD_ID Metadata Identifier Identifier of the metadata describing a feature occurrence.
NAMED_FEATURE_DESCRIPTOR Named Feature Descriptor
Classification of toponyms based on the nature of the related toponymic feature. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
905 Air Navigation Feature Natural or constructed area on land or water used for takeoff and landing of aircrafts.
906 Bay Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river (bay, cove, estuaire, fjord, gulf, havre, sound). Seas, lakes, and rivers (bay, cove, estuary, fjord, gulf, harbour, sound).
907 Beach Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margin of a sea, lake, or river (beach, bar, dune). Material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river (beach, bar, dune).
908 Miscellaneous Campsite Natural or constructed site providing accommodation for individuals or groups during recreational or work activities.
909 Cape Elevated projection of land extending into a body of water (cape, head, peninsula, côte, presqu'île, cap, promontoire, foreland, spit, point). Body of water (head, peninsula, shore, presqu'île, promontory, foreland, spit, point)
910 Cave Natural subterranean chamber open to the surface. It may be inland or in coastal cliffs (grotte). Surface; may be inland or in coastal cliffs (grotto).
911 Channel Narrow stretch of water forming an inlet or a connection between two bodies of water (channel, chenal, pass, passage, narrows, strait, détroit, basin). Connection between two bodies of water (pass, narrows, strait, basin).
912 City Populated place with legally defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act and being the highest level of municipal incorporation (city, cité, ville). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act; the highest level of municipal incorporation (city).
913 Cliff High steep face of rock and/or unconsolidated material (bluff, falaise, escarpement, cliffs, escarpment, coteau). Material (bluff, hill).
914 Crater A bowl-shaped depression resulting from volcanic activity or impact from a meteorite.
916 Falls Perpendicular or steep descent of water that may be confined within steep walls and that flows quickly (falls, chute, chutes). Be confmed within steep walls and flow quickly.
917 Forest A wooded area, or expanse of tree-covered terrain, either naturally occurring, or managed for resource extraction or scientific research.
918 Geographical Area Legally-designated land subdivision of a province or territory (county, parish, geographic district, district, royalty, settlement, geographic county, region).
919 Glacier Mass of permanent snow and ice (glacier, icefield, ice cap / icecap)
920 Hamlet Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a town (hamlet, organized hamlet, northern hamlet, northern settlement, charter community). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a town (organized harnlet, northern hamlet,northern settlement, charter community).
921 Hydraulic Construction Constructed feature or site associated with the control, management and use of water.
923 Indian Reserve Tract of land set apart for the use and benefit of a particular Indian band (Indian reserve, réserve indienne). Benefit of a particular indian band.
924 Island Land area surrounded by water or marsh (island, isle, archipelago, group, île, archipel, rocher). (island, archipelago, group, rock).
925 Lake Inland body of standing water or expansion of a river, or body of water separated from a lake, river, or sea by a narrow land barrier (lake, pond, reservoir, lagoon, barasway, flowage, loch, mal bay, lac, lagune, réservoir). Of a river, body of water separated from a lake, river, or sea by a narrow land barrier (pond, reservoir, lagoon, barasway, flowage, loch, mal bay).
926 Lower Tier Municipality An incorporated municipality at the lower level of a two tier municipal structure in Ontario.
927 Marine Navigation Feature Man-made feature associated with navigation on the water.
928 Military Area Established base or station for the operations of the armed forces (Canadian Forces Base, Canadian Forces Station).
929 Miscellaneous Man-made feature used in navigation, agriculture, resource development, or flood control (centrale hydroélectrique, port, dam, drain, barrage, canal de dérivation, floodway, canal).
930 Mountain Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. Its plural form may refer to a whole region including peaks, mountains, and intervening valleys (range, mountain, peak, hill, ridge, bluff, dune, butte, pinnacles, mount, mont, foothills, dome, tower, colline, sommet, sand hills, montagnes, massif, chaîne, paroi). The surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks; in plural may refer to a whole regicin including peaks, mountains, and intervening valleys (range, mountain, peak, hill, ridge, bluff, dune, butte, pinnacles, mount, foothills, dome, tower, sand hills).
931 Other Municipal-District Area-Major Agglom. Legally-defined land area, larger in area than a city, town, or village, usually an upper tier administrative division of a province (metropolitan municipality, municipal district, district municipality, regional district, county, region, county municipality, restructured county, communauté urbaine, municipalité régionale de comté, municipal county, région administrative).
932 Other-Municipal-District Area-Miscellaneous Legally-defined land area forming an administrative division of a province (local government district, township municipality, rural municipality, improvement district, territoire non organisé, Indian government district).
933 Conservation Area Property, whether a natural or man-made site, that is of interest for its architectural, historical, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, or scientific value (réserve de la biosphère, world heritage site, site du patrimoine mondial, national historic site, lieu historique national, national park, provincial park, parc de conservation, parc de récréation, international park, parc international, réserve écologique, parc national, réserve faunique, provincial historic site, national park reserve, réserve de parc national, waterway, voie navigable, canal).
934 Plain Area of flat or gently rolling terrain (plateau, plain, uplands). Plain, uplands).
935 Province The main administrative division of Canada. It is a legally-defined territory, as established by Articles of Confederation or by constitutional amendments (province). Canada, it is a legally-defined area, as established by Articles of Confederation or Constitutional Amendment (province).
936 Railway Feature Man-made feature associated with the management of rail transport.
937 Rapids Fast-flowing section of a watercourse, usually with turbulent water or exposed rocks (rapids, rapides, rapide, run). Usually with turbulent water or exposed rocks.
938 Recreational Site Natural or man-made site associated with recreational or cultural activities.
939 Natural Resources Site Site associated with extraction or management of natural resources.
940 River Watercourse of varying size which flows into another body of water (river, brook, creek, branch, millstream, stream, fork, channel).
941 River Feature Part of a watercourse (bend, reach, stillwater, courant, stretch). Stillwater, stretch).
942 Road Feature A road, trail, or man-made feature along or near a travelled route.
943 Sea Large body of salt water (ocean).
944 Sea Feature Maritime feature created or affected by the rise and fall of the tide.
945 Undersea Feature Part of the ocean floor or seabed that has measurable relief or is delimited by relief and is submerged at low tide (abyssal plain, bank, basin, canyon, continental margin, fan, pingos, fracture zone, guyot, gap, knoll, marginal trough, median valley, pass, seamount chain, seamounts, ridge, rise, saddle, shoal, sill, shelf, slope, spur, terrace, valley, trough).
946 Shoal Elevation of the bed of a body of water composed of unconsolidated material and posing a hazard to surface navigation (ledge, rock, récifs). Composed of unconsolidated material and posing a hazard to surface navigation (ledge, rock, reef).
947 Miscellaneous Site Natural or man-made site associated with human activity in the area.
948 Spring Natural orifice through which groundwater or volcanic vapors are released from the ground.
949 Single Tier Municipality Incorporated municipality which is not part of a two tier municipal structure in Ontario.
950 Territory Administrative division of Canada, not yet admitted to the full rights of a province (territory, territoire). Admitted to the full rights of a province.
951 Town Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a city (town, borough, separated town, municipality, municipalité de village). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial Municipal Act; of lesser status than a city (town, borough, separated town, municipality, village municipality).
952 Unincorporated place An unincorporated place, sometimes with a semi-official status (hamlet, police village, rural village, settlement, compact rural community, resort, locality, lieu-dit, railway point, station, post office, landing, abandoned locality, community, dispersed rural community, hameau, northern community, unincorporated village district, vacated or seasonal settlement, station de chemin de fer, établissement amérindien, neighbourhood, suburban community, metropolitan area, secteur, local service district). Sometimes with a semi-official status (hamlet, police village, rural village, settlement, compact rural community, resort, locality, railway point, station, post office, landing, abandoned locality, communty, dispersed rural community, northern community, unincorporated village district, vacated or seasonal settlement, neighbourhood, suburban community, metropolitan area, area, local service district).
953 UpperTier Municipality Incorporated municipality at the upper level of a two tier municipal structure within Ontario.
954 Valley Long relatively narrow depression, commonly containing a watercourse or other water features (valley, canyon, pass, trench, vallée, coulee). Containing a river or other water feature (valley, canyon, pass, trench, coulée)
955 Low Vegetation Flat area of low-lying land, flooded (regularly or seasonally), and usually characterized by grass and/or reeds (meadow, marsh). (often or seasonally), and usually characterized by grass and/or reeds (meadow, marsh).
956 Village Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under the Municipal Act of the province or territory in which it is found, of lesser status than a town (village, community, summer village, municipalité, resort municipality, resort village, northern village, urban community, municipalité de canton, municipalité de canton unis, municipalité de paroisse, municipalité de village cri, municipalité de village naskapi, municipalité de village nordique). Boundaries, usually incorporated under the Municipal Act of the province or territory in which it is found; of lesser status than a town (village, municipality, community, township municipality, united township municipality, parish municipality, summer village, resort municipality, resort village, northern village, urban community, Cree village municipality, Naskapi village municipality).
NAMED_FEATURE_DESCRIPTOR_EN Named Feature Descriptor-English
Classification of toponyms based on the nature of the related toponymic feature. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
905 Air Navigation Feature Natural or constructed area on land or water used for takeoff and landing of aircrafts.
906 Bay Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river (bay, cove, estuaire, fjord, gulf, havre, sound). Seas, lakes, and rivers (bay, cove, estuary, fjord, gulf, harbour, sound).
907 Beach Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margin of a sea, lake, or river (beach, bar, dune). Material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river (beach, bar, dune).
908 Miscellaneous Campsite Natural or constructed site providing accommodation for individuals or groups during recreational or work activities.
909 Cape Elevated projection of land extending into a body of water (cape, head, peninsula, côte, presqu'île, cap, promontoire, foreland, spit, point). Body of water (head, peninsula, shore, presqu'île, promontory, foreland, spit, point)
910 Cave Natural subterranean chamber open to the surface. It may be inland or in coastal cliffs (grotte). Surface; may be inland or in coastal cliffs (grotto).
911 Channel Narrow stretch of water forming an inlet or a connection between two bodies of water (channel, chenal, pass, passage, narrows, strait, détroit, basin). Connection between two bodies of water (pass, narrows, strait, basin).
912 City Populated place with legally defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act and being the highest level of municipal incorporation (city, cité, ville). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act; the highest level of municipal incorporation (city).
913 Cliff High steep face of rock and/or unconsolidated material (bluff, falaise, escarpement, cliffs, escarpment, coteau). Material (bluff, hill).
914 Crater A bowl-shaped depression resulting from volcanic activity or impact from a meteorite.
916 Falls Perpendicular or steep descent of water that may be confined within steep walls and that flows quickly (falls, chute, chutes). Be confmed within steep walls and flow quickly.
917 Forest A wooded area, or expanse of tree-covered terrain, either naturally occurring, or managed for resource extraction or scientific research.
918 Geographical Area Legally-designated land subdivision of a province or territory (county, parish, geographic district, district, royalty, settlement, geographic county, region).
919 Glacier Mass of permanent snow and ice (glacier, icefield, ice cap / icecap)
920 Hamlet Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a town (hamlet, organized hamlet, northern hamlet, northern settlement, charter community). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a town (organized harnlet, northern hamlet,northern settlement, charter community).
921 Hydraulic Construction Constructed feature or site associated with the control, management and use of water.
923 Indian Reserve Tract of land set apart for the use and benefit of a particular Indian band (Indian reserve, réserve indienne). Benefit of a particular indian band.
924 Island Land area surrounded by water or marsh (island, isle, archipelago, group, île, archipel, rocher). (island, archipelago, group, rock).
925 Lake Inland body of standing water or expansion of a river, or body of water separated from a lake, river, or sea by a narrow land barrier (lake, pond, reservoir, lagoon, barasway, flowage, loch, mal bay, lac, lagune, réservoir). Of a river, body of water separated from a lake, river, or sea by a narrow land barrier (pond, reservoir, lagoon, barasway, flowage, loch, mal bay).
926 Lower Tier Municipality An incorporated municipality at the lower level of a two tier municipal structure in Ontario.
927 Marine Navigation Feature Man-made feature associated with navigation on the water.
928 Military Area Established base or station for the operations of the armed forces (Canadian Forces Base, Canadian Forces Station).
929 Miscellaneous Man-made feature used in navigation, agriculture, resource development, or flood control (centrale hydroélectrique, port, dam, drain, barrage, canal de dérivation, floodway, canal).
930 Mountain Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. Its plural form may refer to a whole region including peaks, mountains, and intervening valleys (range, mountain, peak, hill, ridge, bluff, dune, butte, pinnacles, mount, mont, foothills, dome, tower, colline, sommet, sand hills, montagnes, massif, chaîne, paroi). The surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks; in plural may refer to a whole regicin including peaks, mountains, and intervening valleys (range, mountain, peak, hill, ridge, bluff, dune, butte, pinnacles, mount, foothills, dome, tower, sand hills).
931 Other Municipal-District Area-Major Agglom. Legally-defined land area, larger in area than a city, town, or village, usually an upper tier administrative division of a province (metropolitan municipality, municipal district, district municipality, regional district, county, region, county municipality, restructured county, communauté urbaine, municipalité régionale de comté, municipal county, région administrative).
932 Other-Municipal-District Area-Miscellaneous Legally-defined land area forming an administrative division of a province (local government district, township municipality, rural municipality, improvement district, territoire non organisé, Indian government district).
933 Conservation Area Property, whether a natural or man-made site, that is of interest for its architectural, historical, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, or scientific value (réserve de la biosphère, world heritage site, site du patrimoine mondial, national historic site, lieu historique national, national park, provincial park, parc de conservation, parc de récréation, international park, parc international, réserve écologique, parc national, réserve faunique, provincial historic site, national park reserve, réserve de parc national, waterway, voie navigable, canal).
934 Plain Area of flat or gently rolling terrain (plateau, plain, uplands). Plain, uplands).
935 Province The main administrative division of Canada. It is a legally-defined territory, as established by Articles of Confederation or by constitutional amendments (province). Canada, it is a legally-defined area, as established by Articles of Confederation or Constitutional Amendment (province).
936 Railway Feature Man-made feature associated with the management of rail transport.
937 Rapids Fast-flowing section of a watercourse, usually with turbulent water or exposed rocks (rapids, rapides, rapide, run). Usually with turbulent water or exposed rocks.
938 Recreational Site Natural or man-made site associated with recreational or cultural activities.
939 Natural Resources Site Site associated with extraction or management of natural resources.
940 River Watercourse of varying size which flows into another body of water (river, brook, creek, branch, millstream, stream, fork, channel).
941 River Feature Part of a watercourse (bend, reach, stillwater, courant, stretch). Stillwater, stretch).
942 Road Feature A road, trail, or man-made feature along or near a travelled route.
943 Sea Large body of salt water (ocean).
944 Sea Feature Maritime feature created or affected by the rise and fall of the tide.
945 Undersea Feature Part of the ocean floor or seabed that has measurable relief or is delimited by relief and is submerged at low tide (abyssal plain, bank, basin, canyon, continental margin, fan, pingos, fracture zone, guyot, gap, knoll, marginal trough, median valley, pass, seamount chain, seamounts, ridge, rise, saddle, shoal, sill, shelf, slope, spur, terrace, valley, trough).
946 Shoal Elevation of the bed of a body of water composed of unconsolidated material and posing a hazard to surface navigation (ledge, rock, récifs). Composed of unconsolidated material and posing a hazard to surface navigation (ledge, rock, reef).
947 Miscellaneous Site Natural or man-made site associated with human activity in the area.
948 Spring Natural orifice through which groundwater or volcanic vapors are released from the ground.
949 Single Tier Municipality Incorporated municipality which is not part of a two tier municipal structure in Ontario.
950 Territory Administrative division of Canada, not yet admitted to the full rights of a province (territory, territoire). Admitted to the full rights of a province.
951 Town Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a city (town, borough, separated town, municipality, municipalité de village). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial Municipal Act; of lesser status than a city (town, borough, separated town, municipality, village municipality).
952 Unincorporated place An unincorporated place, sometimes with a semi-official status (hamlet, police village, rural village, settlement, compact rural community, resort, locality, lieu-dit, railway point, station, post office, landing, abandoned locality, community, dispersed rural community, hameau, northern community, unincorporated village district, vacated or seasonal settlement, station de chemin de fer, établissement amérindien, neighbourhood, suburban community, metropolitan area, secteur, local service district). Sometimes with a semi-official status (hamlet, police village, rural village, settlement, compact rural community, resort, locality, railway point, station, post office, landing, abandoned locality, communty, dispersed rural community, northern community, unincorporated village district, vacated or seasonal settlement, neighbourhood, suburban community, metropolitan area, area, local service district).
953 UpperTier Municipality Incorporated municipality at the upper level of a two tier municipal structure within Ontario.
954 Valley Long relatively narrow depression, commonly containing a watercourse or other water features (valley, canyon, pass, trench, vallée, coulee). Containing a river or other water feature (valley, canyon, pass, trench, coulée)
955 Low Vegetation Flat area of low-lying land, flooded (regularly or seasonally), and usually characterized by grass and/or reeds (meadow, marsh). (often or seasonally), and usually characterized by grass and/or reeds (meadow, marsh).
956 Village Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under the Municipal Act of the province or territory in which it is found, of lesser status than a town (village, community, summer village, municipalité, resort municipality, resort village, northern village, urban community, municipalité de canton, municipalité de canton unis, municipalité de paroisse, municipalité de village cri, municipalité de village naskapi, municipalité de village nordique). Boundaries, usually incorporated under the Municipal Act of the province or territory in which it is found; of lesser status than a town (village, municipality, community, township municipality, united township municipality, parish municipality, summer village, resort municipality, resort village, northern village, urban community, Cree village municipality, Naskapi village municipality).
NAMED_FEATURE_DESCRIPTOR_FR Named Feature Descriptor-French
Classification of toponyms based on the nature of the related toponymic feature. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
905 Air Navigation Feature Natural or constructed area on land or water used for takeoff and landing of aircrafts.
906 Bay Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river (bay, cove, estuaire, fjord, gulf, havre, sound). Seas, lakes, and rivers (bay, cove, estuary, fjord, gulf, harbour, sound).
907 Beach Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margin of a sea, lake, or river (beach, bar, dune). Material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river (beach, bar, dune).
908 Miscellaneous Campsite Natural or constructed site providing accommodation for individuals or groups during recreational or work activities.
909 Cape Elevated projection of land extending into a body of water (cape, head, peninsula, côte, presqu'île, cap, promontoire, foreland, spit, point). Body of water (head, peninsula, shore, presqu'île, promontory, foreland, spit, point)
910 Cave Natural subterranean chamber open to the surface. It may be inland or in coastal cliffs (grotte). Surface; may be inland or in coastal cliffs (grotto).
911 Channel Narrow stretch of water forming an inlet or a connection between two bodies of water (channel, chenal, pass, passage, narrows, strait, détroit, basin). Connection between two bodies of water (pass, narrows, strait, basin).
912 City Populated place with legally defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act and being the highest level of municipal incorporation (city, cité, ville). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act; the highest level of municipal incorporation (city).
913 Cliff High steep face of rock and/or unconsolidated material (bluff, falaise, escarpement, cliffs, escarpment, coteau). Material (bluff, hill).
914 Crater A bowl-shaped depression resulting from volcanic activity or impact from a meteorite.
916 Falls Perpendicular or steep descent of water that may be confined within steep walls and that flows quickly (falls, chute, chutes). Be confmed within steep walls and flow quickly.
917 Forest A wooded area, or expanse of tree-covered terrain, either naturally occurring, or managed for resource extraction or scientific research.
918 Geographical Area Legally-designated land subdivision of a province or territory (county, parish, geographic district, district, royalty, settlement, geographic county, region).
919 Glacier Mass of permanent snow and ice (glacier, icefield, ice cap / icecap)
920 Hamlet Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a town (hamlet, organized hamlet, northern hamlet, northern settlement, charter community). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial or territorial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a town (organized harnlet, northern hamlet,northern settlement, charter community).
921 Hydraulic Construction Constructed feature or site associated with the control, management and use of water.
923 Indian Reserve Tract of land set apart for the use and benefit of a particular Indian band (Indian reserve, réserve indienne). Benefit of a particular indian band.
924 Island Land area surrounded by water or marsh (island, isle, archipelago, group, île, archipel, rocher). (island, archipelago, group, rock).
925 Lake Inland body of standing water or expansion of a river, or body of water separated from a lake, river, or sea by a narrow land barrier (lake, pond, reservoir, lagoon, barasway, flowage, loch, mal bay, lac, lagune, réservoir). Of a river, body of water separated from a lake, river, or sea by a narrow land barrier (pond, reservoir, lagoon, barasway, flowage, loch, mal bay).
926 Lower Tier Municipality An incorporated municipality at the lower level of a two tier municipal structure in Ontario.
927 Marine Navigation Feature Man-made feature associated with navigation on the water.
928 Military Area Established base or station for the operations of the armed forces (Canadian Forces Base, Canadian Forces Station).
929 Miscellaneous Man-made feature used in navigation, agriculture, resource development, or flood control (centrale hydroélectrique, port, dam, drain, barrage, canal de dérivation, floodway, canal).
930 Mountain Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. Its plural form may refer to a whole region including peaks, mountains, and intervening valleys (range, mountain, peak, hill, ridge, bluff, dune, butte, pinnacles, mount, mont, foothills, dome, tower, colline, sommet, sand hills, montagnes, massif, chaîne, paroi). The surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks; in plural may refer to a whole regicin including peaks, mountains, and intervening valleys (range, mountain, peak, hill, ridge, bluff, dune, butte, pinnacles, mount, foothills, dome, tower, sand hills).
931 Other Municipal-District Area-Major Agglom. Legally-defined land area, larger in area than a city, town, or village, usually an upper tier administrative division of a province (metropolitan municipality, municipal district, district municipality, regional district, county, region, county municipality, restructured county, communauté urbaine, municipalité régionale de comté, municipal county, région administrative).
932 Other-Municipal-District Area-Miscellaneous Legally-defined land area forming an administrative division of a province (local government district, township municipality, rural municipality, improvement district, territoire non organisé, Indian government district).
933 Conservation Area Property, whether a natural or man-made site, that is of interest for its architectural, historical, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, or scientific value (réserve de la biosphère, world heritage site, site du patrimoine mondial, national historic site, lieu historique national, national park, provincial park, parc de conservation, parc de récréation, international park, parc international, réserve écologique, parc national, réserve faunique, provincial historic site, national park reserve, réserve de parc national, waterway, voie navigable, canal).
934 Plain Area of flat or gently rolling terrain (plateau, plain, uplands). Plain, uplands).
935 Province The main administrative division of Canada. It is a legally-defined territory, as established by Articles of Confederation or by constitutional amendments (province). Canada, it is a legally-defined area, as established by Articles of Confederation or Constitutional Amendment (province).
936 Railway Feature Man-made feature associated with the management of rail transport.
937 Rapids Fast-flowing section of a watercourse, usually with turbulent water or exposed rocks (rapids, rapides, rapide, run). Usually with turbulent water or exposed rocks.
938 Recreational Site Natural or man-made site associated with recreational or cultural activities.
939 Natural Resources Site Site associated with extraction or management of natural resources.
940 River Watercourse of varying size which flows into another body of water (river, brook, creek, branch, millstream, stream, fork, channel).
941 River Feature Part of a watercourse (bend, reach, stillwater, courant, stretch). Stillwater, stretch).
942 Road Feature A road, trail, or man-made feature along or near a travelled route.
943 Sea Large body of salt water (ocean).
944 Sea Feature Maritime feature created or affected by the rise and fall of the tide.
945 Undersea Feature Part of the ocean floor or seabed that has measurable relief or is delimited by relief and is submerged at low tide (abyssal plain, bank, basin, canyon, continental margin, fan, pingos, fracture zone, guyot, gap, knoll, marginal trough, median valley, pass, seamount chain, seamounts, ridge, rise, saddle, shoal, sill, shelf, slope, spur, terrace, valley, trough).
946 Shoal Elevation of the bed of a body of water composed of unconsolidated material and posing a hazard to surface navigation (ledge, rock, récifs). Composed of unconsolidated material and posing a hazard to surface navigation (ledge, rock, reef).
947 Miscellaneous Site Natural or man-made site associated with human activity in the area.
948 Spring Natural orifice through which groundwater or volcanic vapors are released from the ground.
949 Single Tier Municipality Incorporated municipality which is not part of a two tier municipal structure in Ontario.
950 Territory Administrative division of Canada, not yet admitted to the full rights of a province (territory, territoire). Admitted to the full rights of a province.
951 Town Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial Municipal Act, of lesser status than a city (town, borough, separated town, municipality, municipalité de village). Boundaries, usually incorporated under a provincial Municipal Act; of lesser status than a city (town, borough, separated town, municipality, village municipality).
952 Unincorporated place An unincorporated place, sometimes with a semi-official status (hamlet, police village, rural village, settlement, compact rural community, resort, locality, lieu-dit, railway point, station, post office, landing, abandoned locality, community, dispersed rural community, hameau, northern community, unincorporated village district, vacated or seasonal settlement, station de chemin de fer, établissement amérindien, neighbourhood, suburban community, metropolitan area, secteur, local service district). Sometimes with a semi-official status (hamlet, police village, rural village, settlement, compact rural community, resort, locality, railway point, station, post office, landing, abandoned locality, communty, dispersed rural community, northern community, unincorporated village district, vacated or seasonal settlement, neighbourhood, suburban community, metropolitan area, area, local service district).
953 UpperTier Municipality Incorporated municipality at the upper level of a two tier municipal structure within Ontario.
954 Valley Long relatively narrow depression, commonly containing a watercourse or other water features (valley, canyon, pass, trench, vallée, coulee). Containing a river or other water feature (valley, canyon, pass, trench, coulée)
955 Low Vegetation Flat area of low-lying land, flooded (regularly or seasonally), and usually characterized by grass and/or reeds (meadow, marsh). (often or seasonally), and usually characterized by grass and/or reeds (meadow, marsh).
956 Village Populated place with legally-defined boundaries, usually incorporated under the Municipal Act of the province or territory in which it is found, of lesser status than a town (village, community, summer village, municipalité, resort municipality, resort village, northern village, urban community, municipalité de canton, municipalité de canton unis, municipalité de paroisse, municipalité de village cri, municipalité de village naskapi, municipalité de village nordique). Boundaries, usually incorporated under the Municipal Act of the province or territory in which it is found; of lesser status than a town (village, municipality, community, township municipality, united township municipality, parish municipality, summer village, resort municipality, resort village, northern village, urban community, Cree village municipality, Naskapi village municipality).
NAME_EN Name-English
English name of the feature.
Domain:  An English geographical name. If no English name exists, the French or Aboriginal name is provided, the priority is given to the French name.
NAME_FR Name-French
French name of the feature.
Domain:  A French geographical name. If no French name exists, the English or Aboriginal name is provided, the priority is given to the English name.
NAME_ID Name Identifier
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. This field must contain a value.
NAME_OTHER Name-Other
Other name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name. The field is left blank when not applicable.
GEOM_DB Source database of geometry
Name of the database from which the geometry comes from.
Domain: The name or acronym of a database. The initial values are CGNDB and GEOSYS. This field must contain a value.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX Temporal Extent Date Maximum The most recent source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN Temporal Extent Date Minimum The earliest source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
ZT_ID Zone of Transaction Identifier
Identifier of the transactional metadata polygon delimiting the area where the transaction occurs. The transaction refers to the work from which the feature occurrence comes from.
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.

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Geometric Class : Named Feature

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1580000 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 50K, Toponymic Features Named Feature - (Entité nommée) > Named Feature - (Entité nommée) Point
Definition Implementation name
A feature delineating the extent, in whole or in part, of a toponymic phenomenon for which the geometry does not fully correspond to that of another feature. BDG_NAMED_FEATURE_0

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Sub-Type : Named Feature

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1589990 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 50K, Toponymic Features Named Feature - (Entité nommée) > Named Feature - (Entité nommée) Point
Definition Implementation name
A feature delineating the extent, in whole or in part, of a toponymic phenomenon for which the geometry does not fully correspond to that of another feature. BDG_NAMED_FEATURE_0

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Geometric Class : Named Feature

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1580001 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 50K, Toponymic Features Named Feature - (Entité nommée) > Named Feature - (Entité nommée) Line
Definition Implementation name
A feature delineating the extent, in whole or in part, of a toponymic phenomenon for which the geometry does not fully correspond to that of another feature. BDG_NAMED_FEATURE_1

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Sub-Type : Named Feature

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1589991 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 50K, Toponymic Features Named Feature - (Entité nommée) > Named Feature - (Entité nommée) Line
Definition Implementation name
A feature delineating the extent, in whole or in part, of a toponymic phenomenon for which the geometry does not fully correspond to that of another feature. BDG_NAMED_FEATURE_1

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Geometric Class : Named Feature

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1580002 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 50K, Toponymic Features Named Feature - (Entité nommée) > Named Feature - (Entité nommée) Area
Definition Implementation name
A feature delineating the extent, in whole or in part, of a toponymic phenomenon for which the geometry does not fully correspond to that of another feature. BDG_NAMED_FEATURE_2

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Sub-Type : Named Feature

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1589992 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 50K, Toponymic Features Named Feature - (Entité nommée) > Named Feature - (Entité nommée) Area
Definition Implementation name
A feature delineating the extent, in whole or in part, of a toponymic phenomenon for which the geometry does not fully correspond to that of another feature. BDG_NAMED_FEATURE_2