| 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:
- National Capital
- Provincial/Territorial Capital, Province, Territory and Canada (according of concise codes (CONCISE_CODE) of the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB))
- Certain seas and oceans for strategic location (according to specific concise code (CONCISE_CODE) 943 of the CGNDB)
- Population of populated places (according to the interval of the number of people)
- Types of populated places (according to some generic codes (GENERIC_CODE) of the CGNDB)
- 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]|[_]|[-]}.
|