Municipal Amalgamation File (MAF)

Data format: Shapefile

Coordinate system: GCS_North_American_1983

Theme keywords: Canada, municipalities, administrative boundaries, political boundaries, provincial differences, amalgamations, annexations, census divisions, census subdivisions, geographic areas, geographical names, muni

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Abstract: The Municipal Amalgamation File (MAF) is a municipality boundary file. This graphic feature file represents changes to Canadian municipal boundaries, their subsequent changes to name, municipality type, amalgamations and annexations.

ISO and ESRI Metadata:
Metadata elements shown with blue text are defined in the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) document 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata. Elements shown with green text are defined by ESRI and will be documented as extentions to the ISO 19115. Elements shown with a green asterisk (*) will be automatically updated by ArcCatalog.
Metadata Information


Metadata language: English
*Metadata character set: utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


*Last update: 20050728


Metadata contact:
Individual's name: John Sorrell
Organization's name: DMTI Spatial Inc
Contact's position: Manager
Contact's role: point of contact


Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 1-877-477-3684
Fax: 1-905-948-9404

Address:
Delivery point:
625 Cochrane Dr.
City: Markham
Administrative area: Ontario
Postal code: L3R 9R9
Country: Canada
e-mail address: jsorrell@dmtispatial.com

*Scope of the data described by the metadata: dataset
*Scope name: dataset


*Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
*Version of the metadata standard: DIS_ESRI1.0


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Resource Identification Information:


Citation:
Title: Municipal Amalgamation File (MAF)


Reference date:
Date: 20021101
Type of date: creation

Reference date:
Date: 20050815
Type of date: revision

Reference date:
Date: 20050815
Type of date: publication

Edition: v2005.3
Edition date: 20050815
Presentation format: digital map


Themes or categories of the resource: economy


Theme keywords:
Keywords: Canada, municipalities, administrative boundaries, political boundaries, provincial differences, amalgamations, annexations, census divisions, census subdivisions, geographic areas, geographical names, muni


Thesaurus name:
Title: NA


Abstract:
The Municipal Amalgamation File (MAF) is a municipality boundary file. This graphic feature file represents changes to Canadian municipal boundaries, their subsequent changes to name, municipality type, amalgamations and annexations.

Dataset language: English


Resource maintenance:
Date of next update: 20060215
Update frequency: biannually


Resource constraints:
Constraints:
Limitations of use: As Per End User License Agreement


*Spatial representation type: vector


*Processing environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535


Spatial resolution:
Dataset's scale:
Scale denominator: 1000/50000

Resource's bounding rectangle:
*Extent type: Full extent in decimal degrees
*Extent contains the resource: Yes
*West longitude: -141.00187
*East longitude: -51.999994
*North latitude: 83.999996
*South latitude: 40.451472

Other extent information:
Geographic extent:
Bounding rectangle:
*Extent type: Full extent in the data's coordinate system
*Extent contains the resource: Yes
*West longitude: -141.00187
*East longitude: -51.999994
*North latitude: 83.999996
*South latitude: 40.451472

Temporal extent:
Beginning date: 20050201
Ending date: 20050201

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Spatial Representation - Vector:


*Level of topology for this dataset: geometry only
Geometric objects:
*Name: CANmaf
*Object type: complexes
*Object count: 5362

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Reference System Information:


Reference system identifier:
*Value: GCS_North_American_1983


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Data Quality Information:


Lineage:
Lineage statement:
The base data for the MAF is derived from the 2001 census subvision polygons. Boundary data is updated from municipal sources, as available, and cross-verified with Statistics Canada's Interim list of changes to Municipal Boundaries Status and Names document.

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Distribution Information:


Distributor:
Contact information:
Individual's name: Account Manager
Organization's name: DMTI Spatial Inc.
Contact's position: Sales Account Manager
Contact's role: resource provider


Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 1-877-477-3684
Fax: 1-905-948-9404

Address:
Delivery point:
625 Cochrane Dr.
City: Markham
Administrative area: Ontario
Postal code: L3R 9R9
Country: Canada
e-mail address: info@dmtispatial.com

Available format:
*Format name: Shapefile


Transfer options:
*Transfer size: 13.811


Online source:
Online location (URL): Please enter file location path here.
Connection protocol:
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