Canadian ecozone boundaries

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, GeoAccess Division, The Atlas of Canada
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: Canadian ecozone boundaries
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Publisher: Government of Canada
Other_Citation_Details:
This dataset is from The State of Canada's Ecosystems in Maps and was modified for use in the Atlas of Canada's Intact Forest Landscapes (Global Forest Watch, 2003).
Online_Linkage: <http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/nationalatlas/e_intro_g.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Global Forest Watch Canada
Originator: World Resources Institute
Publication_Date: September 2003
Title: Atlas of Canada's Large Intact Forest Landscapes
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Publisher: Global Forest Watch
Other_Citation_Details:
Authors: Peter Lee (Global Forest Watch Canada), Dmitry Aksenov (Socio-Ecological Union International), Lars Laestadius (World Resources Institute), Ruth Nogueron (World Resources Institute), and Wynet Smith (Global Forest Watch Canada)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.globalforestwatch.org>
Online_Linkage: <http://www.globalforestwatch.ca>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset contains the terrestrial boundaries of Canada's Ecozones. The most generalized level in the ecological framework is the ecozone. The country was grouped according to very broad physiographic and ecological similarities into 15 ecozones. These have been described previously by Wiken (1986). The ecozone dataset is part of The State of Canada's Ecosystems in Maps data collection. Access to information regarding these datasets and the capability to download images and data files, free of charge, is available through <http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/frames.html>.
Purpose:
This set of base maps was originally prepared in an analogue form for the production of the National Atlas 5th edition. They were used as base maps to overlay the thematic information used in the preparation of Atlas maps. The digital versions were derived from the original base maps in order to complete the 5th edition of the national atlas. They are the official bases used by the Atlas of Canada for the production of all their maps.
Supplemental_Information:
Ecozone boundaries were developed as part of the National Ecological Framework for Canada, a cooperative product by the Ecosystems Science Directorate, Environment Canada, and the Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (1999).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1991
Ending_Date: 1998
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.800768
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -21.282968
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 84.079314
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.584675
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: ecozones
Theme_Keyword: ecoregions
Theme_Keyword: ecology
Place:
Place_Keyword: Canada
Place_Keyword: North America
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Licensing information located at <http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/e_license.html>
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, GeoAccess Division
Contact_Person: GeoGratis Client Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 615 Booth Street, Room 650
City: Ottawa
State_or_Province: Ontario
Postal_Code: K1A 0E9
Country: Canada
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +01-613-947-2410
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca
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Process_Step:
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Clipped to study area of Atlas of Canada's Intact Forest Landscapes.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Reprojected to Lambert Conformal Conic.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
For map display, converted to line data, showing internal boundaries within Canada only and excluding those coinciding with the national boundary.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GeoGratis Client Services
Contact_Organization:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, GeoAccess Division
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 615 Booth Street, Room 650
City: Ottawa
State_or_Province: Ontario
Postal_Code: K1A 0E9
Country: Canada
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +01-613-947-2410
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca
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Access_Instructions: <http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/>
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20030917
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Susan Minnemeyer
Contact_Organization: Global Forest Watch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: World Resources Institute
Address: 10 G Street, NE, Suite 800
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20002
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-729-7600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-729-7686
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@gfw.org
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