Canada Rivers, 1:1,000,000

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)

Publication_Date: 19970100

Title: Canada Rivers, 1:1,000,000

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: VMAP_1V10 - Vector Map Level 0 (Digital Chart of the World)

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Fairfax, VA, USA

Publisher: U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Other_Citation_Details:

Data source: VMAP_1V10 - Vector Map Level 0 (Digital Chart of the World)

Online_Linkage: <http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/cdrom/vmap.html>

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset displays the major water courses of Canada, for display use in the Digital Atlas of Canada's Intact Forests (Global Forest Watch, 2003).

Purpose: Display only

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.970115

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.900717

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 89.641283

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.953444

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: VMap

Theme_Keyword: vector map

Theme_Keyword: DCW

Theme_Keyword: rivers

Theme_Keyword: freshwater

Theme_Keyword: hydrography

Place:

Place_Keyword: Canada

Place_Keyword: North America

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 8613 Lee Highway

City: Fairfax

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 22031

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (703) 264-3003

Data_Set_Credit: U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Global Forest Watch Canada

Originator: Socio-Ecological Union International

Originator: World Resources Institute

Publication_Date: September 2003

Title: Digital Atlas of Canada's Intact Forest Landscapes (CD-ROM)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas

Other_Citation_Details:

Published in conjunction with: Atlas of Canada's Intact Forest Landscapes by Peter Lee, Dmitry Aksenov, Lars Laestadius, Ruth Nogueron, and Wynet Smith (Global Forest Watch, 2003)

Online_Linkage: www.globalforestwatch.org

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Peter Lee (Global Forest Watch Canada), Dmitry Aksenov (Socio-Ecological Union International), Lars Laestadius (World Resources Institute), Ruth Nogueron (WRI), and Wynet Smith

Publication_Date: September 2003

Title: Atlas of Canada's Intact Forest Landscapes

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Ottawa, Canada

Publisher: Global Forest Watch

Online_Linkage: www.globalforestwatch.org

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1,000,000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Process_Step:

Process_Description: clipped to Canada study area

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\Documents and Settings\susanm\Local Settings\Temp\xml6C.tmp

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 298330

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 49.000000

Standard_Parallel: 77.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -95.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 49.000000

False_Easting: 0.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

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Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.016384

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.016384

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Canada Rivers, 1:1,000,000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: F_CODE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: F_CODE_DES

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HYC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HYC_DESCRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAM

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAM_DESCRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TILE_ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EDG_ID

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Entities (features) and Attributes for DCW are fully described in: Department of Defense, 1992, Military Specification Digital Chart of the World (MIL-D-89009): Philadelphia, Department of Defense, Defense Printing Service Detachment Office. VMap-0 is described in: Department of Defense, Military Specification, Vector Map (VMap) Level 0 (MIL-V-89039), 9 Feb 1995.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Global Forest Watch

Contact_Position: GIS Manager

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: gfw@wri.org

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 7.803

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030803

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Global Forest Watch

Contact_Person: Susan Minnemeyer

Contact_Position: GIS Manager

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: gfw@wri.org

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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