Canadian Ports

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: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Canadian Ports

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Larger_Work_Citation:

Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: North American Transportation Atlas Data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Online_Linkage: <http://www.princeton.edu/~geolib/gis/canada.html>

Description:

Abstract:

The Canadian Port database is a geographic database of Canadian Port points.

Purpose:

The data provide users with information about the geographic location, name, and province of Canadian port facilities for regional, national, or international planning applications.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -130.850006

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -53.983002

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.316002

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.299999

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: point

Theme_Keyword: transportation

Theme_Keyword: port

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Canada

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics North American Transportation Atlas Data would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Completeness_Report:

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The coordinate values stored in the data set conform to the National Map Accuracy Standard for the 1:1,000,000 scale.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Publication_Date: 1993

Title: Digital Chart of the World

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Redlands, CA

Publisher: ESRI

Online_Linkage: www.esri.com

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: 1993

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DCW

Source_Contribution:

Port point locations

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: unknown

Longitude_Resolution: unknown

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name:

Clarke 1866

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: CANPORT.PNT

Entity_Type_Definition: Point Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

Field  Field   Field Beg End Field Field
Number Name    Width Pos Pos Type  Description
1     RECTYPE    C   1   1    1   Record Type: Always 'P'
2     VERSION    C   2   2    3   File Version Number
3     REVISION   C   2   4    5   Record revision number
4     MODDATE    I   8   6   13   Modification date for the
point entity
5     POINTID    I  10  14   23   Sequential Unique
Point Identification
6     FEATURID   C  10  24   33   Unique Identifier for the
port
7     LONGITUD   I  10  34   43   Longitude (6 implied
decimal places)
8     LATITUDE   I  10  44   53   Latitude (6 implied
decimal places)
9     DESCRIPT   C  35  54   88   Name or identification of
the port
10     STFIPS     C   2  89   90   State FIPS Code

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECTYPE

Attribute_Definition:

One character which defines the type of file from a data set.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: P

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VERSION

Attribute_Definition: File version number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REVISION

Attribute_Definition: Record revision number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODDATE

Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POINTID

Attribute_Definition:

Sequential Unique Identification for each point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEATURID

Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier for the point

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUD

Attribute_Definition:

The longitude of the point expressed as a signed integer with six implied decimal places.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition:

The latitude of the point expressed as a signed integer with six implied decimal places

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition:

Name or identification for the port

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STFIPS

Attribute_Definition:

In the United States, the Federal Information Processing Standard Code for a state. In this dataset, the field is blank.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:

CANPORT.T01 CANPORT.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition: Point Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

Field  Field   Field Beg End Field Field
Number Name    Width Pos Pos Type  Description
1      RECTYPE    1   1   1   C    Record Type: Always 'T'
2      VERSION    2   2   3   C    File Version Number
3      REVISION   2   4   5   C    Record revision number
4      MODDATE    8   6  13   I    Modification date for the

Attribute:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECTYPE

Attribute_Definition:

One character which defines the type of file from a data set.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VERSION

Attribute_Definition: File version number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REVISION

Attribute_Definition: Record revision number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODDATE

Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEATURID

Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier for the point

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POINTID

Attribute_Definition:

Sequential Unique Identification for each point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROVINCE

Attribute_Definition:

Two character abbreviation for the province name

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Princeton University Library

Contact_Person: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

Contact_Position: GIS Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, Guyot Hall

City: Princeton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08544

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609) 258-3247

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 258-1274

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shawatw@princeton.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:45am-5:00pm

Resource_Description:

North American Transportation Atlas Data 1998

Distribution_Liability: None

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile

Fees:

none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000630

Metadata_Review_Date:

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Princeton University Library

Contact_Person: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

Contact_Position: GIS Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, Guyot Hall

City: Princeton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08544

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 258-3247

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 258-1274

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shawatw@princeton.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:45am-5:00pm

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998