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1:10,000 LRIS Basemap Index (Province)

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Title: Prince Edward Island 1:10,000 Basemap Index, Canada

Abstract:

This is a provincial grid index comprised of 212 individual mapsheets. Each mapsheet has a unique sheet number. With a geographic area in mind, a user can identify the mapsheet number for the area of interest. This sheet number can then be used to access the 1:10,000 Basemap Series information.

 

1. How should this data set be cited?

    

   L.R.I.S., 20050725, Prince Edward Island 1:10,000 Basemap Index, Canada: Prince Edward Island Finance and Municipal Affairs, Taxation and Property Records, Geomatic Services, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

   Online Links:

   • www.gov.pe.ca/gis

    

    

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.5

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -62

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.9

    

3. What does it look like?

    

    

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    

   Ending_Date: Present

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

    

5. What is the general form of this data set?

    

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas

    

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    

   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set.

       

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7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

    

   • L.R.I.S.

    

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    

    

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    

To provide a convenient way of accessing the 1:10,000 Basemap Series.

1. Where did the data come from?

    

2. How were the data processed and modified?

    

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

 

Access_Constraints:

Public access through the distributor or the Prince Edward Island GIS Data Layers Internet Site.

Use_Constraints: None

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    

   Terry Scott
   Prince Edward Island Finance and Municipal Affairs, Taxation and Property Records, Geomatic Services
   PO Box 2000
   Charlottetown, PEI
   C1A7N8
   Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8
   Canada
   

   902-368-4063 (voice)
   902-368-5255 (FAX)
   tlscott@gov.pe.ca

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    

   Interpretation and use of the data herein is not warranted in any manner whatsoever, now or at any time in the future, by the Province of Prince Edward Island [and/or other appropriate agency].

    

4. How can I download or order the data?

    

Dates:

Last modified: 25-Jul-2005

 

Metadata author:

Terry Scott
Taxation Property Records, PEI Finance and Municipal Affairs
11 Kent Street
PO Box 2000
C1A7N8
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8
Canada

902-368-4063 (voice)
902-368-5255 (FAX)
tlscott@gov.pe.ca

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

 

 

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