HEADWATERS ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: 
Geodataset Name: 		CANAIR
Geodataset Type: 		SHAPE
Geodataset Feature: 		POINT

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: 
This dataset shows the location of airports in Canada.

DATA SOURCE(S):  		Princeton University Geosciences Library and Map Collection		
			
Scale of Original Source Maps:	
Date of Original Source Maps:	

GEODATASET EXTENT:  		Canada
 
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES: 
ITEM			ITEM DESCRIPTION


DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 
The dataset was downloaded from http://www.princeton.edu/~geolib/gis/canada.html.  An item Enplanements was added and populated with the 2004 enplanements from the publication "Air Carrier Traffic at Canadian Airports" (catalogue 51-203) downloaded from http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=51-203-X.

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS 
PROJECTION 			ALBERS CONICAL EQUAL AREA
DATUM 				NAD83
UNITS 				METERS
SPHEROID 			GRS1980
PARAMETERS
1st standard parallel		29 30  0.000
2nd standard parallel		45 30  0.000
central meridian		-96 00  0.000
latitude of projection's origin	37 30  0.000
false easting (meters)		0.00000
false northing (meters)		0.00000

DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S): 
Name: 			Princeton University Geosciences Library and Map Collection
Address:		Guyot Hall
			Princeton University Library
			Princeton, NJ 08544
Contact:		Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Email:			shawatw@princeton.edu
Web site: 	  	http://www.princeton.edu/~geolib/gis/index.html

    
HEADWATERS ECONOMICS CONTACT: 
Name:			Headwaters Economics Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name:		HEGDL
Address:		Headwaters Economics
                        566 Highland St.
                        Helena, Montana 59601
Web site:		http://www.headwaterseconomics.org
Contact Person:   	Patty Gude	
Phone:   		(406)599-7425	
Email:   		patty@headwaterseconomics.org