HEADWATERS ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: 
Geodataset Name: 		CAN_RegionalDistricts
Geodataset Type: 		Shapefile
Geodataset Feature: 		Poly

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: 
This dataset shows regional district boundaries.

DATA SOURCE(S):  		Statistics Canada

Scale of Original Source Maps:	1:1,000,000
Date of Original Source Maps:	2001

GEODATASET EXTENT:  	Canada
 
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES: 
CDNAME		Census District Name
CDTYPE		Census District Type
CDUID		Census District Unique ID
PRUID		Province Unique ID
PROV		Province

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 
The data were purchased from Statistics Canada and were provided on CDROM.

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: 			Statistics Canada Geo 
Address: 	  	Geographic Division
			R.H. Coats Building, 9th Floor
			Ottawa, Ontario K1A OT6, Canada
Phone: 			(800) 263-1136	
Email:   		infostats@statcan.ca 
Fax: 			NA	
Contact Person:   	Geography Department		
Web site: 	  	http://www.statcan.ca                 						
          
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