Hudson Bay Watershed NAW4 (North American Atlas)

Title
Hudson Bay Watershed NAW4 (North American Atlas)
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Abstract

This layer is a subset of the full Natural Resources Canada North American Atlas – Basin Watersheds - Watershed NAW4 layer and was created to focus on the watershed within the Hudson Bay drainage area. It was created as part of theWeather Keeper Program Project - a collaboration between the Manitoba Métis Federation and the Centre for EarthObservation Science.

Publication Date
Type
Vector Data
Keywords
Category
Inland Waters
Inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics. Examples: rivers and glaciers, salt lakes, water utilization plans, dams, currents, floods, water quality, hydrographic charts.
Regions
Canada
Responsible
Group
CanWIN
Attribution
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Mapping Information Branch, The Atlas of Canada
More info
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Maintenance Frequency
There Are No Plans To Update The Data
Restrictions
formal permission to do something
Purpose

The Weather Keeper Program is a collaboration between the Manitoba Métis Federation and the Centre for EarthObservation Science at the University of Manitoba, to support the collection of atmospheric data in the Manitoba GreatLakes region. This program is a co-developed, and jointly managed, monitoring network that will provide information on howthe Manitoba Great Lakes respond to land-use changes and variability in weather. This program also gives insight into thelocal and regional effects of climate change.

Language
English
Supplemental Information

No information provided

Spatial Representation Type
vector data is used to represent geographic data

Layer WMS GetCapabilities document

Attribute Name Label Description
fid
NAW1_EN Naw1_en The name of the ocean area to which the watershed drains, in English.
NAW1_SP Naw1_sp The name of the ocean area to which the watershed drains, in Spanish.
NAW1_FR Naw1_fr The name of the ocean area to which the watershed drains, in French.
NAW2_EN Naw2_en The name of the major river system of which the watershed is a part, in English.
NAW2_SP Naw2_sp The name of the major river system of which the watershed is a part, in Spanish.
NAW2_FR Naw2_fr The name of the major river system of which the watershed is a part, in French.
NAW3_EN Naw3_en The name of the secondary river system of which the watershed is a part, in English. Secondary river systems are only mapped within the Mississippi River system.
NAW3_SP Naw3_sp The name of the secondary river system of which the watershed is a part, in Spanish. Secondary river systems are only mapped within the Mississippi River system.
NAW3_FR Naw3_fr The name of the secondary river system of which the watershed is a part, in French. Secondary river systems are only mapped within the Mississippi River system.
NAW4_EN Naw4_en The name of the watershed, in English.
NAW4_SP Naw4_sp The name of the watershed, in Spanish.
NAW4_FR Naw4_fr The name of the watershed, in French.
TRANS_BND Trans_bnd A code indicating whether the watershed crosses an international boundary.
MAP_COLOR Map_color A code indicating the color used for the watershed in the online image of the map of North American watersheds (http://www.cec.org/Page.asp?PageID=924&ContentID=2866).
Shape_Leng Shape_leng The length of the line. Units are unknown.
Shape_Area Shape_area The size of the shape. Units are unknown.

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