North American Atlas - Hydrography - Hydrographic area (Lakes)

Title
North American Atlas - Hydrography - Hydrographic area (Lakes)
License
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Abstract

This collection is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current government standards.

An area representing a hydrographic feature.

A joint venture involving the National Atlas programs in Canada (Natural Resources Canada), Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía), and the United States (U.S. Geological Survey), as well as theNorth American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, has led to the release (June 2004) of severalnew products: an updated paper map of North America, and its associated geospatial data sets and theirmetadata. These data sets are available online from each of the partner countries for download.

The North American Atlas data are standardized geospatial data sets at 1:10,000,000 scale. A variety of basicdata layers (e.g. roads, railroads, populated places, political boundaries, hydrography, bathymetry, sea ice andglaciers) have been integrated so that their relative positions are correct. This collection of data sets forms abase with which other North American thematic data may be integrated. Any data outside of Canada, Mexico,and the United States of America included in the North American Atlas data sets is strictly to complete thecontext of the data.

The North American Atlas - Hydrography data set shows the coastline, linear hydrographic features, and areahydrographic features in North America.

This is a revised version of the 2006 data set.

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
North America
Responsible
Group
Government of Canada
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

Please see, https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada 

Edition
Record Modified: 2022-02-01
Purpose

The North American Atlas data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national andcontinental level. These data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:10,000,000-scaledata. No responsibility is assumed by Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía,National Atlas of the United States, or the Commission for Environmental Cooperation in the use of thesedata.

Language
English
Temporal Extent
Aug. 4, 2022, midnight - Aug. 4, 2022, midnight
Supplemental Information

Source: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-and-data/science-and-research/earth-sciences/geography/topographic-information/download-directory-documentation/17215

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an international organization created by Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America under the North American Agreement on EnvironmentalCooperation (NAAEC). The CEC was established to address regional environmental concerns, help preventpotential trade and environmental confl icts, and to promote the effective enforcement of environmental law. The Agreement complements the environmental provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Further information on the CEC is available from http://www.cec.org/ (http://www.cec.org/) or from

Commission for Environmental Cooperation

393, rue St-Jacques Ouest

Bureau 200

Montréal (Québec)

H2Y 1N9 Canada

Telephone: 1 514 350 4300

Facsimile: 1 514 350 4314

Electronic mail: info@cec.org (mailto:info@cec.org)

This data set is available in several formats, including Shapefi le, kml, layer package, and MXD. Included witheach download are a readme fi le along with other fi les appropriate to the particular format, such as .lyr fi les. The data set is also available as a GeoPDF.

These data are distributed in both geographic coordinates (through National Atlas of Canada, INEGI, and National Atlas of the United States), and a Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection (CEC). The following parameters are used for the Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection:

Longitude_of_Projection_Center: -100.00

Latitude_of_Projection_Center: 45.00

False_Easting (metres): 0.0

False_Northing (metres): 0.0

Semi-major_Axis: 6370997.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 1.0

Ellipsoid_Name: Sphere

Units: metres

The North American Environmental Atlas maintains this Hydrography data and all other base data sets in ageodatabase in a Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection.

Spatial Representation Type
vector data is used to represent geographic data

Layer WMS GetCapabilities document

Attribute Name Label Description
fid
OBJECTID
UIDENT Uident The unique identifier. A unique number that is assigned to each feature in the North American Atlas. The last two digits of the identifier are a suffix indicating the map layer.
TYPE Type The type of hydrographic area, or whether the area represents land.
COUNTRY Country The country in which the hydrographic area exists.
NAMEEN Name EN The official name of the hydrographic feature in English.
NAMEFR Name FR The official name of the hydrographic feature in French.
NAMESP Name SP The official name of the hydrographic feature in Spanish.
EDIT_DATE Edit_date The date on which edits were made to the element.
EDIT Edit The type of edit performed on the element.
Shape_Leng Shape_leng The length of the perimeter line. Units are unknown.
Shape_Area Shape_area The size of the polygon. Units are unknown.

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