Abstract

The Atlas of Canada 1,000,000 National Frameworks Data, Canadian Place Names consists of point geospatial and attribute data for a selection of named populated places and other places considered relevant to represent Canadian place names. This data is suitable for use at scales between 1:500,000 and 1:2,000,000. The points have been fitted to other National Scale Frameworks layers. Therefore, points represent the approximate locations of places relative to these other layers. The main source for these names was the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) maintained by the Geographical Names Section of the Centre for Topographic Information. The selection of names was based on population size, historical significance and noteworthiness. Cartographic considerations were also taken into account.

Purpose

The Atlas of Canada 1,000,000 National Frameworks data are a set of integrated base map layers which form the Atlas of Canada 1,000,000 National Frameworks Data collection. These data have been compiled at a scale of 1:1,000,000 with the primary goal being to indicate correct relative positioning with other frameworks layers rather than absolute positional accuracy.

Contact Information

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