SG_TOWNSHIP

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Publication_Date: 2010-01-01

Title: SG_TOWNSHIP

Edition: 4.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Publisher: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Online_Linkage:

<ftp://portaldata:freedata@ftp.isc.ca/PackagedData/SaskGrid2010/SaskGrid2010.zip>

Description:

Abstract:

The SG_TOWNSHIP feature layer, as part of the ISC Sask Grid TFM 2010 data set, contains the annual copy of the GIS layer taken from Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewans live geospatial database at the end of each calendar year. The data is comprised of geospatial locations and attributional information for all of the townships that reside within the province of Saskatchewan. The feature layer identifies each township by township number, range number, meridian number, concatenated TRM identifier and geospatial location. The townships have been derived from legal survey data or theoretical interpolation where survey plans are not available. Their origin can be determined by an FCODE value of Surveyed or Theoretic. This data is suitable for use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Computer Aided Drawing Systems (CAD).

Purpose:

The ISC Sask Grid TFM 2010 dataset is distributed as the annual release of the township, section, quarter-section, legal subdivision and monument layers, which approximate the Dominion Land Survey System grid for the Province of Saskatchewan. The grid is derived from a combination of original township surveys and mathematically interpolated (theoretic) projections, covering the entirety of the province. The data has been designed to serve as the reference grid for a range of applications including oil and gas, land use, planning, emergency response, demographic analysis, land management, and facility management. The data can be maintained via change records on an annual basis.

Supplemental_Information:

Questions on product may be directed to Pat Pierce ( (306) 787-0256 or Pat.Pierce@isc.ca) or Perry Frischholz ( (306) 787-0665 or Perry.Frischholz@isc.ca).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: January 25th, 2010

Ending_Date: January 24th, 2011

Currentness_Reference:

The data is produced yearly from Information Services Corporation's live integrated geospatial database each calendar year in January.

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.555779

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -100.225856

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.094513

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.890928

Data_Set_G-Polygon:

Data_Set_G-Polygon_Outer_G-Ring:

G-Ring_Point:

G-Ring_Latitude: 49

G-Ring_Longitude: -101.4

G-Ring_Point:

G-Ring_Latitude: 49

G-Ring_Longitude: -110

G-Ring_Point:

G-Ring_Latitude: 60

G-Ring_Longitude: -110

G-Ring_Point:

G-Ring_Latitude: 60

G-Ring_Longitude: -101.4

G-Ring_Point:

G-Ring_Latitude: 49

G-Ring_Longitude: -101.4

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Cadastral

Theme_Keyword: Township

Theme_Keyword: Dominion Land Survey System

Theme_Keyword: Section

Theme_Keyword: Quarter Section

Theme_Keyword: Legal Subdivisions

Theme_Keyword: Monuments

Theme_Keyword: LSD

Theme_Keyword: Reference Grid

Theme_Keyword: SG_TOWNSHIP

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Saskatchewan

Place_Keyword: Canada

Place_Keyword: North America

Access_Constraints:

The data set is licensed for use with no restrictions on who may obtain a license.

Use_Constraints:

The standard license for this data prohibits redistribution of the data in whole or in part. A resale license is available. There are some restrictions (designed to preserve the integrity of the data) on the presentation of the information as maps on a web site and on the distribution of products derived from this data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 260 - 10 Research Drive

City: Regina

State_or_Province: Saskatchewan

Postal_Code: S4S 7J7

Country: Canada

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (306) 787-0256

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (306) 787-3335

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Pat.Pierce@isc.ca

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. CST

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<http://www.geosask.ca/Portal/publisher_images/ISC_SASKGRID_SASKADMIN_THUMBNAILS/TOWNSHIP.JPG>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: N/A

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: None

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description: None

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

* Attributes have been created by two means, depending on the attribute. Some, like the PPID, are generated by the system according to a set of rules. Others, like the legal land descriptors, have been manually entered (transcribed) from the source paper documents. Transcribed values are checked manually on a sampling basis to identify errors. As well external sources of information have been used to validate the values wherever possible. There has been some limited quantification of the accuracy rate for the attribute values, and it appears to be very good. The monument theme attributes qualification has been proven to be better than 98% accurate* General Principles & Rules * The product is spatially integrated with the Cadastral Fabric base. * The aggregate layer is continuously maintained and provides; current status of data; point in time view of data; and date range in support of change records * The theoretic LSD theme is an overlay theme and does not fracture the line work of the quarter sections or other township fabric components, while corners are coincident. * Parent child relationships between township/section/quarter section/LSD are maintained in ISDB. * There are not any LSDs within river-lots or Hudson Bay Company reserves. * Data has been attributed to show the survey status (surveyed or un-surveyed) distinguished by the feature code. * Northern Theoretic Township Geographic coordinates were assembled or calculated for any section corners with sufficient ties to the geodetic framework, along meridians and baselines. Where possible, geodetic control was brought in where northern roads intersected baselines or meridians. Where geographic coordinate values were missing along meridians theoretic township dimensions were applied and theoretic position of points along all meridians were derived. Un-surveyed baselines were projected west from the meridian, holding the latitude at the meridian fixed all the way to the next meridian west. The deflection from baseline to west meridian was applied at the township corner of the last or partial township. From each baseline, the eastern township edges were projected 2 townships north and south. Distances across the resulting correction lines were checked and the coordinate values at the township corners adjusted to make the distance across the correction line approximately one chain in width. All township outlines were then filled-in based on the 3rd system of survey. Road allowances were accounted for. * Northern theoretic townships match existing surveyed base and meridian lines and do not contain separate parcels for road allowances (road allowances are included as part of the quarter sections and LSD's rather than being a separate entity). * Discrepancies between northern theoretic township positions and surveyed baselines are placed in the last section adjoining these baselines. * LSD's in the southern surveyed areas were generated from quarter section monument values, following Dominion Land Survey System rules. * Some Indian reserves, parks and Hudson Bay reserves contain township fabric, but this was not done consistently. * In the southern surveyed portion of Saskatchewan, road allowances are excluded from the quarter sections and LSDs (except southern theoretic LSDs). * Coordinate Disclaimer - Coordinates provided by this dataset are not to be used for placing township or section corners, as these coordinates represent a theoretic reference grid not the positions of township fabric points either surveyed or theoretic. In order to establish township or section corners in theoretic or un-surveyed areas written instructions describing method for establishment must first be received from the Controller of Surveys. As coordinates represent a theoretic reference grid, they may be used to locate existing monuments in surveyed areas.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All line work data is topologically clean with no gaps or overlaps. The polygonal data does have some gaps between polygons (referred to as "slivers") that were created during the data assembly and loading. The vast majority of these have been eliminated but the remaining slivers require manual intervention to clean them up. These are being removed in conjunction with the maintenance of the data. The number of slivers in the data represent less than 0.1% of the total features.

Completeness_Report:

The data is complete with respect to the entry of information from township plans. All plans that represent currently active primary surveys have been entered. New restoration plans are entered into the Integrated Spatial Database (ISDB) as they are approved, and the ISC Sask Grid TFM Dataset is produced annually.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The absolute positions in this data set relative to datum are correct to within 5-10 metres in the rural portions of the province and to within 1-2 metres in the urban portions. The relative accuracies are better than 5 metres in the rural areas and 1 metre in the urban areas for points that are near each other. The relative accuracies decrease as the distance between points increases.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: varies

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

The accuracy of the coordinate varies with the age of the surveys, the quality of the surveys, the quality of the geodetic control and the quality of the ties to the geodetic control. There has been no attempt to quantify these contributing factors. The coordinates were calculated using ties to geodetic control and information shown on plans of survey and then fit together. Where the fit between the various plans was within acceptable limits rubber sheeted (adjusted) to fit. Where plans did not fit together properly other sources of information were used for rubber sheeting, including, but not only, historical survey plans, field measurements, and aerial photographs.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: This product does not have a vertical component.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: N/A

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 7749

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_CSRS

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: N/A

Altitude_Resolution: N/A

Altitude_Distance_Units: N/A

Altitude_Encoding_Method: N/A

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: N/A

Depth_Resolution: N/A

Depth_Distance_Units: N/A

Depth_Encoding_Method: N/A

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: SG_TOWNSHIP

Entity_Type_Definition:

The first level of subdivision of the land under the Dominion Land Survey System. A township is nominally a 6 mile by 6 mile square area. Townships are further subdivided into sections and road allowances.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PPID

Attribute_Definition:

Permanent Provincial Identifier. Unique identifier. No other instance of this or any other type of object will have the same ID. Used for change detection and notification and for linking external information to this object.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0130000001

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0130ZZZZZZ

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EFFECTV_DT

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FCODE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOWNSHIP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RANGE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MERIDIAN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRM

Attribute_Definition:

The Township, Range, and Meridian numbers concatenated into a single character string. This is a derived value that uniquely identifies all townships within the province. The concatenation is included for ease of searching and labelling.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 260 - 10 Research Drive

City: Regina

State_or_Province: Saskatchewan

Postal_Code: S4S 7J7

Country: Canada

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-ASK-ISC1

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (306) 787-3335

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: SaskMaps@isc.ca

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. CST

Resource_Description: ISC SaskGIS Cadastral Dataset

Distribution_Liability:

The data is licensed on an "as is" basis, and the distributor makes no guarantees, representations or warranties with respect to the data, either express or implied, arising by law or otherwise, including but not limited to, effectiveness, completeness, accuracy, or fitness for purpose.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SHP

Format_Version_Number: N/A

Transfer_Size: 16.957

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Access_Instructions:

See the pre-packaged gallery at www.geosask.ca or contact the ISC Geomatics Distribution Centre for further assistance Toll Free at 1-866-420-6577 or (306) 787-6577 (Regina) or by email at saskmaps@isc.ca

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM

Recording_Format: ISO-9660

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: Digital Download

Recording_Format: ISO-9660

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: DXF

Format_Version_Number: N/A

Transfer_Size: 16.957

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Access_Instructions:

See the pre-packaged gallery at www.geosask.ca or contact the ISC Geomatics Distribution Centre for further assistance Toll Free at 1-866-420-6577 or (306) 787-6577 (Regina) or by email at saskmaps@isc.ca

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM

Recording_Format: ISO-9660

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: Digital Download

Recording_Format: ISO-9660

Fees: Vary according to product and coverage area.

Custom_Order_Process:

Contact the distributor for customization of the data. Customizations available include datum and coordinate system transformations and distribution format changes. ISC also offers custom mapping services and data integration services.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100315

Metadata_Review_Date: 2010-01-01

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: Annually or as required

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Contact_Person: Rick Knorr - Manager of GIS Data

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1301 1st Ave

City: Regina

State_or_Province: Saskatchewan

Postal_Code: S4R 8H2

Country: Canada

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-ASK-ISC1

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (306) 798-2290

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: saskmaps@isc.ca

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. CST Monday through Friday

Contact_Instructions:

Please use the above contact for any question on the MetaData content or product content.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

May be redistributed or reproduced without change. Redistribution or reproduction in part or in a modified form is not permitted except with express written permission.

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile