Canada / United States of America Boundary Dataset

Summary

Abstract This shapefile is a digital representation of the International boundary between the United States and Canada as per the Treaty of 1908. It has been generated from a combination of recent surveys and datum conversions. It is intended for mapping purposes only.
Date 2018-04-20 (publication; publication)
Reference system EPSG::4269 (NAD83 Geographic 2D - GRS1980)
Contact International Boundary Commission (originator; auteur)
ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca
voice; 1 (613) 8082758

Detailed Metadata

Reference System Information
Identification Information
Distribution Information
Data Quality Information
Metadata:
File identifier:
55ae91ef-1fd9-4416-bf5e-7f9ded51512e
Language:
eng; CAN
Character set:
utf8; utf8
Hierarchy level:
dataset; jeuDonnées
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
International Boundary Commission
[(FRA)Commission de la frontière internationale]
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
voice; 1 (613) 8082758
[(FRA)voix; 1 (613) 8082758]
Facsimile:
1 (613) 9471388
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
physical; 588; Booth Street; 210;
[(FRA)physique; 588; rue Booth; 210;]
City:
Ottawa
[(FRA)Ottawa]
Administrative area:
Ontario
[(FRA)Ontario]
Postal code:
K1A 0Y7
Country:
Canada
[(FRA)Canada]
Electronic mail address:
ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca
[(FRA)ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca]
Role:
originator; auteur
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
International Boundary Commission
[(FRA)Commission de la frontière internationale]
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
voice; 1 (202) 7369029
[(FRA)voix; 1 (202) 7369029]
Facsimile:
1 (202) 2540008
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
physical; 1717; H Street NW; Suite 845;
[(FRA)physique; 1717; H Street NW; Suite 845;]
City:
Washington
[(FRA)Washington]
Administrative area:
District of Columbia
[(FRA)District of Columbia]
Postal code:
20006
Country:
United States
[(FRA)États-Unis]
Electronic mail address:
moorej@ibcusca.org
[(FRA)moorej@ibcusca.org]
Role:
pointOfContact; contact
Date stamp:
2018-04-19
Metadata standard name:
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata (NAP-Metadata)
[(FRA)Profil nord-américain de la norme ISO 19115:2003 - Information géographique - Métadonnées (PNA - Métadonnées)]
Metadata standard version:
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
Locale:
Language code:
Français; French
Country:
Canada; Canada
Character Encoding:
utf8; utf8
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Reference system info:

Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Authority:
Citation:
Title:
EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset
Date:
2012-11-26
publication; publication
Edition:
8.3.4
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
OGP Geomatics Committee
[(FRA)OGP Geomatics Committee]
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
http://www.epsg.org/
Protocol:
http
Role:
resourceProvider; fournisseurRessource
Code:
EPSG::4269 (NAD83 Geographic 2D - GRS1980)
[(FRA)EPSG::4269 (NAD83 Géographique 2D - GRS1980)]
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Identification info:

Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Canada / United States of America Boundary Dataset
[(FRA)Jeu de données de la frontière Canada / États-Unis d'Amérique]
Date:
2018-04-20
publication; publication
Edition:
1.3
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
International Boundary Commission
[(FRA)Commission de la frontière internationale]
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
voice; 1 (613) 8082758
[(FRA)voix; 1 (613) 8082758]
Facsimile:
1 (613) 9471388
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
physical; 588; Booth Street; 210;
[(FRA)physique; 588; rue Booth; 210;]
City:
Ottawa
[(FRA)Ottawa]
Administrative area:
Ontario
[(FRA)Ontario]
Postal code:
K1A 0Y7
Country:
Canada
[(FRA)Canada]
Electronic mail address:
ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca
[(FRA)ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca]
Role:
author; auteur
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
International Boundary Commission
[(FRA)Commission de la frontière internationale]
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
voice; 1 (202) 7369029
[(FRA)voix; 1 (202) 7369029]
Facsimile:
1 (202) 2540008
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
physical; 1717; H Street NW; Suite 845;
[(FRA)physique; 1717; H Street NW; Suite 845;]
City:
Washington
[(FRA)Washington]
Administrative area:
District of Columbia
[(FRA)District of Columbia]
Postal code:
20006
Country:
United States
[(FRA)États-Unis]
Electronic mail address:
moorej@ibcusca.org
[(FRA)moorej@ibcusca.org]
Role:
author; auteur
Presentation form:
mapDigital; carteNumérique
Abstract:
This shapefile is a digital representation of the International boundary between the United States and Canada as per the Treaty of 1908. It has been generated from a combination of recent surveys and datum conversions. It is intended for mapping purposes only.
[(FRA)Ce shapefile est une représentation numérique de la frontière internationale entre les États-Unis et le Canada conforme au Traité de 1908. Il a été généré à partir d’une combinaison de levés récents et de transformation de datum. Il est destiné uniquement à des fins de cartographie.]
Purpose:
The shapefile is composed of 29 segments that correspond to the original 256 boundary maps. Attributes of each segment define the scale in which the line in that area may be accurately depicted. It is produced for mapping purposes only and not intended to illustrate the boundary beyond the limits of the scale for any given segment.
[(FRA)Le shapefile est formé de 29 segments correspondant aux 256 cartes frontières originales. Les attributs associés à chaque segment définissent l’échelle à laquelle la ligne peut être précisément représentée. Il est produit pour fins cartographiques seulement et n’est pas destiné à illustrer la fontière au-delà de l’échelle pour chaque segment donné.]
Status:
completed; complété
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
International Boundary Commission
[(FRA)Commission de la frontière internationale]
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
voice; 1 (613) 8082758
[(FRA)voix; 1 (613) 8082758]
Facsimile:
1 (613) 9471388
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
physical; 588; Booth Street; 210;
[(FRA)physique; 588; rue Booth; 210;]
City:
Ottawa
[(FRA)Ottawa]
Administrative area:
Ontario
[(FRA)Ontario]
Postal code:
K1A 0Y7
Country:
Canada
[(FRA)Canada]
Electronic mail address:
ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca
[(FRA)ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca]
Role:
pointOfContact; contact
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
International Boundary Commission
[(FRA)Commission de la frontière internationale]
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
voice; 1 (202) 7369029
[(FRA)voix; 1 (202) 7369029]
Facsimile:
1 (202) 2540008
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
physical; 1717; H Street NW; Suite 845;
[(FRA)physique; 1717; H Street NW; Suite 845;]
City:
Washington
[(FRA)Washington]
Administrative area:
District of Columbia
[(FRA)District of Columbia]
Postal code:
20006
Country:
United States
[(FRA)États-Unis]
Electronic mail address:
moorej@ibcusca.org
[(FRA)moorej@ibcusca.org]
Role:
pointOfContact; contact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
asNeeded; auBesoin
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Boundaries
[(FRA)Frontière]
Type:
theme; thème
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
[(FRA)Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada]
Date:
2013-05-10
publication; publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Library and Archives Canada
[(FRA)Bibliothèque et Archives Canada]
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
http://www.thesaurus.gc.ca/
Protocol:
http
Role:
custodian; conservateur
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
United States of America
[(FRA)États-Unis d'Amérique]
Keyword:
Canada
[(FRA)Canada]
Type:
place; endroit
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
license; licence
Other constraints:
Use of this information is subject to the OPEN GOVERNMENT LICENCE - CANADA http://data.gc.ca/eng/open-government-licence-canada.
[(FRA)L'utilisation de cette information est sujette à la LICENCE DU GOUVERNEMENT OUVERT – CANADA http://donnees.gc.ca/fra/licence-du-gouvernement-ouvert-canada.]
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
copyright; droitAuteur
Other constraints:
© International Boundary Commission. All rights reserved.
[(FRA)© Commission de la frontière internationale. Tous droits réservés.]
Spatial representation type:
vector; vecteur
Language:
eng; CAN
Character set:
utf8; utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
1
West bound longitude:
-141.5000000000
East bound longitude:
-65.0000000000
South bound latitude:
40.0000000000
North bound latitude:
70.0000000000
Supplemental Information:
The boundary segment between TP106 (43-37-52 N, 76-47-48 W) and TP107 (43-37-52 N, 78-41-25 W), Section 14 – Lake Ontario and Niagara River and the boundary segment between TP158 (41-40-35 N, 82-23-51 W) and TP159 (41-40-35 N, 82-40-47 W), Section 15 - Lake Erie, Detroit & St. Clair Rivers are not straight lines. The boundary segment in both these cases follow the parallel of latitude and some care should be given to ensure adequate representation in various projections.
[(FRA)Le segment de frontière entre TP106 (43-37-52 N, 76-47-48 O) et TP107 (43-37-52 N, 78-41-25 O), Section 14 – Lac Ontario et rivière Niagara et le segment de frontière entre TP158 (41-40-35 N, 82-23-51 O) et TP159 (41-40-35 N, 82-40-47 O), Section 15 - Lac Érié, rivières Détroit et St. Clair ne sont pas des lignes droites. Les segments de frontière dans ces deux cas suivent le parallèle de latitude et une attention particulière doit être portée afin de bien les représenter dans diverses projections.]
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Distribution info:

Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
SHP
[(FRA)SHP]
Version:
01
[(FRA)01]
Specification:
ESRI Shapefile Technical Description, an ESRI White Paper - July 1998 (http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf)
[(FRA)ESRI Shapefile Technical Description, an ESRI White Paper - July 1998 (http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf)]
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
International Boundary Commission
[(FRA)Commission de la frontière internationale]
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
voice; 1 (613) 8082758
[(FRA)voix; 1 (613) 8082758]
Facsimile:
1 (613) 9471388
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
physical; 588; Booth Street; 210;
[(FRA)physique; 588; rue Booth; 210;]
City:
Ottawa
[(FRA)Ottawa]
Administrative area:
Ontario
[(FRA)Ontario]
Postal code:
K1A 0Y7
Country:
Canada
[(FRA)Canada]
Electronic mail address:
ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca
[(FRA)ibc-cfi@nrcan.gc.ca]
Role:
distributor; distributeur
Distribution Order Process:
Standard order process:
Fees:
Free for download
[(FRA)Gratuit pour les télécharger]
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
International Boundary Commission
[(FRA)Commission de la frontière internationale]
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
voice; 1 (202) 7369029
[(FRA)voix; 1 (202) 7369029]
Facsimile:
1 (202) 2540008
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
physical; 1717; H Street NW; Suite 845;
[(FRA)physique; 1717; H Street NW; Suite 845;]
City:
Washington
[(FRA)Washington]
Administrative area:
District of Columbia
[(FRA)District of Columbia]
Postal code:
20006
Country:
United States
[(FRA)États-Unis]
Electronic mail address:
moorej@ibcusca.org
[(FRA)moorej@ibcusca.org]
Role:
distributor; distributeur
Distribution Order Process:
Standard order process:
Fees:
Free for download
[(FRA)Gratuit pour les télécharger]
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Transfer size:
1
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/coordinates/US_CAN_Boundary_v1.3.zip
Protocol:
HTTP
Name:
SHP
[(FRA)SHP]
Description:
Download SHP file through HTTP
[(FRA)Téléchargez le fichier SHP via HTTP]
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Data quality info:

Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
dataset; jeuDonnées
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Divided numbered section “27-Southeast Alaska, British Columbia-Alaska” into two new distinct numbered sections: “27-Portland Canal” and “28- Southeast Alaska”. Applied a systematic and thorough review of all point coordinates, geometry, and attributes. Updated official coordinates and geometry of points in numbered section “7 - Southwest Branch of the St. John River” using information from special report No 9 (2017). Updated official coordinates and geometry of points in numbered section “6 - Southwest and South Lines” using information from special report No 8 (2017).
[(FRA)Division de la section numérotée «27 - Sud-est de l’Alaska, Colombie-Britannique/Alaska» en deux nouvelles sections numérotées: «27-Portland Canal» et «28- Alaska du sud-est». Application d’un examen systématique et approfondi de toutes les coordonnées, géométrie et attributs des points. Mise à jour des coordonnées officielles et de la géométrie des points dans la section numérotée «7 - Branche sud-ouest du fleuve Saint-Jean» à l'aide des informations du rapport spécial n°9 (2017). Mise à jour des coordonnées officielles et de la géométrie des points dans la section numérotée "6 - Lignes sud-ouest et sud" à l'aide des informations du rapport spécial n°8 (2017).]
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