Metadata for Oceans

Identification

File Name
HydOcean
Feature Dataset
Hydrology
Ownership
District of North Vancouver
355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7N 4N5

Spatial

Extents
Covers Metro Vancouver
Coverage
West: 456378.78 m
East: 517836 m
South: 5427356.5 m
North: 5494195 m
Coordinate System
GCS North American 1983
Projection
NAD 1983 UTM Zone 10N

File Properties

Data Type
Feature Class
Data Format
ESRI Enterprise SDE
Geometry Type
Polygon
Topology
False
Spatial Index
True
Linear Referencing
False

History

Date Posted to GIS:
1997
  • 1997: The GIS department obtained oceans information from the Provincial governments Terrain Resource Information Management (TRIM) project.
  • 2003: The edge of the ocean polygon, which represents the shoreline, was updated to match the water line as depicted in the 2003 orthoimagery.
  • 2007: The edge of the ocean polygon, which represents the shoreline, was updated to match the water line as depicted in the 2007 orthoimagery.

Quality

Accuracy
  • As per TRIM specifications and augmented by digitizing from 2007 orthoimagery.
  • Spatial information is collected and entered using the next best method applicable to this dataset.
  • Spatial information is very accurate but could be improved using a better collection technique.
  • Where multiple collection/entry methods, the more accurate method is predominant throughout this dataset.
Completeness
  • Spatial information is known to be complete, expected to be complete or very close to complete.

Maintenance

The GIS department digitizes any updates into this dataset from the most recent orthoimagery. The shorelines for adjacent municipalities such as Burnaby, Vancouver, North Vancouver, etc must have their shorelines re-digitized.

Supporting Documentation

Data Dictionary
Not Applicable
Relationships
Not Applicable
Rights
Terms and Conditions of Use