ISO 19110 Feature Catalogue – National Vector Catalogue Profile (NVCP)

Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features

Edition version: 1.2.0 - Date: 2018-02-05

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Abstract Class : Watercourse

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1050009 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Watercourse - (Cours d'eau) Line
Definition
A natural body of water through which water may flow.

Attribute Section

Attribute Attribute name Attribute definition
COUNTRY Country
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
COUNTRY_EN Country-English
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
COUNTRY_FR Country-French
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
FEATURE_ID Feature Identifier Unique feature identifier.
FLOW_DIRECTION Flow Direction
Water flow direction compared to the feature digitizing direction. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
32 Same Direction The flow direction and the digitizing direction are the same.
33 Opposite Direction The flow or event direction and the digitizing direction are opposite.
34 Not Applicable Not Applicable
FLOW_DIRECTION_EN Flow Direction-English
Water flow direction compared to the feature digitizing direction.The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
32 Same Direction The flow direction and the digitizing direction are the same.
33 Opposite Direction The flow or event direction and the digitizing direction are opposite.
34 Not Applicable Not Applicable
FLOW_DIRECTION_FR Flow Direction-French
Water flow direction compared to the feature digitizing direction.The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
32 Same Direction The flow direction and the digitizing direction are the same.
33 Opposite Direction The flow or event direction and the digitizing direction are opposite.
34 Not Applicable Not Applicable
BDG_ID GDB Identifier
Unique internal feature identifier used in Spatial Reference Data Base (SRDB).
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.
NAME_DB Geographical Name Database
Name of the database from which the geographical name comes from.
Domain:  The name or acronym of a geographical name database. The field is left blank when not applicable.
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MAX Horizontal Positional Accuracy Maximum Upper bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MIN Horizontal Positional Accuracy Minimum Lower bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
LANGUAGE_OTHER Language-Other
Three-character language code as defined in the ISO 639 standard.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
757 eng English
758 fra French
759 abe Abenaki-Western
760 alq Algonquin
761 asb Assiniboine
762 atj Atikamekw
763 bcr Babine
764 bea Beaver
765 bla Siksika
766 blc Bella Coola
767 cay Cayuga
768 chp Chipewyan, Dene Suline
769 clc Chilcotin
770 coo Comox
771 crg Michif
772 crj East Cree-Southern
773 crk Plains Cree
774 crl East Cree-Northern
775 crm Cree-Moose
776 crx Carrier
777 csw Cree-Swampy
778 cwd Cree-Woods
779 dak Dakota
780 dgr Dogrib
781 git Gitxsan
782 gwi Gwich'in
783 haa Hän
784 has Haisla
785 hax Haida-Southern
786 hdn Haida-Northern
787 hei Heiltsuk
788 hur Halkomelem
789 ike Inuktitut-Eastern Canadian
790 ikt Inuinnaqtun
791 kkz Kaska
792 kut Kutenai
793 kwk Kwakiutl
794 lil Lillooet
795 lkt Lakota
796 mic Micmac, Mi'kmaq
797 moe Montagnais
798 moh Mohawk
799 ncg Nisga'a
801 nsk Naskapi
802 ojb Ojibway-Northwestern
803 ojc Ojibway-Central
804 ojg Ojibway-Eastern
805 ojs Severn Ojibwa
806 ojw Ojibway-Western
807 oka Okanagan
808 oka Oneida
809 ono Onondaga
810 otw Ottawa
811 pot Potawatomi
812 pqm Malecite-Passamaquoddy
813 scs North Slavey
814 sec Sechelt
815 see Seneca
816 sek Sekani
817 shs Shuswap
818 squ Squamish
819 srs Sarsi
820 sto Stoney
821 str Straits Salish
822 tau Upper Tanana
823 tce Southern Tutchone
824 tgx Tagish
825 thp Thompson
826 tht Tahltan
827 tli Tlingit
828 tsi Tsimshian
829 ttm Northern Tutchone
830 tus Tuscarora
831 umu Munsee
832 xsl South Slavey
1317 mis Uncoded languages
1318 mul Multiple languages
1319 und Undetermined
1320 zxx No linguistic content, not applicable
1343 cre Cree
1344 nuk Nuu-chah-nulth
1345 dtd Ditidaht
LEVEL_PRIORITY Level Priority
Water Linear Flow route classification within the hydro network. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
44 Primary Main route.
45 Secondary Alternate route.
LEVEL_PRIORITY_EN Level Priority-English
Water Linear Flow route classification within the hydro network. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
44 Primary Main route.
45 Secondary Alternate route.
LEVEL_PRIORITY_FR Level Priority-French
Water Linear Flow route classification within the hydro network. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
44 Primary Main route.
45 Secondary Alternate route.
MAP_SELECTION Map Selection
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MAP_SELECTION_EN Map Selection-English
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MAP_SELECTION_FR Map Selection-French
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MD_ID Metadata Identifier Identifier of the metadata describing a feature occurrence.
NAME_EN Name-English
English legal name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_FR Name-French
French legal name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_ID Name Identifier
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_1_ID Name Identifier 1
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_1_EN Name Identifier 1-English
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_1_FR Name Identifier 1-French
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_ID Name Identifier 2
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_EN Name Identifier 2-English
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_FR Name Identifier 2-French
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_OTHER Name-Other
Other name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
MD_NETWORK_QUALITY Network Data Quality
Quality of the network construction. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
510 Not Validated Automated construction of network without interactive validation.
511 Connected and Oriented Networks Geometric continuity and orientation are interactively validated for networks longer than 5 km.
512 Connected and Oriented Network and Primary Routes Validated The geometric continuity, orientation network of more than 5 km and the primary path are interactively validated.
MD_NETWORK_QUALITY_EN Network Data Quality-English
Quality of the network construction. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
510 Not Validated Automated construction of network without interactive validation.
511 Connected and Oriented Networks Geometric continuity and orientation are interactively validated for networks longer than 5 km.
512 Connected and Oriented Network and Primary Routes Validated The geometric continuity, orientation network of more than 5 km and the primary path are interactively validated.
MD_NETWORK_QUALITY_FR Network Data Quality-French
Quality of the network construction. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
510 Not Validated Automated construction of network without interactive validation.
511 Connected and Oriented Networks Geometric continuity and orientation are interactively validated for networks longer than 5 km.
512 Connected and Oriented Network and Primary Routes Validated The geometric continuity, orientation network of more than 5 km and the primary path are interactively validated.
PERMANENCY Permanency
Nature of the occurrence through time. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
59 Permanent Intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period.
60 Intermittent Coming and going at intervals.
PERMANENCY_EN Permanency-English
Nature of the occurrence through time. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
59 Permanent Intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period.
60 Intermittent Coming and going at intervals.
PERMANENCY_FR Permanency-French
Nature of the occurrence through time. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
59 Permanent Intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period.
60 Intermittent Coming and going at intervals.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX Temporal Extent Date Maximum The most recent source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN Temporal Extent Date Minimum The earliest source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY Toponymic Link Quality
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY_EN Toponymic Link Quality-English
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY_FR Toponymic Link Quality-French
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
WATER_DEFINITION Water Definition
Nature of a body of water defined according to its water velocity, usage and configuration. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
79 Canal An artificial body of water serving as a navigable waterway or to channel water.
80 Conduit An artificial system, such as an aqueduct, penstock, flume, or sluice, designed to carry water for purposes other than drainage.
81 Ditch Small, open man-made channel constructed through earth or rock for the purpose of conveying water.
82 Diversion Diverted water drainage.
83 Lake Inland natural flat body of water.
84 Liquid Waste Artificial open-sky basin used to collect liquid waste such as from an industrial complex.
85 Ocean Coastal waterbody.
86 Pond A body of standing water, usually smaller than a lake.
87 Reservoir A wholly or partially man-made body of water for storing or regulating and controlling water.
88 Side Channel A channel providing an alternative water way within a flowing body of water.
89 Tidal River A natural body of water in which flow and water surface elevation are affected by the tide.
90 Underground Connection A man-made underground water connection.
91 Watercourse A natural body of water through which water may flow.
WATER_DEFINITION_EN Water Definition-English
Nature of a body of water defined according to its water velocity, usage and configuration. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
79 Canal An artificial body of water serving as a navigable waterway or to channel water.
80 Conduit An artificial system, such as an aqueduct, penstock, flume, or sluice, designed to carry water for purposes other than drainage.
81 Ditch Small, open man-made channel constructed through earth or rock for the purpose of conveying water.
82 Diversion Diverted water drainage.
83 Lake Inland natural flat body of water.
84 Liquid Waste Artificial open-sky basin used to collect liquid waste such as from an industrial complex.
85 Ocean Coastal waterbody.
86 Pond A body of standing water, usually smaller than a lake.
87 Reservoir A wholly or partially man-made body of water for storing or regulating and controlling water.
88 Side Channel A channel providing an alternative water way within a flowing body of water.
89 Tidal River A natural body of water in which flow and water surface elevation are affected by the tide.
90 Underground Connection A man-made underground water connection.
91 Watercourse A natural body of water through which water may flow.
WATER_DEFINITION_FR Water Definition-French
Nature of a body of water defined according to its water velocity, usage and configuration. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
79 Canal An artificial body of water serving as a navigable waterway or to channel water.
80 Conduit An artificial system, such as an aqueduct, penstock, flume, or sluice, designed to carry water for purposes other than drainage.
81 Ditch Small, open man-made channel constructed through earth or rock for the purpose of conveying water.
82 Diversion Diverted water drainage.
83 Lake Inland natural flat body of water.
84 Liquid Waste Artificial open-sky basin used to collect liquid waste such as from an industrial complex.
85 Ocean Coastal waterbody.
86 Pond A body of standing water, usually smaller than a lake.
87 Reservoir A wholly or partially man-made body of water for storing or regulating and controlling water.
88 Side Channel A channel providing an alternative water way within a flowing body of water.
89 Tidal River A natural body of water in which flow and water surface elevation are affected by the tide.
90 Underground Connection A man-made underground water connection.
91 Watercourse A natural body of water through which water may flow.
ZT_ID Zone of Transaction Identifier
Identifier of the transactional metadata polygon delimiting the area where the transaction occurs. The transaction refers to the work from which the feature occurrence comes from.
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.

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Geometric Class : Watercourse

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1050001 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Watercourse - (Cours d'eau) > Watercourse - (Cours d'eau) Line
Definition Implementation name
A natural body of water through which water may flow. WATERCOURSE_1

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Sub-Type : Watercourse

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1059991 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Watercourse - (Cours d'eau) > Watercourse - (Cours d'eau) Line
Definition Implementation name
A natural body of water through which water may flow. WATERCOURSE_1

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Abstract Class : Hydro Obstacle

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1150009 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) Point - Line - Area
Definition
Feature representing an obstacle that disturbs or impedes the natural flow of surface water

Attribute Section

Attribute Attribute name Attribute definition
COUNTRY Country
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
COUNTRY_EN Country-English
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
COUNTRY_FR Country-French
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
FEATURE_ID Feature Identifier Unique feature identifier.
BDG_ID GDB Identifier
Unique internal feature identifier used in Spatial Reference Data Base (SRDB).
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.
NAME_DB Geographical Name Database
Name of the database from which the geographical name comes from.
Domain:  The name or acronym of a geographical name database. The field is left blank when not applicable.
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MAX Horizontal Positional Accuracy Maximum Upper bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MIN Horizontal Positional Accuracy Minimum Lower bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
MAP_SELECTION Map Selection
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MAP_SELECTION_EN Map Selection-English
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MAP_SELECTION_FR Map Selection-French
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MD_ID Metadata Identifier Identifier of the metadata describing a feature occurrence.
NAME_1_ID Name Identifier 1
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_1_EN Name Identifier 1-English
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_1_FR Name Identifier 1-French
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_ID Name Identifier 2
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_EN Name Identifier 2-English
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_FR Name Identifier 2-French
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
OBSTACLE_DESCRIPTOR Obstacle Descriptor
Nature of the hydro obstacle. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
51 Sink Extremity of a body of water or a naturel depression where water disappears into the ground.
52 Discontinuity Discontinuity point
53 Exposed Shipwreck Remains of a grounded ship partially above the water surface.
54 Falls Perpendicular or steep drop in a body of water over which water flows.
55 Ford Shallow part of a body of water suitable for crossing by people or vehicles.
56 Rapids Fast-flowing section of a body of water, often turbulent, generally containing exposed rocks or boulders.
57 Reef Rock formation alternatively covered and uncovered by the tide.
58 Rocks Rock or earthen formation always visible above water surface.
OBSTACLE_DESCRIPTOR_EN Obstacle Descriptor-English
Nature of the hydro obstacle. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
51 Sink Extremity of a body of water or a naturel depression where water disappears into the ground.
52 Discontinuity Discontinuity point
53 Exposed Shipwreck Remains of a grounded ship partially above the water surface.
54 Falls Perpendicular or steep drop in a body of water over which water flows.
55 Ford Shallow part of a body of water suitable for crossing by people or vehicles.
56 Rapids Fast-flowing section of a body of water, often turbulent, generally containing exposed rocks or boulders.
57 Reef Rock formation alternatively covered and uncovered by the tide.
58 Rocks Rock or earthen formation always visible above water surface.
OBSTACLE_DESCRIPTOR_FR Obstacle Descriptor-French
Nature of the hydro obstacle. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
51 Sink Extremity of a body of water or a naturel depression where water disappears into the ground.
52 Discontinuity Discontinuity point
53 Exposed Shipwreck Remains of a grounded ship partially above the water surface.
54 Falls Perpendicular or steep drop in a body of water over which water flows.
55 Ford Shallow part of a body of water suitable for crossing by people or vehicles.
56 Rapids Fast-flowing section of a body of water, often turbulent, generally containing exposed rocks or boulders.
57 Reef Rock formation alternatively covered and uncovered by the tide.
58 Rocks Rock or earthen formation always visible above water surface.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX Temporal Extent Date Maximum The most recent source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN Temporal Extent Date Minimum The earliest source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY Toponymic Link Quality
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY_EN Toponymic Link Quality-English
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY_FR Toponymic Link Quality-French
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
ZT_ID Zone of Transaction Identifier
Identifier of the transactional metadata polygon delimiting the area where the transaction occurs. The transaction refers to the work from which the feature occurrence comes from.
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.

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Geometric Class : Hydro Obstacle

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1150002 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) > Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) Area
Definition Implementation name
Feature representing an obstacle that disturbs or impedes the natural flow of surface water HYDRO_OBSTACLE_2

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Sub-Type : Hydro Obstacle

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1159992 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) > Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) Area
Definition Implementation name
Feature representing an obstacle that disturbs or impedes the natural flow of surface water HYDRO_OBSTACLE_2

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Geometric Class : Hydro Obstacle

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1150000 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) > Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) Point
Definition Implementation name
Feature representing an obstacle that disturbs or impedes the natural flow of surface water HYDRO_OBSTACLE_0

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Sub-Type : Hydro Obstacle

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1159990 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) > Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) Point
Definition Implementation name
Feature representing an obstacle that disturbs or impedes the natural flow of surface water HYDRO_OBSTACLE_0

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Geometric Class : Hydro Obstacle

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1150001 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) > Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) Line
Definition Implementation name
Feature representing an obstacle that disturbs or impedes the natural flow of surface water HYDRO_OBSTACLE_1

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Sub-Type : Hydro Obstacle

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1159991 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) > Hydro Obstacle - (Obstacle hydro) Line
Definition Implementation name
Feature representing an obstacle that disturbs or impedes the natural flow of surface water HYDRO_OBSTACLE_1

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Abstract Class : Waterbody

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1160009 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Waterbody - (Région hydrique) Area
Definition
Polygon feature describing a body of water.

Attribute Section

Attribute Attribute name Attribute definition
COUNTRY Country
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
COUNTRY_EN Country-English
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
COUNTRY_FR Country-French
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
FEATURE_ID Feature Identifier Unique feature identifier.
BDG_ID GDB Identifier
Unique internal feature identifier used in Spatial Reference Data Base (SRDB).
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.
NAME_DB Geographical Name Database
Name of the database from which the geographical name comes from.
Domain:  The name or acronym of a geographical name database. The field is left blank when not applicable.
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MAX Horizontal Positional Accuracy Maximum Upper bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MIN Horizontal Positional Accuracy Minimum Lower bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
IS_ISOLATED IS_Isolated
Feature is disjoint from any other Waterbody or Water Linear Flow. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
11 True True
12 False False
13 Maybe Maybe
IS_ISOLATED_EN IS_Isolated-English
Feature is disjoint from any other Waterbody or Water Linear Flow. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
11 True True
12 False False
13 Maybe Maybe
IS_ISOLATED_FR IS_Isolated-French
Feature is disjoint from any other Waterbody or Water Linear Flow. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
11 True True
12 False False
13 Maybe Maybe
NAME_LK1_ID Lake Name Identifier 1
The official lake type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database.
Domain:  A geographical name. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_LK1_EN Lake Name Identifier 1-English
The official lake type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_LK1_FR Lake Name Identifier 1-French
The official lake type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_LK2_ID Lake Name Identifier 2
The official lake type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_LK2_EN Lake Name Identifier 2-English
The official lake type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_LK2_FR Lake Name Identifier 2-French
The official lake type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
LANGUAGE_OTHER Language-Other
Three-character language code as defined in the ISO 639 standard.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
757 eng English
758 fra French
759 abe Abenaki-Western
760 alq Algonquin
761 asb Assiniboine
762 atj Atikamekw
763 bcr Babine
764 bea Beaver
765 bla Siksika
766 blc Bella Coola
767 cay Cayuga
768 chp Chipewyan, Dene Suline
769 clc Chilcotin
770 coo Comox
771 crg Michif
772 crj East Cree-Southern
773 crk Plains Cree
774 crl East Cree-Northern
775 crm Cree-Moose
776 crx Carrier
777 csw Cree-Swampy
778 cwd Cree-Woods
779 dak Dakota
780 dgr Dogrib
781 git Gitxsan
782 gwi Gwich'in
783 haa Hän
784 has Haisla
785 hax Haida-Southern
786 hdn Haida-Northern
787 hei Heiltsuk
788 hur Halkomelem
789 ike Inuktitut-Eastern Canadian
790 ikt Inuinnaqtun
791 kkz Kaska
792 kut Kutenai
793 kwk Kwakiutl
794 lil Lillooet
795 lkt Lakota
796 mic Micmac, Mi'kmaq
797 moe Montagnais
798 moh Mohawk
799 ncg Nisga'a
801 nsk Naskapi
802 ojb Ojibway-Northwestern
803 ojc Ojibway-Central
804 ojg Ojibway-Eastern
805 ojs Severn Ojibwa
806 ojw Ojibway-Western
807 oka Okanagan
808 oka Oneida
809 ono Onondaga
810 otw Ottawa
811 pot Potawatomi
812 pqm Malecite-Passamaquoddy
813 scs North Slavey
814 sec Sechelt
815 see Seneca
816 sek Sekani
817 shs Shuswap
818 squ Squamish
819 srs Sarsi
820 sto Stoney
821 str Straits Salish
822 tau Upper Tanana
823 tce Southern Tutchone
824 tgx Tagish
825 thp Thompson
826 tht Tahltan
827 tli Tlingit
828 tsi Tsimshian
829 ttm Northern Tutchone
830 tus Tuscarora
831 umu Munsee
832 xsl South Slavey
1317 mis Uncoded languages
1318 mul Multiple languages
1319 und Undetermined
1320 zxx No linguistic content, not applicable
1343 cre Cree
1344 nuk Nuu-chah-nulth
1345 dtd Ditidaht
MAP_SELECTION Map Selection
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MAP_SELECTION_EN Map Selection-English
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MAP_SELECTION_FR Map Selection-French
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MD_ID Metadata Identifier Identifier of the metadata describing a feature occurrence.
NAME_EN Name-English
English legal name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_FR Name-French
French legal name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_ID Name Identifier
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_OTHER Name-Other
Other name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
PERMANENCY Permanency
Nature of the occurrence through time. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
59 Permanent Intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period.
60 Intermittent Coming and going at intervals.
PERMANENCY_EN Permanency-English
Nature of the occurrence through time. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
59 Permanent Intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period.
60 Intermittent Coming and going at intervals.
PERMANENCY_FR Permanency-French
Nature of the occurrence through time. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
59 Permanent Intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period.
60 Intermittent Coming and going at intervals.
NAME_RV1_ID River Name Identifier 1
The official river type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_RV1_EN River Name Identifier 1-English
The official river type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_RV1_FR River Name Identifier 1-French
The official river type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_RV2_ID River Name Identifier 2
The official river type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_RV2_EN River Name Identifier 2-English
The official river type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_RV2_FR River Name Identifier 2-French
The official river type name identifier from the Geographical Name Database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
SHORELINE_WATER_LEVEL Shoreline Water Level
Elevation datum level of the free water surface of a body of water. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
75 Higher High Water Large Tide Average of the highest high waters, one from each of the 19 years of prediction.
76 Higher High Water Mean Tide Average of all the higher high waters from 19 years of prediction.
77 Lower Low Water Mean Tide Average of all the lowest low water, from 19 years of prediction.
78 Lower Low Water Large Tide Average of the lowest low water, one from each of the 19 years of prediction.
SHORELINE_WATER_LEVEL_EN Shoreline Water Level-English
Elevation datum level of the free water surface of a body of water. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
75 Higher High Water Large Tide Average of the highest high waters, one from each of the 19 years of prediction.
76 Higher High Water Mean Tide Average of all the higher high waters from 19 years of prediction.
77 Lower Low Water Mean Tide Average of all the lowest low water, from 19 years of prediction.
78 Lower Low Water Large Tide Average of the lowest low water, one from each of the 19 years of prediction.
SHORELINE_WATER_LEVEL_FR Shoreline Water Level-French
Elevation datum level of the free water surface of a body of water. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
75 Higher High Water Large Tide Average of the highest high waters, one from each of the 19 years of prediction.
76 Higher High Water Mean Tide Average of all the higher high waters from 19 years of prediction.
77 Lower Low Water Mean Tide Average of all the lowest low water, from 19 years of prediction.
78 Lower Low Water Large Tide Average of the lowest low water, one from each of the 19 years of prediction.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX Temporal Extent Date Maximum The most recent source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN Temporal Extent Date Minimum The earliest source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY Toponymic Link Quality
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY_EN Toponymic Link Quality-English
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
MD_TOPONYMIC_LINK_QUALITY_FR Toponymic Link Quality-French
Quality of toponymic association. By its nature, this attribute falls naturally under the metadata model defined by ISO 19115. Its duplication or presence at the entity level can only be explained by a desire for ease of access and convenience for the user, namely provide direct access to this information. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
513 Not Validated Automated association of toponymy without interactive validation.
514 Validated Automated association of toponymy with interactive validation from variable toponymic sources (e.g. DCGN, RAM or CanMatrix).
WATER_DEFINITION Water Definition
Nature of a body of water defined according to its water velocity, usage and configuration. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
79 Canal An artificial body of water serving as a navigable waterway or to channel water.
80 Conduit An artificial system, such as an aqueduct, penstock, flume, or sluice, designed to carry water for purposes other than drainage.
81 Ditch Small, open man-made channel constructed through earth or rock for the purpose of conveying water.
82 Diversion Diverted water drainage.
83 Lake Inland natural flat body of water.
84 Liquid Waste Artificial open-sky basin used to collect liquid waste such as from an industrial complex.
85 Ocean Coastal waterbody.
86 Pond A body of standing water, usually smaller than a lake.
87 Reservoir A wholly or partially man-made body of water for storing or regulating and controlling water.
88 Side Channel A channel providing an alternative water way within a flowing body of water.
89 Tidal River A natural body of water in which flow and water surface elevation are affected by the tide.
90 Underground Connection A man-made underground water connection.
91 Watercourse A natural body of water through which water may flow.
WATER_DEFINITION_EN Water Definition-English
Nature of a body of water defined according to its water velocity, usage and configuration. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
79 Canal An artificial body of water serving as a navigable waterway or to channel water.
80 Conduit An artificial system, such as an aqueduct, penstock, flume, or sluice, designed to carry water for purposes other than drainage.
81 Ditch Small, open man-made channel constructed through earth or rock for the purpose of conveying water.
82 Diversion Diverted water drainage.
83 Lake Inland natural flat body of water.
84 Liquid Waste Artificial open-sky basin used to collect liquid waste such as from an industrial complex.
85 Ocean Coastal waterbody.
86 Pond A body of standing water, usually smaller than a lake.
87 Reservoir A wholly or partially man-made body of water for storing or regulating and controlling water.
88 Side Channel A channel providing an alternative water way within a flowing body of water.
89 Tidal River A natural body of water in which flow and water surface elevation are affected by the tide.
90 Underground Connection A man-made underground water connection.
91 Watercourse A natural body of water through which water may flow.
WATER_DEFINITION_FR Water Definition-French
Nature of a body of water defined according to its water velocity, usage and configuration. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
79 Canal An artificial body of water serving as a navigable waterway or to channel water.
80 Conduit An artificial system, such as an aqueduct, penstock, flume, or sluice, designed to carry water for purposes other than drainage.
81 Ditch Small, open man-made channel constructed through earth or rock for the purpose of conveying water.
82 Diversion Diverted water drainage.
83 Lake Inland natural flat body of water.
84 Liquid Waste Artificial open-sky basin used to collect liquid waste such as from an industrial complex.
85 Ocean Coastal waterbody.
86 Pond A body of standing water, usually smaller than a lake.
87 Reservoir A wholly or partially man-made body of water for storing or regulating and controlling water.
88 Side Channel A channel providing an alternative water way within a flowing body of water.
89 Tidal River A natural body of water in which flow and water surface elevation are affected by the tide.
90 Underground Connection A man-made underground water connection.
91 Watercourse A natural body of water through which water may flow.
ZT_ID Zone of Transaction Identifier
Identifier of the transactional metadata polygon delimiting the area where the transaction occurs. The transaction refers to the work from which the feature occurrence comes from.
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.

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Geometric Class : Waterbody

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1160002 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Waterbody - (Région hydrique) > Waterbody - (Région hydrique) Area
Definition Implementation name
Polygon feature describing a body of water. WATERBODY_2

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Sub-Type : Waterbody

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1169992 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Waterbody - (Région hydrique) > Waterbody - (Région hydrique) Area
Definition Implementation name
Polygon feature describing a body of water. WATERBODY_2

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Abstract Class : Permanent Snow and Ice

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1210009 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Permanent Snow and Ice - (Neige et glace permanentes) Area
Definition
Permanent snow and ice such a glacier, ice cap or ice field

Attribute Section

Attribute Attribute name Attribute definition
COUNTRY Country
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
COUNTRY_EN Country-English
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
COUNTRY_FR Country-French
The name of the country where the feature is located. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
140 Canada Canada
145 Denmark Danemark
153 France France
159 Iceland Iceland
164 Norway Norway
165 Ocean Ocean
169 Russian Russian
176 United Kingdom United Kingdom
177 United Stated of America United Stated of America
FEATURE_ID Feature Identifier Unique feature identifier.
BDG_ID GDB Identifier
Unique internal feature identifier used in Spatial Reference Data Base (SRDB).
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.
NAME_DB Geographical Name Database
Name of the database from which the geographical name comes from.
Domain:  The name or acronym of a geographical name database. The field is left blank when not applicable.
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MAX Horizontal Positional Accuracy Maximum Upper bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
MD_HORIZ_POSITION_ACCURACY_MIN Horizontal Positional Accuracy Minimum Lower bound of horizontal positional accuracy or position error estimate of the object expressed in metres as a circular map accuracy standard (CMAS).
LANGUAGE_OTHER Language-Other
Three-character language code as defined in the ISO 639 standard.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
757 eng English
758 fra French
759 abe Abenaki-Western
760 alq Algonquin
761 asb Assiniboine
762 atj Atikamekw
763 bcr Babine
764 bea Beaver
765 bla Siksika
766 blc Bella Coola
767 cay Cayuga
768 chp Chipewyan, Dene Suline
769 clc Chilcotin
770 coo Comox
771 crg Michif
772 crj East Cree-Southern
773 crk Plains Cree
774 crl East Cree-Northern
775 crm Cree-Moose
776 crx Carrier
777 csw Cree-Swampy
778 cwd Cree-Woods
779 dak Dakota
780 dgr Dogrib
781 git Gitxsan
782 gwi Gwich'in
783 haa Hän
784 has Haisla
785 hax Haida-Southern
786 hdn Haida-Northern
787 hei Heiltsuk
788 hur Halkomelem
789 ike Inuktitut-Eastern Canadian
790 ikt Inuinnaqtun
791 kkz Kaska
792 kut Kutenai
793 kwk Kwakiutl
794 lil Lillooet
795 lkt Lakota
796 mic Micmac, Mi'kmaq
797 moe Montagnais
798 moh Mohawk
799 ncg Nisga'a
801 nsk Naskapi
802 ojb Ojibway-Northwestern
803 ojc Ojibway-Central
804 ojg Ojibway-Eastern
805 ojs Severn Ojibwa
806 ojw Ojibway-Western
807 oka Okanagan
808 oka Oneida
809 ono Onondaga
810 otw Ottawa
811 pot Potawatomi
812 pqm Malecite-Passamaquoddy
813 scs North Slavey
814 sec Sechelt
815 see Seneca
816 sek Sekani
817 shs Shuswap
818 squ Squamish
819 srs Sarsi
820 sto Stoney
821 str Straits Salish
822 tau Upper Tanana
823 tce Southern Tutchone
824 tgx Tagish
825 thp Thompson
826 tht Tahltan
827 tli Tlingit
828 tsi Tsimshian
829 ttm Northern Tutchone
830 tus Tuscarora
831 umu Munsee
832 xsl South Slavey
1317 mis Uncoded languages
1318 mul Multiple languages
1319 und Undetermined
1320 zxx No linguistic content, not applicable
1343 cre Cree
1344 nuk Nuu-chah-nulth
1345 dtd Ditidaht
MAP_SELECTION Map Selection
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is a numeric code.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MAP_SELECTION_EN Map Selection-English
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MAP_SELECTION_FR Map Selection-French
Feature selection artefact used to adapt data display according to a predefined data representation or density such as dense, medium or sparse. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Attribute Value
Value Name Definition
20 Not Identified Unknown, not listed, not applicable or impossible to determine.
71 Dense Dense selection of features
72 Medium Medium selection of features
73 Not Classified Feature not classified
74 Sparse Sparse selection of features
848 Sparse Only Sparse only selection of features
849 Sparse Medium Only Sparse and medium only selection of features
850 Medium Only Medium only selection of features.
MD_ID Metadata Identifier Identifier of the metadata describing a feature occurrence.
NAME_EN Name-English
English legal name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_FR Name-French
French legal name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_ID Name Identifier
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_1_ID Name Identifier 1
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_1_EN Name Identifier 1-English
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_1_FR Name Identifier 1-French
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_ID Name Identifier 2
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_EN Name Identifier 2-English
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is an English denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_2_FR Name Identifier 2-French
The geographical name identifier from the geographical name database. The attribute value is a French denomination.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
NAME_OTHER Name-Other
Other name of the feature.
Domain:  A geographical name identifier. The field is left blank when not applicable.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX Temporal Extent Date Maximum The most recent source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN Temporal Extent Date Minimum The earliest source date that the geospatial feature was acquired or validated. The minimum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MIN) and maximum (MD_TEMPORAL_EXTENT_DATE_MAX) dates may be different when multiple sources have been used.
ZT_ID Zone of Transaction Identifier
Identifier of the transactional metadata polygon delimiting the area where the transaction occurs. The transaction refers to the work from which the feature occurrence comes from.
Domain:  Unique value made of characters from the following regular expression: {[0-9]|[a-z]|[A-Z]|[_]|[-]}.

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Geometric Class : Permanent Snow and Ice

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1210002 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Permanent Snow and Ice - (Neige et glace permanentes) > Permanent Snow and Ice - (Neige et glace permanentes) Area
Definition Implementation name
Permanent snow and ice such a glacier, ice cap or ice field PERMANENT_SNOW_AND_ICE_2

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Sub-Type : Permanent Snow and Ice

Code Catalogue Name - (French name) Geometry
1219992 Earth Surface Schematization Integrated Model, EXPL, 250K, Hydro Features Permanent Snow and Ice - (Neige et glace permanentes) > Permanent Snow and Ice - (Neige et glace permanentes) Area
Definition Implementation name
Permanent snow and ice such a glacier, ice cap or ice field PERMANENT_SNOW_AND_ICE_2