shapefile_info: Metadata for Canadian geographic datasets

Description Usage Format Source

Description

Filepaths and information of geographic datasets at Statistics Canada.

Usage

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Format

A data frame.

filepath

The name of the file.

ext

Extension: .zip

type

File or directory.

size

Zipped file size.

path

Url (external) or filepath (internal.)

ref_date

Year of the geography, usually Census year.

geo_code

Code for the geo_level, e.g., province (pr_), census subdivision (csd), etc.

geo_level

Description of the geo_code.

file_type

Cartographic or digital boundary file.

format

Arcgis (.shp), or MapInfo or some other one.

projection

lat/long or Lambert conformal conic.

geo_coverage

= Canada.

language

English or French.

Source

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/92-196-x/92-196-x2016001-eng.htm


tweed1e/mapcan documentation built on March 7, 2020, 12:49 a.m.