Abstract: The Fisheries Contact Boundaries dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the Environment and Protected Areas Fisheries Contact Boundaries within the Province of Alberta. The dataset is to help Government of Alberta Staff and external consultants to determine which Biologist is responsible for and has authority over Research Licenses (RL-PAAS and traditional RLs), FWMIS Data Requests, and other Fisheries Management approvals within that region. Please refer to the metadata included with the data for full entity attribute information.
Metadata:
File identifier:
B013305A-C939-4AA2-ABB8-84EB4995366A
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2024-09-06
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
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Vector spatial representation:
Topology level:
Topology level code:
geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Geometric objects:
Geometric object type:
Geometric object type code:
composite
Geometric object count:
14
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Code:
3400
Code Space:
EPSG
Version:
6.11(9.3.0.0)
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Fisheries Contact Boundaries
Date:
Date:
Date:
2020-08-05
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2024-09-06
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Date:
Date:
Date:
2024-05-21
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
custodian
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Fish and Wildlife Stewardship Branch, Fisheries Program
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
chad.sherburne@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
owner
Abstract:
The Fisheries Contact Boundaries dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the Environment and
Protected Areas Fisheries Contact Boundaries within the Province of Alberta. The dataset is to help
Government of Alberta Staff and external consultants to determine which Biologist is responsible for and has
authority over Research Licenses (RL-PAAS and traditional RLs), FWMIS Data Requests, and other Fisheries
Management approvals within that region. Please refer to the metadata included with the data for full entity
attribute information.
Purpose:
The Fisheries Contact Boundaries dataset is to be used by Government of Alberta staff and by external
consultants. The dataset provides users with GIS ready polygonal representation of the Fisheries Contact
Boundaries in the Province of Alberta, and is suitable for indexing or analysis purposes.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Alberta, Canada
Type:
Keyword type code:
place
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Fisheries contact boundaries
Keyword:
Fisheries contacts
Keyword:
Research license
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta found at
https://open.alberta.ca/licence
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use limitation:
Distribution Liability: Under the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, the Information is
licensed as is, and the Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, obligations, and
liabilities, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information
Provider is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information and will not under any
circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other loss,
injury or damage caused by its use or otherwise arising in connection with this licence or the
Information, even if specifically advised of the possibility of such loss, injury or damage.
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
license
Other constraints:
Your use of this information will be governed by the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, in
force as of the date you accessed the information, found at https://open.alberta.ca/licence
Resource constraints:
Security constraints:
Classification:
Classification code:
unclassified
User note:
Public/Unrestricted
Classification system:
Government of Alberta Data and Information Security Classification
Handling description:
https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx
Spatial representation type:
Spatial representation type code:
vector
Spatial resolution:
Resolution:
Equivalent scale:
Representative fraction:
Denominator:
1000000
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Environment description:
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120.902231
East bound longitude:
-108.457295
South bound latitude:
48.897758
North bound latitude:
60.095171
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Shapefile
Version:
3.0
Specification:
SHP
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Facsimile:
7804220712
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
PGC.Data@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/portal/home/item.html?id=3cc81c0268394553854fae2e84a7a465
Protocol:
HTTPS
Name:
Fisheries Contact Districts
Description:
Portal page for Fisheries Contact Districts web service
Function:
Online function code:
information
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/fisheries/aep_fish_contact_districts/FeatureServer
Protocol:
REST
Name:
fisheries/aep_fish_contact_districts (FeatureServer)
Description:
Feature layer web service for Fisheries Contact Districts dataset
Function:
Online function code:
webService
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
1
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/boundaries/FisheriesContactBoundaries.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Fisheries Contact Boundaries (SHP)
Description:
Shapefile containing Fisheries Contact Boundaries dataset (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
The dataset has been created through consultation with the Resource Stewardship Division's Fisheries
Biologists/Managers throughout the Province to align their area of work with the Provincial boundaries.
The boundaries were comprised of major rivers, HUC watersheds, municipal, Metis Settlements, Wildlife
Management Units, and county boundaries and other dominant features on the landscape.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Received request from business areas to create the Fisheries Contact Boundaries. Boundaries originally
completed by PGC Field Team offices.
Date and time:
2020-08-25T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Update to all contact boundaries.
- Schema Change with additional REGION_EMAIL field.
- Contact info change.
Date and time:
2022-05-20T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Updates made to contact information for all districts.
Date and time:
2022-06-01T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Email update to Cold Lake, and Cochrane District.
Date and time:
2022-06-15T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Contact changes for the Grande Prairie, Peace River, and Slave Lake Districts.
- Updated ministry name from Environment and Parks to Environment and Protected Areas in metadata.
Date and time:
2023-05-16T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Contact emails changed by replacing the AEP acronym with EPA.
Date and time:
2024-02-15T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Contact changes for Cochrane, Cold Lake, Fort McMurray, Slave Lake, and Spruce Grove.
Date and time:
2024-03-11T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Contact changes for Fort McMurray.
Date and time:
2024-05-21T00:00:00
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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