Abstract: The data in this information product illustrates the boundaries of Alberta's 87 Provincial Electoral Divisions. Electoral Boundaries are defined by the Alberta Election Act, Chapter E-1, 2018. Provincial Electoral Divisions (PEDs) are territorial units represented by an elected Member to serve in the Alberta Provincial Legislative Assembly. The Provincial Electoral Divisions used in this information product were enacted in December 2017 and came into effect for the 2019 provincial general election.
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Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Facsimile:
7804220712
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:
AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2023-05-12
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:
87
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Code:
3400
Code Space:
EPSG
Version:
9.8
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Provincial Electoral Division - Current 2019
Date:
Date:
Date:
2018-07-26
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2019-04-11
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Facsimile:
7804220712
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:
AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
originator
Abstract:
The data in this information product illustrates the boundaries of Alberta's 87 Provincial Electoral
Divisions. Electoral Boundaries are defined by the Alberta Election Act, Chapter E-1, 2018. Provincial
Electoral Divisions (PEDs) are territorial units represented by an elected Member to serve in the Alberta
Provincial Legislative Assembly. The Provincial Electoral Divisions used in this information product were
enacted in December 2017 and came into effect for the 2019 provincial general election.
Purpose:
The Provincial Electoral Division - Current 2019 dataset provides users with GIS ready polygonal
representation of all the Provincial Electoral Divisions in the Province of Alberta, and is suitable for
indexing or analysis purposes. The accuracy of the Alberta Electoral Divisions (2019) is sufficient to plan
and conduct electoral activities by placing the location of a dwelling into the appropriate electoral
division.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Facsimile:
7804220712
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:
AEP.GDAMetadata@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:
Electoral Division
Keyword:
Provincial Electoral Division
Keyword:
Electoral
Keyword:
Elections
Keyword:
Current Electoral Divisions
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Live Data and Maps
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Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta.
Resource constraints:
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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:
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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:
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
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-121
East bound longitude:
-109
South bound latitude:
48
North bound latitude:
61
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120.902231
East bound longitude:
-108.457295
South bound latitude:
48.894798
North bound latitude:
60.095171
Supplemental Information:
The Provincial Electoral Division - Current 2019 is defined by the Alberta Electoral Divisions Act which is
determined by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission.
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
Version:
10.7.1
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Shapefile
Version:
10.7.1
Specification:
SHP
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Facsimile:
7804220712
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:
AEP.Data@gov.ab.ca
Contact instructions:
Direct download available from elections.ab.ca. Please notify the distributor if you experience
issues with the download by contacting AEP.Data@gov.ab.ca.
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Altalis Ltd.
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
4037163490
Facsimile:
4037163494
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Suite 1550, 635 - 8 Avenue SW
City:
Calgary
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T2P 3M3
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
support@altalis.com
Hours of service:
08:00 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Distribution Order Process:
Standard order process:
Fees:
This layer is included in the Base Features product for free under the Open Government Licence -
Alberta.
Ordering instructions:
The layer is a part of the Base Features product which can be accessed and downloaded via the Open
Data option of the Altalis homepage at https://www.altalis.com/
Turnaround:
Direct download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/boundary/goa_administrative_area_10tm_nad83_aep/MapServer
Protocol:
REST
Name:
boundary/goa_administrative_area_10tm_nad83_aep (MapServer)
Description:
REST service containing current and historical Provincial Electoral Divisions data
Function:
Online function code:
webService
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
3
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.elections.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019Boundaries_ED-Shapefiles.zip
Protocol:
HTTPS
Name:
2019Boundaries_ED-Shapefiles (SHP)
Description:
SHP containing Provincial Electoral Division (2019) data (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
The Alberta Electoral Divisions (2019) have been created by technical support staff following the detailed
instructions of the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission 2016-2017. The Alberta Electoral Divisions
(2019) have been enacted by Alberta Legislature Bill 33 on 13th December 2017.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Received Provincial Electoral District Boundaries from Elections Alberta enacted by Alberta
Legislature Bill 33.
Date and time:
2017-12-13T00:00:00
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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