Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003

Abstract: The Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003 dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the areas in Alberta established as electoral divisions under the Alberta Electoral Divisions Act of May 16, 2003. This dataset is no longer valid and is of historical interest only.
Download Information:
The layer is a part of the Base Features product which can be accessed and downloaded via the Open Data option from Altalis Ltd. at https://www.altalis.com/
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/boundary/goa_administrative_area/MapServer

Use Constraint: Your use of the information will be governed by the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, in force as of the date you accessed the information.

Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Publication Date: 20111123
Title: Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta
Publisher: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
File or Table Name: BASEFEAT.BF_GEO_ELECT_DIV_2003_POLYGON
Online Linkage: https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/boundary/goa_administrative_area/MapServer
Description:
Abstract: The Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003 dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the areas in Alberta established as electoral divisions under the Alberta Electoral Divisions Act of May 16, 2003. This dataset is no longer valid and is of historical interest only.
Purpose: The Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003 dataset provides users with GIS ready polygonal representation of all the Provincial Electoral Divisions in the Province of Alberta established in May 2003, and is suitable for indexing or analysis purposes.
Supplemental Information: The Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003 is defined by the Alberta Electoral Divisions Act of May 16, 2003 which is determined by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. This dataset is no longer valid and is of historical interest only.
Language of Dataset: en
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20120326
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -121.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: -109.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 61.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: 48.000000
Local Bounding Coordinates:
Left Bounding Coordinate: -121.000000
Right Bounding Coordinate: -109.000000
Bottom Bounding Coordinate: 48.000000
Top Bounding Coordinate: 61.000000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: boundaries
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: Provincial Electoral Divisions 2003
Theme Keyword: Electoral Divisions 2003
Theme Keyword: Historical
Access Constraints: To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta
Use Constraints: Your use of the information will be governed by the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, in force as of the date you accessed the information.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
Address: 9820 - 106 Street NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T5K 2J6
Country: Canada
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Hours: 08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 7804220712
Contact Instructions: This is the point of contact regarding the creation of, and characteristics of, the dataset. Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the dataset submitted through facsimile or electronic mail must include the salutation "Attention: Provincial Geospatial Centre; Dataset: Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003". For Distribution Information contact instructions, refer to the Distribution Information section of this metadata record. For Metadata Information contact instructions, refer to the Metadata Reference Information section of this metadata record.
Data Set Credit: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Security Information:
Security Classification System: Government of Alberta Data and Information Security Classification
Security Classification: Public
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Title: Provincial Electoral Division shape file 2003
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta
Publisher: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: City of Calgary
Title: City of Calgary Electoral Divisions
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: City of Edmonton
Title: City of Edmonton Electoral Divisions
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: ISL Engineering and Land Services
Title: City of Lethbridge Electoral Divisions
Native Dataset Format: SDE Feature Class
Data Quality Information:
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description: Initial conversion of 1:1 mill MicroStation digital file based on Electoral Divisions Act, Chapter E - 4.06 February 11, 1997 (1996 c.E - 4.06).
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 200106
Process Step:
Process Description: This layer of boundary was initially converted from the NAD83 1:1 000 000 MicroStation file to an ESRI layer. The layer was cleaned with all polygons closed and built without gaps or slivers. The Base Features Geoadministrative Areas Provincial Boundary is then put and merged with the layer. Polygonal attributes were populated according to the GA Specification table structure with NAME and CODE applied and validated according to the Province of Alberta Electoral Divisions Act. The layer did not contain the Electoral Divisions within City of Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge; due to the small scale of map compilation.
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 20010601
Process Step:
Process Description: Conversion of 1:1 mill MicroStation digital file based on Electoral Divisions Act, Statutes of Alberta, 2003 Chapter E - 4.1, assented to May 16, 2003. Data structured according to the Base Features standards.
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 200409
Process Step:
Process Description: ) Changes in Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 20041025
Process Step:
Process Description: Amalgamation of 23 City of Calgary, 18 City of Edmonton and 2 City of Lethbridge Electoral Divisions into the exiting coverage.
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 200609
Process Step:
Process Description: September 2006, with the consent of Elections Alberta; 23 Electoral Divisions of the City of Calgary, 18 of Edmonton and 2 of Lethbridge were amalgamated into the layer. The datasets of the City of Edmonton and Calgary were provided by the City of Edmonton. The City of Lethbridge was provided by ISL Engineering and Land Services. The 3 datasets were converted from either MicroStation or AutoCAD format.
Process Date: 20060901
Process Step:
Process Description: Addition of items in Polygon Attribute including: MLA_TITLE (MLA Title), MLA_FNAME (MLA First Name) and MLA_LNAME (MLA Last Name).
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 200710
Process Step:
Process Description: October 2007, additional attributes, MLA_TITLE (MLA Title), MLA_FNAME (MLA First Name), MLA_LNAME (MLA Last Name) were added onto the layer, based on the database obtained from www.assembly.ab.ca under 'Members of Legislative Assembly'.
Process Date: 20071001
Process Step:
Process Description: Update based on Provincial Election of March 3, 2008 for MLA_TITLE, MLA_FNAME and MLA_LNAME.
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 200804
Process Step:
Process Description: Source data shapefile was provided by Elections Alberta. The layer compilation has a better accuracy of boundary interpretation. Items ELECT_CODE was changed to EDNUMBER & ELECTNAME was changed to EDNAME. New item EDPROV was added to indicate 'AB', the Province of Alberta. Spelling correction: Ms Laurie Blakeman to Ms. (Edmonton-Centre), Honourable Heather Kimchuk to Klimchuk (Edmonton- Glenora).
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 200903
Process Step:
Process Description: March 2009, the layer was replaced by a shapefile provided by Elections Alberta, the data authority. The divisional boundaries of the shape file were digitized using StatCan/Elections Canada base data. The shape file populates item names of "EDNUMBER" (Electoral Division No.), "EDNAME" (Electoral Division Name) and "EDPROV" (Electoral Division Province) instead of the former layer item names of "ELECT_CODE" and "ELECT_NAME". "EDPROV" is an additional item populated by Elections Alberta capturing "AB" which indicates Alberta. Elections Alberta does not populate the items "MLA_TITLE", "MLA_FNAME" and "MLA_LNAME" but they agreed that it's good idea that Informatics Branch will still maintain these attributes. Elections Alberta will be responsible to notify Informatics Branch if there are changes to the Members of Legislative Assembly. The 3 MLA items are added into the shape file by Informatics Branch, utilizing ArcMap application by joining table data with the former boundary layer. The geoprocessing of the table data was performed using "Toolbox - Data Management Tools - Joins - Add Join" function.
Process Date: 20090331
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Contact Person: Keila Johnston
Contact Position: Director, Information Technology and Geomatics
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Suite 100 Queens' Printer Building, 11510 Kingsway Avenue
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T5G 2Y5
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: 7806431105
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Keila.Johnston@elections.ab.ca
Hours: 08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 7804222900
Process Step:
Process Description: Calgary-Glenmore MLA is vacant (
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 200905
Process Step:
Process Description: ).
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 20090515
Process Step:
Process Description: . Affected ones are ED_NAME of: Calgary - Egmont, Calgary - Foothills, Calgary - Glenmore, Edmonton - Castle Down, Highwood, Peace River & Stony Plain.
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 20100115
Process Step:
Process Description: (Boundary Currency is
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 201002
Process Step:
Process Description: Re-load of Provincial Electoral Division 2003. This dataset is valid in case of a by-election to be called at this time (i.e. October 2011).
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 201111
Process Step:
Process Description: The Provincial Electoral Division 2003 is renamed to Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003.
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Process Date: 201203
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count: 87
ESRI Terms Description:
ESRI Feature Type: Simple
ESRI Feature Geometry: Polygon
ESRI Topology: FALSE
ESRI Feature Count: 84
Spatial Index: TRUE
Linear Referencing: FALSE
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.00000001
Longitude Resolution: 0.00000001
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Coordinate System Name:
Geographic Coordinate System Name: GCS_North_American_1983
Vertical Coordinate System Definition:
Altitude System Definition:
Altitude Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: BaseFeatures.GDB.BF_GEO_ELECT_DIV_2003_POLYGON
Entity Type Definition: Electoral Divisions Act 2003
Entity Type Definition Source: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Entity Type Type: Feature Class
Entity Type Count: 84
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Alias: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Type: Double
Attribute Width: 0
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: EDNUMBER
Attribute Definition: Alberta Electoral Divisions Number
Attribute Definition Source: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Attribute Alias: EDNUMBER
Attribute Type: String
Attribute Width: 254
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MLA_TITLE
Attribute Definition: Members of the Legislative Assembly title
Attribute Definition Source: Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Attribute Alias: MLA_TITLE
Attribute Type: String
Attribute Width: 80
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MLA_FNAME
Attribute Definition: Members of the Legislative Assembly first name
Attribute Definition Source: Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Attribute Alias: MLA_FNAME
Attribute Type: String
Attribute Width: 80
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MLA_LNAME
Attribute Definition: Members of the Legislative Assembly last name
Attribute Definition Source: Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Attribute Alias: MLA_LNAME
Attribute Type: String
Attribute Width: 80
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute Alias: SHAPE
Attribute Type: Geometry
Attribute Width: 4
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute Alias: OBJECTID
Attribute Type: OID
Attribute Width: 4
Attribute Precision: 10
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute Alias: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute Type: Double
Attribute Width: 0
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: EDNAME
Attribute Definition: Alberta Electoral Divisions Name
Attribute Definition Source: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Attribute Alias: EDNAME
Attribute Type: String
Attribute Width: 254
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Attribute:
Attribute Label: EDPROV
Attribute Definition: Province of the Electoral Divisions
Attribute Definition Source: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Attribute Alias: EDPROV
Attribute Type: String
Attribute Width: 254
Attribute Precision: 0
Attribute Scale: 0
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Altalis Ltd.
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Suite 1550, 635 - 8 Avenue SW
City: Calgary
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T2P 3M3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: 4037163490
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 4037163494
Contact Electronic Mail Address: support@altalis.com
Hours: 08:00 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Contact Instructions: The layer is a part of the Base Features product which can be accessed and downloaded via the Open Data option from Altalis Ltd. at https://www.altalis.com/
Resource Description: Live Data and Maps
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.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: Shapefile
File Decompression Technique: File compression technology shall be utilized when required.
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Access Instructions: The layer is a part of the Base Features product which can be accessed and downloaded for free via the Open Data option located at https://www.altalis.com/
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: File Geodatabase
File Decompression Technique: File compression technology shall be utilized when required.
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, https://www.altalis.com/
Turnaround: Direct download
Custom Order Process: Custom cuts to the layer can be made as part of the Base Features bundle by contacting an Altalis representative at 403-716-3490 or by email at support@altalis.com.
Technical Prerequisites: To utilize digital information, specialized software may be required. Digital information required specialized graphics or GIS software (i.e. ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcGIS, or MicroStation).
Available Time Period:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: Monday to Sunday
Time of Day: 24 hours
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20120329
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Contact Position: Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
Address: 9820 - 106 Street NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T5K 2J6
Country: Canada
Hours: 08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 7804220712
Contact Electronic Mail Address: PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Contact Instructions: This is the point of contact regarding the creation of, and characteristics of, metadata for the dataset. Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the metadata submitted through facsimile or electronic mail must include the salutation "Attention: Provincial Geospatial Centre; Dataset: Provincial Electoral Division - Historical 2003". For Distribution Information contact instructions, refer to the Distribution Information section of this metadata record.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Language of Metadata: en
Metadata Extensions:
Online Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

ESRI Metadata

Modification Date: 20171219
Modification Time: 10161600
Metadata ID: {205B1045-E63C-4404-A44F-D051404EB53D}
Creation Date: 20111123
Creation Time: 11423800
Synchronize Once: FALSE
Synchronization Date: 20130408
Synchronization Time: 09021700
Published Document ID: {1C9885C2-CF77-4173-9344-E86E0C3DA0DC}