Abstract: The Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions dataset is comprised of the polygons representing Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions in Alberta. Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services, Government of Alberta, manages the Fish and Wildlife enforcement services to provide the public and other government departments' information regarding the locations of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions throughout the province.
Metadata:
File identifier:
74EB14BA-E970-4ADB-AB95-061B23063583
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services. Government of Alberta
Position name:
Data and Geospatial Insights Unit
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
9th Floor, John E. Brownlee Building
Delivery point:
10365 - 97 Street NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5J 3W7
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
GeoAB@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2025-06-19
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:
8
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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:
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions
Date:
Date:
Date:
2022-08-10
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-03-06
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-03-06
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Data and Geospatial Insights Unit
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
9th Floor, John E. Brownlee Building
Delivery point:
10365 - 97 Street NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5J 3W7
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
GeoAB@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
originator
Abstract:
The Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions dataset is comprised of the polygons representing Fish and Wildlife
Enforcement Regions in Alberta. Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services, Government of Alberta, manages
the Fish and Wildlife enforcement services to provide the public and other government departments'
information regarding the locations of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions throughout the province.
Purpose:
The Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions dataset provides users with GIS ready polygonal representation of
all Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions 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 Public Safety and Emergency Services, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Data and Geospatial Insights Unit
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
9th Floor, John E. Brownlee Building
Delivery point:
10365 - 97 Street NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5J 3W7
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
GeoAB@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:
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Regions
Keyword:
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement
Keyword:
Fish and wildlife
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
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:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
license
Other constraints:
To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta.
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:
Security constraints:
Classification:
Classification code:
unclassified
User note:
Public
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
Environment description:
Esri ArcGIS 13.3.0.52636
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
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
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Shapefile
Version:
3.0
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor 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.Data@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/boundary/fish_and_wildlife_administrative_area_10tm_nad83_aep_v2/MapServer
Protocol:
REST
Name:
boundary/fish_and_wildlife_administrative_area_10tm_nad83_aep (MapServer)
Description:
Web service for Fish and Wildlife data including Enforcement Boundaries data
Function:
Online function code:
webService
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
5
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/boundaries/FWEnforcementBoundaries.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Boundaries (SHP)
Description:
Shapefile containing Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Boundaries dataset (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services and Fish and Wildlife Enforcement staff determined the
boundaries. National Parks are excluded from the layer. The dataset was compiled by the Data and
Geospatial Insights Unit.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
The Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Region boundary was taken from the existing Fish and Wildlife
Management Area boundary as the base. The copied boundary was revised through selection and addition
of available Base Features Source Data (described below) in an edit environment to assemble the
Geoadministrative Areas (GA) boundary. The GA boundary built uses Base Features (BF) Source Data
which includes layers of Alberta Township System (ATS), Hydrography, Hypsography and Access. In
cases where BF Source Data does not exist, Alberta Data Partnerships (ADP) Cadastral Source Data
including block, lot, plan, ownership and right-of-way are used. ATS data layer is considered to be
the foundation by which all other Source Data should be registered with when the GA boundary layer
is compiled. The Cadastral Source Data maintained by ADP is used in the hierarchy order of block,
lot, plan and right-of-way; regardless which version it is. The ADP cadastral representation of ATS
and Hydrography is not used. If none of the above Source Data is available and the defining document
refers a specific elevation or contour, Hypsography contour data is used. If no source arc for the
particular contour or elevation exists, interpolation of the contours or elevation graphically is
obtained by averaging between successive contours on either side of the range of elevation values.
If the defining document describes a mountain peak, interpretation of the contours to determine the
highest point of the peak is determined or in certain cases a spot height point in the Hypsography
cartographic layer is used to identify the peak. If the defining document describes a boundary
segment as Height-of-Land (HOL), HOL data is captured by digitization or graphical construction. In
cases if the GA boundary is described, but no Source Data is available except from a digital
reference file provided by data authority, with data authority's expressed permission, arcs are
copied from the digital reference file. Segments of the boundary which adjoin to Provincial Boundary
or National Park, arcs are copied from these 2 layers to define the GA boundary so that the layer
does conform to these 2 key layers. Once all the Source Data has been copied and put into the edit
environment, Constructed arcs are used to close polygon in cases where a gap between 2 Source Data
arcs exceeds 0.001 meters. If a gap is less than 0.001 meters, one of the Source Data is extended to
close the polygon, in accordance with the Source Data edit hierarchy i.e. with the highest order of
importance to the least importance which is in the order of ATS, Hydrography, Hypsography, ADP data,
Access, Height-of-Land or digitized arcs and digital reference file. Spatial relationship of the
boundary layer compiled is maintained with the Base Features (BF) Source data and other Source Data
with the geometry of all the Source Data remains unaltered throughout the editing process. Edit
tolerance is set to zero for node snap and arc snap. The GA polygons compiled have all the linework
precisely closed. Attribute table was created according to the item definition and standards
provided by the Information and Data Provisioning Services, Informatics Branch, Corporate Services
Division. Topology validation was performed on data to check polygonal integrity.
Date and time:
2016-04-01T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
-Boundary shape file provided by Peace Region Operations, AEP -Boundary change between Northwest and
Northeast -IDPS updated the metadata based on the information provided
Date and time:
2018-03-08T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Remove Central region and adding the areas to NorthWest and NorthEast
Date and time:
2022-08-10T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Transfer data from BaseMapping.sde to Sheriff.sde
- boundary update to eliminate Bonnyville District
Date and time:
2025-03-06T00:00:00
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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