Abstract: The Hamlet dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent Hamlets in Alberta. The formation of a Hamlet can occur if there are 5 or more buildings used as dwellings with a majority of which are on parcels of land smaller than 1850 square metres, has a generally accepted boundary and name and contains parcels of land that are used for non-residential purposes. Hamlet is an unincorporated community that can be designated by the council of Municipal District or Specialized Municipality within their boundaries, or by the Minister of Municipal Affairs within the boundaries of an Improvement District.
Metadata:
File identifier:
EF31D364-8860-407E-8E24-4BF6A989B21D
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:
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
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2025-04-10
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:
434
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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:
Hamlet Boundaries
Alternate title:
Hamlets
Date:
Date:
Date:
2024-07-12
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-04-03
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-04-03
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:
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
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
custodian
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Municipal Affairs, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Manager Information Services
Contact info:
missing
Role:
Role code:
owner
Abstract:
The Hamlet dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent Hamlets in Alberta. The formation of a
Hamlet can occur if there are 5 or more buildings used as dwellings with a majority of which are on parcels
of land smaller than 1850 square metres, has a generally accepted boundary and name and contains parcels of
land that are used for non-residential purposes. Hamlet is an unincorporated community that can be
designated by the council of Municipal District or Specialized Municipality within their boundaries, or by
the Minister of Municipal Affairs within the boundaries of an Improvement District.
Purpose:
The Hamlet dataset provides users with GIS ready polygon representation of all Hamlets 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
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
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:
Hamlet
Keyword:
Municipal
Keyword:
Boundaries
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
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:
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:
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
Environment description:
Esri ArcGIS 13.3.0.52636
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120.52352
East bound longitude:
-108.641948
South bound latitude:
48.906635
North bound latitude:
59.930809
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
File Geodatabase
Version:
3.0
Specification:
FGDB
File decompression technique:
ZIP
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:
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
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
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
Contact instructions:
This layer is a part of the Base Features product which can be accessed and downloaded via the
Open Data option from Altalis Ltd.: https://www.altalis.com
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/boundaries/municipal_communities_public/MapServer
Protocol:
REST
Name:
boundaries/municipal_communities_public (Map Server)
Description:
Esri map service containing populated places in Alberta
Function:
Online function code:
webService
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/portal/home/item.html?id=24c8aa099c5b470c8da41afcb72bfac4
Protocol:
HTTPS
Name:
Communities
Description:
Esri map service portal page with linkage to Esri feature service and open web map service (WMS)
Function:
Online function code:
information
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Hamlet boundary polygons were collected from rural municipalities by the Information Services (IS) team of
the Municipal Services Division within Municipal Affairs. Importing the geospatial data from
municipalities with GIS capabilities was straightforward, however, when spatial files could not be
provided to the ministry, the IS team digitized the information supplied by the municipality. A new
‘geocode’ was assigned to new hamlets within the Ministry’s Stakeholder Information Management System.
All verified and confirmed hamlet boundaries were merged into one feature class. The ministry then
provided a digital export of both the shapefile and pdf maps to municipalities to confirm these changes.
Though hamlet boundaries were verified, they may have been created using local cadastral data which may
deviate slightly from the Government of Alberta cadastral fabric.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Initial compilation
Date and time:
2024-07-12T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update - the village of Caroline became a hamlet by amalgamating with Clearwater County (O.C.
358/2024); the village of Halkirk became a hamlet by dissolving into the County of Paintearth No.
18. (O.C. 362/2024)
Date and time:
2025-02-03T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Attribute change: Updated all hamlet names to proper case.
Date and time:
2025-04-03T00:00:00
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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