Abstract: The Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Unit dataset is comprised of the polygons representing Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Units 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 Units throughout the province.
Metadata:
File identifier:
38CB036C-1880-43B5-AFE6-C8C412EDD0EC
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:
2025-06-11
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:
13
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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 Units
Date:
Date:
Date:
2022-08-10
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-06-11
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-06-11
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 Unit dataset is comprised of the polygons representing Fish and Wildlife
Enforcement Units 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 Units throughout the province.
Purpose:
The Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Unit dataset provides users with GIS ready polygonal representation of all
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Unit 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 Unit
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
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
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 District dataset
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:
Update
- Transfer data from BaseMapping.sde to Sheriff.sde
- boundary update to eliminate Bonnyville District
Processor:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Data and Geospatial Insights Unit, Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services
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
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Creation
- Receive boundaries from business areas for Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Unit
Date and time:
2022-08-10T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Update
- Changes made to boundaries for Calgary and Lethbridge Units to reflect the removal of Vulcan District
Date and time:
2025-06-11T00:00:00
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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