Abstract: The Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact Boundaries dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact Boundaries within the Province of Alberta. The dataset is to help determine which Biologist is responsible for each Wildlife Management Unit. Please refer to the metadata included with the data for full entity attribute information.
Metadata:
File identifier:
BC34E714-EE27-4C5F-BB82-93EC885DB5E6
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
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2024-05-22
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:
199
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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:
Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact Boundaries
Alternate title:
WMU Biologist Contact Boundaries
Date:
Date:
Date:
2022-06-20
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2024-05-21
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Date:
Date:
Date:
2024-05-21
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
Role:
Role code:
originator
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Abstract:
The Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact Boundaries dataset is comprised of all the polygons that
represent the Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact Boundaries within the Province of Alberta. The
dataset is to help determine which Biologist is responsible for each Wildlife Management Unit. Please refer
to the metadata included with the data for full entity attribute information.
Purpose:
The Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact Boundaries is a public dataset. The dataset provides users with
GIS ready polygonal representation of the Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact Boundaries 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
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:
Wildlife management units
Keyword:
WMU
Keyword:
Biologist
Keyword:
Biologist contact
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:
Use limitation:
Distribution Liability: Under the terms of the Open Government License - Alberta, the Information is
licenced 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:
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
http://open.alberta.ca/licence
Resource constraints:
Security constraints:
Classification:
Classification code:
unclassified
User note:
Public/Unrestricted
Classification system:
GOA 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
Spatial resolution:
Resolution:
Equivalent scale:
Representative fraction:
Denominator:
1000000
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
environment
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Environment description:
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120.902231
East bound longitude:
-108.457295
South bound latitude:
48.897758
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/portal/home/item.html?id=44e31ad7961244219c2cb54095fb1a06
Protocol:
HTTPS
Name:
Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact
Description:
Feature Layer Geospatial Portal Webpage for Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact
Function:
Online function code:
information
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/boundaries/fishwild_wmu_biologist_contact_public/FeatureServer
Protocol:
REST
Name:
boundaries/fishwild_wmu_biologist_contact_public (FeatureServer)
Description:
Feature web service for Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact dataset
Function:
Online function code:
webService
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
10
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/boundaries/WMUBiologistContact.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
WMU Biologist Contact Boundaries (SHP)
Description:
SHP containing WMU Biologist Contact Boundaries dataset (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
The dataset has been created through consultation with the Wildlife Management Units throughout the
Province to align their area of work with the Provincial boundaries. The boundaries were comprised of
major rivers, HUC watersheds, municipal, Metis Settlements, Wildlife Management Units, and county
boundaries and other dominant features on the landscape.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Creation - Receive boundaries from regional office. Created with consultation from business areas.
Date and time:
2022-06-20T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Corrections
- Corrections made to Air Weapons Ranges from NorthEast Region to Northeast Region
Date and time:
2023-08-28T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Changed contact for WMU 516, 518, 519, 529, 530, 531, 532, 250, 258, and 260
Date and time:
2023-08-28T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Attribute Update
- Changed contact for the Grande Prairie Region.
Date and time:
2024-05-21T00:00:00
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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