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Spatial information products: Road Network File
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Major characteristics
The 2011 Road Network File is a digital representation of Canada's national road network. It contains information such as street names, types, directions and address ranges.
Streets are ranked according to five levels of detail, suitable for mapping at small to medium scales. User applications of this file may include mapping, geocoding, geographic searching, area delineation, and database maintenance as a source for street names and locations. Since statistical activities do not require absolute positional accuracy, relative positional accuracy takes precedence in the Road Network File. As a result, this file is not suitable for engineering applications, emergency dispatching services, surveying or legal applications.
What's new?
- The unique identifier, name and type for each side of a street arc (where applicable) are included for the following geographic levels: provinces and territories, census subdivisions (CSDs), census metropolitan areas/census agglomerations (CMAs/CAs).
Geography
- Canada
Internet access
Available via the Internet. The files are available in three formats:
- ArcInfo® (.shp)
- Geography Mark-up Language (.gml)
- MapInfo® (.tab)
A reference guide is available (Catalogue no. 92-500-G).
Other delivery methods
Contact Statistics Canada's National Contact Centre at 1-800-263-1136 for more information.
Availability
November 29, 2011.
Price/Price range
Available for free to all users via the Internet.
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