Would a GPS Help

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Would a GPS Help?

• Navigating STC Geography

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• Five Questions to Find Your Way

• What Census and which product do I want?
• What format do I need?
• What themes do I require?
• What geographical hierarchy do I need?
• Which specific file do I need?

Show me!
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Where Do We Start?

• Geography is not yet on the web
• Start on the ftp site

ftp.statcan.ca /geography/census2001/
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1. What Census Product do I Need?
Chose a product subdirectory
Census1996
Census2001
CARS
Documentation
Attribute
Maps
PCCF
PCFC
Concordance
Geosuite

• Spatial
• (This is where the gems are)

/geography/census2001/spatial/
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2. What Format Do I Want?
Spatial
Its a matter of choice what software is your
patron using?
MapInfo ArcInfo
/geography/census2001/spatial/Arcinfo
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3. What themes do I require?
Spatial
Census Boundary Files Road Network
Files Skeletal Road Network Files Ecumene
(Population density)
ArcInfo
CBF
RNF
SRNF
Ecumene
/geography/census2001/spatial/Arcinfo/CBF
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4. What geographical hierarchy do I need?
Spatial
ArcInfo
CBF
National
Provincial
CMA
Extra
Which path do I take???
/geography/census2001/spatial/Arcinfo/CBF/provinci
al
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4. What slice of the geographical hierarchy do I
need?
CANADA
PROV/TERR
CAR
ER
FED
Non-CMA/CA
CMA/CA
MIZ
Terr.
CMA
CA CT No CT
CD
UA
Rural
CCS
CT
CSD
DPL
DA
Block
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4. What geographical hierarchy do I need?
Spatial
ArcInfo
CBF
National
Provincial
CMA
Extra
cd ccs cma ct csd da dpl fed
er pr ua dpp
ccs csd ct da
csd ct da
/geography/census2001/spatial/Arcinfo/CBF/provinci
al /da
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5. What specific file do I need?
Spatial
ArcInfo
CBF
Provincial
ccs
csd
da
ct
Gda_10b02.zip Gda_11b02.zip Gda_12b02.zip Gda_13b0
2.zip Etc.
/geography/census2001/spatial/Arcinfo/CBF/provinci
al /da/gda_13b02.zip
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Now What?
Thanks, but that was a lot more confusing than I
thought it would be! Why dont I just get a DMTI
census file from UT? Ive heard they are easy to
use
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Oh. Yikes!
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Wow.

• I need a moment

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Okay, Tell Me More

• DMTI
• Project files (.apr) available ArcView-ready
• Individual files come as shape, no need for
  importing
• 96 Census boundaries are paired with Census
  tables in .dbf format, ready for joining to
  spatial files
• Bundling is still a challenge
• Alternative route IDLS

• STC
• STC spatial data only census geo rocks!
• STC Documentation is at your fingertips
• - Organization still chaotic
• - Tables still have to be tweaked before merging

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Is It Worth It?
You bet! It gives research an entirely new
dimension and, though there is new language, you
still have two feet on the ground at all
times. We promise!
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Making a Sandwich

• Where in the world are we and is that really PB
  over there?

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GIS is really about
Where
What

X
Location e.g. Latitude longitude
Attributes Palm tree cover, old growth, near
Joes oasis
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Sounds Simple! Lets Go!
Now, just hold on to your shopping cart, missy!
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GIS is Much, Much More!

• Data networks
• Technology (software, hardware)
• Data creators
• Institutional arrangements
• Policies and Standards
• Spatial Data
• Metadata
• Users

GIS Infrastructure
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What can be any spatially-referenced entity or
phenomena.This means that a project can get out
of control very quickly.
Why You Want More Lessons
Especially if you dont use the standard or
compatible scale, data and projection in your
project.
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Why You Want More Lessons
Imagine a sandwich in which everything imaginable
including drano was added in random order,
dropped at heights varying from two inches to
30,000 feet (yuck, the pickle just came through
the roof and onto the kitchen table---sort of),
the mayo ended up in the living room and the
bread in the backyard, and the chickenwell
someone forgot to cook it.
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So Start Gently!
Your first map doesnt have to be that kind of
disaster. Were going to take a look at one
concept todaylayers or themes of a map. It is a
great concept to see in action and will really
help with the reference questions you get!
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You begin with an idea
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