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    Reference Maps and Thematic Maps, Reference Guide

    4. Technical specifications

    Record layouts and data descriptions

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    Software formats

    The PDF maps are best viewed with Adobe Reader® 8.0 or more recent versions.

    System requirements

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    Installation instructions

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    Geographic representation

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    File naming convention

    The 2011 Census Reference Maps follow a standard naming convention.

    The naming convention for the National, Census Division and Census Subdivision Reference Maps (Standard Geographical Classification [SGC], Volume II is: census year-catalogue number-Canada code-MAPLETTER -- where the census year is 2011, the catalogue number is 125721, the code for a Canada map is 01, and the map letter is the current letter used in the SGC manual. In the SGC manual, the CD map is Map A, the CMA and CA map is map B, the SAC map is Map C and the ER map is Map D. For the purposes of the naming convention, the Index Map is labelled Map E.

    The naming convention for the Census Division and Census Subdivision Reference Maps is: census year-catalogue number-PRCODE-MAPNUMBER -- where the census year is 2011, the catalogue number is 12572, the PRCODE for each province and territory is 10 to 62 as found in the SGC manual, and the map number, which are the numbers 01 to 23.

    The naming convention for the Census Tract Reference Maps, by Census Metropolitan Areas or Census AgglomerationsMaps is: census year-catalogue number-CMA and CA UID-MAPNUMBER -- where the census year is 2011, the catalogue number is 92146, the CMA and CAUID as found on Statistics Canada's Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the map number, which is 00 for the main map, 01 for the first inset, 02 for the second inset, and so on.

    The naming convention for the Dissemination Area Reference Maps, by Non-tracted Census Agglomerations Maps is: census year-catalogue number-CA UID-MAPNUMBER -- where the census year is 2011, the catalogue number is 92148, the non-tracted CA unique identifiers as found on Statistics Canada's Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the map number, which is 00 for the main map, 01 for the first inset, 02 for the second inset, and so on.

    The naming convention for the Dissemination Area Reference Maps, by Census subdivision, for areas outside Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations Maps is: census year-catalogue number-CSD UID-MAPNUMBER -- where the census year is 2011, the catalogue number is 92145, the CSD UID is the seven digit code as found on Statistics Canada's Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the map number, which is 00 for the main map, 01 for the first inset, 02 for the second inset, and so on.

    The naming convention for the Dissemination Area Reference Maps, by Census Tract, for Census Metropolitan Areas or Census Agglomerations Maps is: census year-catalogue number-CMA and CA UID-CENSUSTRACT and CA NAME-MAPNUMBER -- where the census year is 2011, the catalogue number is 92147, the CMA and CAUID as found on Statistics Canada's Spatial Data Infrastructure, the CENSUSTRACT and CA NAME which is a six-digit code (withoutthe decimal point) and the map number, which is 00 for the main map, 01 for the first inset, 02 for the second inset, and so on.

    Note:

    1. The hyphen has been deleted within each catalogue number.
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