Table 4.4
Province and territory generalized cartographic boundary file record layout

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Table 4.4 Province and territory generalized cartographic boundary file record layout
Attribute name Data type Description
FID Object ID (4) Specific to ArcGIS®
Shape Geometry Specific to ArcGIS®
DigitalBoundary
CartographicBoundary
MultiPolygon PropertyType Shape geometry; specific to Geography Markup Language
PRUID Character (2) Uniquely identifies a province or territory
PRNAME Character (55) Province or territory name
PRENAME Character (30) Province or territory name in English
PRFNAME Character (30) Province or territory name in French
PREABBR Character (10) English abbreviation of the province or territory name
PRFABBR Character (10) French abbreviation of the province or territory name 
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