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DIRECTORY STRUCTURE FOR
CENSUS GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE FILES


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2006
2001
1996
1991
1986
1981

2006:

Reference materials for the 2006 Census are mostly contained within the directory "documentation".
STCAN directories 'attribute_info', 'concordance' and 'documentation' have all been merged into the /DOCS/directory.

Due to space constraints, only English files have been retained.

/geographic_ref_products/documentation/
td
r.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/

contains much of the documentation and reference files
Dirlist.txt  
nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/DOCS/geography-dirlist2006.txt
contains the complete directory structure -STCAN version
catalogue
http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/catalogue/92-196-xie2008001.pdf
contains Geography Catalogue
concordance
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/GEOGFILES/DOCS/
contains concordance files to previous census materials
reference_guides_de_reference http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/reference_guides/ contains reference guides to all geography products
working_paper_documents-de-travail http://nesstar.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/working-paper/ contains papers researching changes in Census

CORRESPONDANCE FILES:

GEOSUITE
http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geosuite_cd-rom/92-150-gie2006001.pdf
guide to search tool based on the 2006 Census geographic reference information


USER GUIDES:

.Below is a list of the guides for the 2006 Geographic Census Data files.

geo-catalogue-2006-print.pdf
http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/catalogue/92-196-xie2006001.pdf
2006 Geography Catalogue of Products - english
92-145-gie2006001.pdf - http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/reference_guides/92-145-gie2006001.pdf guide for dissemination area reference maps

92-146-gie2006001.pdf
http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/reference_guides/92-146-gie2006001.pdf

guide for census tract reference maps by cma or ca

92-170-gie2006001.pdf
http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/reference_guides/92-170-gie2006001.pdf

guide for forward sortation area boundary files
92-500-gie2006001.pdf http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/reference_guides/92-500-gie2006001.pdf
guides for road network files
92-159-gie2006001.pdf
http://nesstar.tdr.uoguelph.ca/CENSUS/2006/GIS06/geographic_ref_products/documentation/reference_guides/92-159-gie2006001.pdf
guide for population ecumene by census division boundary files

92f0138mie2000004.pdf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/working-paper/92F0138MIE2000004.pdf

working paper on dissemination areas



2001:

Reference materials for the 2001 Census are all contained within the directory DOCS.
STCAN directories 'attribute_info', 'concordance' and 'documentation' have all been merged into the /DOCS/directory.

Due to space constraints, only English files have been retained.

/DOCS/
td
r.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/

contains all documentation and reference files
Dirlist.txt  
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/Dirlist.txt
contains the complete directory structure -STCAN version
attrbute_info_prod_attributs tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/attrbute_info_prod_attributs contains information on attribute files
catalogue
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/catalogue/
contains Geography Catalogue
concordance
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/concordance/
contains concordance files to previous census materials
reference_guides_de_reference tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/ contains reference guides to all geography products
working_paper_documents-de-travail tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/working-paper_documents-de-travail/ contains papers researching changes in Census

CORRESPONDANCE FILES:

GEOSUITE
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOSUITE/DOCS/engguide.pdf
guide to search tool based on the 2001 Census geographic reference information
ea-sd_corr-version2.txt
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/concordance/ea-sd_corr-version2.txt
EA/DA Correspondence file (1996 EAsto 2001 DAs) in text format
ea-sd_corr-version2.mdb
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/concordance/ea-sd_corr-version2.mdb
EA/DA Correspondence file (1996 EAsto 2001 DAs) -Access dbase
pc_csd_file.xls tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/attribute_info_prod_attributs/previous-census_csds-recensement-precrdent_sdr/pc_csd_file.xls xls file csd comparisons by current and previous censuses


USER GUIDES:

.Below is a list of the guides for the 2001 Geographic Census Data files.

geo-catalogue-2001-print.pdf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/catalogue/geo-catalogue-2001-print.pdf
2001 Geography Catalogue of Products - english
92f0146xie_da.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0146xie_da.pdf guide for dissemination area reference maps

92f0145gie_ct_cma.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0145gie_ct_cma.pdf
92f0145gie_ct_cma.doc
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0145gie_ct_cma.doc

guide for census tract reference maps by cma
92f0149gie_cd_csd.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0149gie_cd_csd.pdf
92f0149gie_cd_csd.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0149gie_cd_csd.doc
guide for census tract & census division reference maps

92f0171gie-cbf-2nd-edition.pdf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0171gie-cbf-2nd-edition.pdf

guides for digital cartographic files - 2nd edition

92F0170GIE01000.pdf
http://tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92F0170GIE01000.pdf

guide for forwards sortation area boundary files
92f0157gie_rnf.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0157gie_rnf.pdf
92f0157gie_rnf.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0157gie_rnf.doc
guides for road network files

92f0158gie_srnf.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0158gie_srnf.pdf
92f0158gie_srnf.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/reference_guides_de_reference/92f0158gie_srnf.doc

guides for skeletal road network files
92f0159gie-ecumene.doc
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/arcinfo/apercu_ecoumene-ecumene_preview/92f0159gie-ecumene.doc

guide for population ecumene by census division boundary files

92f0138mie2000004.pdf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/2001/GIS01/GEOGFILES/DOCS/working-paper_documents-de-travail/92F0138MIE2000004.pdf

working paper on dissemination areas


1996:

REFERENCE FILES:

Dirlist.txt   tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/dirlist.txt contains the complete directory structure
enggeocat.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/enggeocat.pdf 1997 Geography Catalogue of products - english
frgeocat.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/frgeocat.pdf 1997 Geography Catalogue of products - french
interim tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/interim interim list of boundary changes to municipal areas Jan 1996-Jan 1998


USER GUIDES:

User Guides are not listed in a separate directory, rather they are found within each of the main directories.  Below is a list of the guides for the 1996 Geographic Census Data files.

enggeocat
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/enggeocat.pdf
1997 Geography catalogue of products
bfdf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/bfdf/bfdfguide.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/bfdf/bfdfguide.doc
guides for block face data files
digbound
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/digbound/document/dbfdoc.pdf
guide for digital boundary files
digcart
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/digbound/document/dbfdoc.pdf
guide for digital cartographic files is included in dbf guide
diggeo.pdf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/diggeo.pdf
naming convention for digital boundary and cartographic files
pccf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/pccf_nov00/documentation/pccf_jun01.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/pccf_nov00/documentation/pccf_jun01.pdf guide for postal code conversion file
pcfr tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/pcfr_nov00/documentation/pcfr_jun01.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/pcfr_nov00/documentation/pcfr_jun01.pdf guide for postal code by federal riding files
pcpwf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/pcpwf/english/documentation/pcpwf95.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/pcpwf/english/documentation/pcpwf9.pdf guides for postal code population weight file
snf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/snfef/English/Refguide/SNF&SNFEF.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/snfef/English/Refguide/SNF&SNFEF.pdf
guides for street network files & street network & extension files
snffrr
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/snffrr/english/enguide.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/snffrr/english/enguide.pdf
guides for street network & extension files
ssnffsrr tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/ssnffsrr/ssnfguide.doc tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOGFILES/ssnffsrr/ssnfguide.pdf guides for skeletal street network files


GEOREF
1996:
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1996/GIS96/GEOREF
Geographic Information Reference System - based on the Enumeration Areas, information such as population counts, dwelling counts, name and code of standard geographic area can be obtained for the provinces. You will need to copy the installation_disk , sytem#1 and system#2 disk.


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1991:

MAIN REFERENCE DIRECTORIES

dirlist.txt contains the complete directory structure
refdata tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/refdata all files with reference data in ASCII format
document
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/document

userguide and catalogues
-
in Toolbox(r) .cat, Acrobat Reader(r) .pdf, or
Word .doc format

readme.txt overview of files and codes


REFERENCE DATA

The reference data are available in tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/refdata/ in ASCII format. For conversion of 1991attribute files to your system, please download the disks for the GEOFMT program and use it to convert the attribute files into other formats (XLS,DBF,etc.).

bfdf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/refdata/bfdf/
by name of CMA/CA
eacoor tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/refdata/eacorr/ correspondence file for EA
gaf
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/refdata/gaf/
by codes for provinces
geofmt ugdc4.drc.uoguelph.ca/Data/CENSUS/1991/GEOGFILES/refdata/geofmt disk content for the geofmt program -allows conversion of the REFDATA files into dbase, DIF, MOD, Lotus and Excel format
pccf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/refdata/pccf/ by codes for provinces, pccf.exe includes all of Canada
pcfr tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/refdata/pcfr/ West, East, Ontario, Quebec and BC
pnmf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/refdata/pnmf by province

DOCUMENT

The document directory contains userguides, dictionary and geographic catalogues for English and Francais and an interim release of municipal changes. The directory is found in tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/document/english/.

english
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GEOGFILES/document/english

/dictiona

/userguid

/catalogu

Dictionary extensions .cat & .doc)

userguide (extensions .cat and .doc, listed by product abbreviations)

geographic catalogue
(.pdf, .cat, .doc)

francais
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOGFILES/document/francais/

/dictionn

/guideuti

/catalogu

Dictionary as Toolbook file - extension .cat & .doc)

userguide (.cat & .doc, listed by product abbreviations)

geographic catalogue (.pdf, .cat, .doc)

interim ugdc4.drc.uoguelph.ca/Data/

CENSUS/1991/GEOGFILES/document/interim

/jan91_94

/jan94_95

/jan95_96

Changes in CSDs as tables and text files for

Jan91- Jan94,

Jan 94 - Jan 95,

Jan 95 - Jan 96

 



GEOREF
1991:  
tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1991/GIS/GEOREF/
Geographic Information Reference System - based on the Enumeration Areas, information such as population counts, dwelling counts, name and code of standard geographic area can be obtained for the provinces. You will need to copy the installation_disk , sytem#1 and system#2 disk.


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1986:

REFERENCE FILES:

gaf_86   tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1986/GIS/reference_data/gaf_86 Geographic Attribute files
pccf   tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1986/GIS/reference_data/pccf Postal Code Conversion files
pnmf_86   tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1986/GIS/reference_data/pnmf_86 Place Name Master files


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1981:

REFERENCE FILES

cartl81.cdbk tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1981/GIS/document/cartl81.cdbk

guide to cartographic files
dqs_csd81.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1981/GIS/document/dqs_csd81.pdf data quality file for digital boundary files
dqs_csd81.pdf tdr.uoguelph.ca/DATA/CENSUS/1981/GIS/document/dqs_csd81.doc data quality file for digital boundary files

 

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