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Table of Contents

CIP
Preface
Abstract
Acknowledgments
List of Tables
List of Figures

1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope and Status
1.3 Using this Document

2 Database Standards & Data Capture

2.1 Background and Scope
2.2 Mandatory Project and Polygon Attributes
2.3 Database Field Definitions For TEM Data Form And Data Capture (DC) Application
2.4 TEM Data Form Attributes
2.5 TEM Data forms
2.6 Data Capture Overview

3 Digital Specifications for Spatial Data

3.1 Background and Scope
3.2 Gather Baseline Reference Data
3.3 Spatial Data Standards

3.3.1 Data layers
3.3.2 Specifications for Control and Data Capture using Mono-Restitution
3.3.3 Required Spatial Attributes
3.3.4 Feature codes
3.3.5 Unique Polygon Identification
3.3.6 Spatial Coordinate System
3.3.7 Polygonal Topology Standards
3.3.8 Slivers
3.3.9 Point Topology Standards
3.3.10 Data Quality
3.3.11 Coverage extents
3.3.12 Spatial/Attribute links
3.3.13 Indexing

4 Check and Presentation Plots

4.1 Check Plot Information

4.1.1 Plot Types
4.1.2 Cartographic Layout of a Check or Presentation Plots
4.1.3 Map Legend
4.1.4 Annotation text (eca)

4.2 Symbology

5 Metadata
6 Delivery

6.1 Location
6.2 Format and list of required deliverables

6.2.1 Required spatial databases:
6.2.2 Non-spatial attribute databases:
6.2.3 Digital plot files and hardcopy plots
6.2.4 Map Legend
6.2.5 Expanded Legend and Final Report

6.3 Digital Requirements
6.4 Quality Assurance

7 References
8 Appendix

List of Tables
Table 2-1 - Mandatory project and polygon attributes required for TEM
Table 2-2 - Description of Attribute Fields for Ecosystem Project Data - Project.csv
Table 2-3 - Description of Attribute Fields for Ecosystem Polygon Data - Polygon.csv
Table 2-4 - Description of Attribute Fields for Ecosystem User Defined Data - Userdef.csv
Table 2-5 - Terrain Survey Intensity Levels
Table 2-6 - Data Source
Table 3-1 - Digital Reference Files
Table 3-2 - Digital Templates stored at ministry web site
Table 3-3 - Scale designators used in TEM naming conventions
Table 3-4 - Results of mono-restitution model
Table 3-5 - ECP Polygon Attribute Table (PAT)
Table 3-6 - ECP Arc Attribute Table (AAT)
Table 3-7 - ECI Point Attribute Table (PAT)
Table 3-8 - Meta Attribute Table (META)
Table 3-9 - Common feature codes associated with TEM mapping
Table 3-10 - Map Number Recording Convention
Table 3-11 - Coordinate system parameters
Table 3-12 - Fuzzy Tolerance
Table 3-13 - Dangle tolerances
Table 3-14 - Minimum polygon size
Table 3-15 - Minimum Allowable Polygon Widths
Table 4-1 - Map surround and check plot description
Table 4-2 - Ecosection and biogeoclimatic unit label format
Table 4-3 - Terrestrial ecosystem label format
Table 4-4 - Terrain label format
Table 4-5 - Symbology specifications
Table 6-1 - Digital requirements deliverables
Table 8-1 - Description of Attribute Fields for Slope Class Descriptions - Example
Table 8-2 - Slope classes¹ - Example
Table 8-3 - Slope class separators - Example

List of Figures
Figure 4-1 - Example Map Surround, 1:20,000

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