CMA and Intersections
- Diego Cesa de Meira (Unlicensed)
Description
Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Intersection Point is the intersecting point of railway track with the CMA boundary.
These intersection points are significant because based on Rail Safety Act, Companies must restrict Key Trains to a maximum speed of 40 MPH within the core and secondary core of Census Metropolitan Areas.
Originator
Canada Open Data
Transport Canada
Use Cases
As a Railway Safety Officer, I want to know where the key intersections are so that speed restriction are enforced for public safety.
Source(s)
Description | Source | Format | Date | Update Frequency | Metadata | Cost | Link | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMA and Intersections | Rail Safety | KML | 2016 | Complete | N/A | Free | EGIS Data Folder: CMA_RailIntersection.gdb.zip | Data provided by Rail Safety |
Remarks
Intersections were generated by performing a spatial intersection of two datasets, Metro CMA boundary (polygon) with 100m buffer and Railway Main Line.
Process for EGIS integration
TC Smart Maps:
Not all GIS applications can consume KML file directly due to its unique data structures such as networklinks, folders, models etc.
Please contact Lawrence Chong, Digital Services Directorate for TC Smart Maps KML dataset and format translation.
TC Smart Maps KML link: \\tc.gc.ca\tcgis\GISData\Google Mashup\Surface Engineering-Rail Data\CMA\CMA.kmz
Customization:
Schema transformation: As required
Denormalization: No required
Value coding: Not required
Attribute renaming: As required to improve readability
Attribute removal: It is highly recommended as some fields are unnecessary, this will also reduce file size and improve performance
Geoenrichment: Feature symbolization is recommended to improve visualization
Format translation: As needed.
Language translation: French version not available.