u:\geodata\canada\on\waste\disposalsites\metadata.htm

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Description:

Abstract:

See individual layers for full metadata. This data was created using the 1991 publication "Waste Disposal Site Inventory "published by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. The information included in the inventory was photographed in June 2005, entered into tabular format using optical character recognition software Omni Page Pro 14, verified in ArcGIS and standardized. This data is provided as is and is provided for non-commercial, academic research and teaching purposes only. All other uses, please contact gis.maps@utoronto.ca.

Purpose:

Non-commercial, Academic Use only. If in doubt, contact gis.maps@utoronto.ca

Time_Period_of_Content:

Currentness_Reference: 1991

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Access_Constraints: non-commercial, academic use only

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

University of Toronto, Data, Map, and Government Information Services

Contact_Person: Marcel Fortin

Contact_Position: GIS & Map Librarian

Data_Set_Credit: Deborah Kenley, Magda Biesida, Marcel Fortin

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Some coordinates are outside of Ontario

Logical_Consistency_Report:

This data is as accurate as possible up to the year 1991. Some sites listed appear outside the province of Ontario. The coordinates for the sites have been verified against the original documents and the coordinates are the same, they just happen to be outside the boundary of Ontario.

Completeness_Report:

Data is complete up to 1991 from the Ministry of the Environment, Ontario.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Publication_Date: June 1991

Title: Waste Disposal Site Inventory

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Type_of_Source_Media:

Paper was photographed and then converted to text using OCR software

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

Ontario Ministry of the Environment. "Waste Disposal Site Inventory", June 1991 G 3501 N46 900 - 1600 1990 TEXT

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Overview_Description:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

University of Toronto Libraries, Data, Map, and Government Information Services

Contact_Person: Marcel Fortin

Contact_Position: GIS & Map Librarian

Distribution_Liability:

This data is provided as is and no warranty is provided. The University of Toronto cannot be held liable for any uses of this data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.library.utoronto.ca/maplib/>

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Fees: negotiable

Ordering_Instructions: contact gis.maps@utoronto.ca

Turnaround: 1 week

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050822