README for “Canadian Infrastructure 1995-1998” dataset. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS); U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) [distributor] 2025-06-10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- LINKS TO DATASET ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. Dataset archive link: https://doi.org/10.21949/1403492 ---------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF DATASET ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Canadian Infrastructure 1995-1998 dataset is from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics’s (BTS's) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). Canadian highway and railroad networks, shorelines and international boundaries for the country and its provinces; 1:1,000,000 base-map scale. ---------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. General Information B. Sharing/Access & Policies Information C. Data and Related File Overview D. Methodological Information E. Data-Specific Information for: Canadian Infrastructure 1995-1998 [datasets] F. Update Log ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. GENERAL INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0. Title of Dataset: Canadian Infrastructure 1995-1998 [dataset] 1. Description of Dataset: The Canadian Infrastructure 1995-1998 dataset is from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS's) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). Canadian highway and railroad networks, shorelines and international boundaries for the country and its provinces; 1:1,000,000 base-map scale. 2. Dataset archive link: https://doi.org/10.21949/1403492 3. Authorship Information: Principal Data Creator or Data Manager Contact Information Institution: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington D.C. 20590 Contact: ntad@dot.gov Data Distributor Contact Information Name: National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Institution: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of Spatial Analysis and Visualization (OSAV) Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington D.C. 20590 Email: ntad@dot.gov 4. Date of data collection and update interval: This dataset is not receiving updates. 5. Geographic location of data collection: United States of America 6. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) ---------------------------------------------------------------- B. SHARING/ACCESS & POLICIES INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0. Recommended citation for the data: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) [distributor]. Canadian Infrastructure 1995-1998 [datasets]. 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: These data are in the Public Domain. 2. Was data derived from another source?: Yes. Data is derived from the Digital Chart of the World and Census TIGER/Line. 3. This document was created to meet the requirements enumerated in the U.S. Department of Transportation's 'Plan to Increase Public Access to the Results of Federally-Funded Scientific Research' Version 1.1 << https://doi.org/10.21949/1520559 >> and guidelines suggested by the DOT Public Access website << https://doi.org/10.21949/1503647 >>, in effect and current as of December 03, 2020. ---------------------------------------------------------------- C. DATA & RELATED FILE OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. File List for the Canadian Infrastructure 1995-1998 dataset A. Filename: bts_NTAD_Canadian_Infrastructure_DMP_20250610.pdf Short description: A PDF file containing the Data Management Plan that was created for current and future management of the data and associated files. B. Filename: bts_NTAD_Canadian_Infrastructure_README_20250610.txt Short description: The README.txt file that includes human-readable information about the data, variable definitions, contact information, and other contextual information. The file you are reading now. C. File List for the Canadian_Infrastructure_NTAD1995_1998.zip collection. Ca. File List for NTADXXXX_Canadian_Infrastructure collection Ca 1. File List for NTADXXXX_SHP_Final_Canadian_XXXXX.zip collection Ca 1a. Filename: CAN_XXXXX.shp and CAN_XXXXX_with_attr.shp Short description: Shapefiles containing the geospatial data for Canadian Infrastructure 1995-1998 dataset. This includes associated files with extensions .prj, .dbf, .sbn, .sbx, .shx. Shapefile (SHP) folders are classified by NTAD publication year and infrastructure feature type (boundary, roads, etc.). Data are classified by infrastructure feature (boundary, roads, etc.). Ca 1b. Filename: CAN_XXXXX.txt Short description: Text files containing key metadata and documentation information such as methodology, procedures, data dictionary, etc. Files are classified by infrastructure feature (boundary, roads, etc.). ---------------------------------------------------------------- D. METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: N/A 2. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: The shapefile data can be opened with Esri ArcGIS and any GIS software package. The documentation files can be opened with any basic text editor. ---------------------------------------------------------------- E. DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Canadian Infrastructure data table Due to the size of the data, it is not described in detail here. Review the data dictionary present in the data folders for information on the data table. A. Number of variables (columns): The data dictionary found in CAN_XXXXX.txt provides definitions for the variables B. Data Dictionary/Variable List: Because of the large number of variables, please refer to the Data Dictionary found within the file CAN_XXXXX.txt for names, definitions, and formats of variables. C. Missing data codes: None ---------------------------------------------------------------- F. UPDATE LOG ---------------------------------------------------------------- This bts_Canadian_Infrastructure_20250610_README.txt file was originally created on 2025-05-14 by Dominic Menegus, Geographer, dominic.menegus@dot.gov [Note changes or update to the readme.txt file, e.g.:] 2025-06-10: Original file created 2025-10-29: DOI added