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User Manual
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Forward Sortation Area
Boundaries
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Table of Contents
ABOUT DMTI SPATIAL ...................................................................................................3
REALLY SMART SPATIAL SOLUTIONS .........................................................................................4
DMTI SPATIAL PRODUCT & SERVICE PORTFOLIO............................................................................4
CONTACTING DMTI SPATIAL ................................................................................................5
FORWARD SORTATION AREA BOUNDARIES ..........................................................................6
FILE DESCRIPTIONS .......................................................................................................6
AREAFSA ...................................................................................................................6
AREAWAT ..................................................................................................................6
POSTAL PROVINCE CODES FOR CANADA .............................................................................7
APPENDIX A: SHORELINED VS. UNSHORELINED BOUNDARIES ...................................................8
Unshorelined Boundaries ...........................................................................................8
Subset of Course Water Layer .....................................................................................9
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About DMTI Spatial
DMTI Spatial Inc. is Canada’s leading spatial solutions provider that enables users to understand their
customers, optimize resources, realize opportunities, maximize profitability and make more informed
decisions through accurate products and innovative thinking.
DMTI Spatial publishes precision built street map data (CanMap), and innovative geocoding software
(GeoPinpoint™). In addition, DMTI Spatial publishes a full range of positionally accurate geo-spatial
data products including; census data and boundaries, postal geography, topographic maps, marketing
databases, and US maps & data. As part of a complete business geographic solution, DMTI Spatial
offers a wide range of GIS services, consulting, and software training.
Established in 1994, DMTI Spatial is dedicated to serving its customer’s specific Geographical
Information System requirements. Committed to setting the standard within the GIS industry for
precision built street map data, innovative geocoding technology and positionally accurate geo-spatial
datasets, DMTI Spatial believes the key to its customer’s success is quality, customer service and in
providing a complete geographic solution.
At DMTI Spatial, we believe that our true strength comes from working closely with our customer base
and providing innovative spatial solutions to meet their strategic business requirements. As Canada’s
premier solution spatial provider we pride ourselves with having worked with North America’s leading
organizations to help them achieve their business geographic requirements.
DMTI Spatial has worked strategically with large and small organizations represented from a wide range
of industries:
Agriculture
Banking/Finance
Consulting
Education
Emergency Services
Engineering
Environmental
Forestry
Government
Health
High Technology
Insurance
Manufacturing
Media
Mining
Real Estate
Retail
Telecommunications
Transportation
Utilities
In October 2000, the Markham Board of Trade selected DMTI Spatial as the co-winner of the board’s
prestigious Business Excellence Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
DMTI Spatial is a Strategic Partner of MapInfo Corporation and a member of the ESRI Business Partner
Program.
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Really Smart Spatial Solutions
Through the application of its products and services, DMTI Spatial has been involved with projects such
as: logistic planning, emergency dispatch, facilities management, data management, customer care,
land base development in support of network planning, and marketing/demographic analysis
applications. DMTI Spatial can provide all of the components necessary for the acquisition,
implementation, operation and maintenance of a successful GIS system within companies of all sizes.
Through its product and service offering, DMTI Spatial can provide users with 5 key components for a
successful GIS application:
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Accurate and compatible data products and base maps
Comprehensive Maintenance Subscription program
GIS software
Consulting and services
Software training
For more information on DMTI Spatial’s Geographic Solutions for Business, please visit
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DMTI Spatial Product & Service Portfolio
DMTI Spatial’s product & service offering includes:
CanMap - Digital Street Maps for Canada
1996 Census Demographic Boundaries & Data
• CanMap Streetfiles
• Enumeration Area (EA)
• Census Subdivision (CSD)
• CanMap Major Roads and Highways
• CanMap RouteLogistics
• Census Division (CD)
• Census Metropolitan Area/Census Agglomeration
(CMA/CA)
GeoPinpoint™- Canada’s Geocoding Solution
• Census Tract (CT)
• Standalone Geocoder
• Federal Electoral Districts (FED)
• ActiveX Control (OCX)
GIS Software
• UNIX Version
• For the Desktop
Points of Interest Layers
• For the Developer
• Education
Consulting and Services
• Health Care
• Accommodation
• GIS Consulting
• Car Rental Agencies
• Application Development
• Border Crossings & Customs Offices
• Database Marketing
• Data Conversion and Creation
Topographic Data and Base Maps
• Database Scrubbing
• Canadian Atlas Map Bundle
• Geocoding Services
• National Topographic Data Base
• Technical Support
• Canadian Digital Elevation Model
• Training
• Clutter Data
Postal Geography & Data
• Six-Digit Postal Code File
• Enhanced Postal Code File
• Forward Sortation Area (FSA) Boundary File
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If there is a map, data set, software package or service that you need and it is not listed, please
contact DMTI Spatial. For technical product or service inquiries, please email us at
[email protected]
We are constantly looking for ideas on how to improve our products and for new tools you need to stay
competitive. We welcome your input, and look forward to being your solution provider for value-added
geo-spatial products and services. To submit your feedback, please email us at
[email protected]
By using our data everyday in your mission critical application, you are our best product tester. Please
let us know if you have found an error in any of our products so that we can make the correction as
soon as possible. To report your finding, please email us at [email protected]
Contacting DMTI Spatial
Address:
625 Cochrane Drive, 3rd Floor
Markham, Ontario
L3R 9R9 Canada
Toll Free:
Telephone:
Fax:
1-877-477-DMTI (3684)
905-948-2000
905-948-9404
URL:
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Email: [email protected]
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Forward Sortation Area Boundaries
The first three digits of the postal code identify the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). The DMTI Spatial
FSA boundary file is created from the DMTI Spatial six digit postal code point file and CanMap. The FSA
boundaries encompass the six digit postal code points starting with that FSA designation, and conform
to the streets and other physical features within CanMap.
The DMTI Spatial FSA boundaries include multi-polygon regions where appropriate (i.e. two or more
polygons which form one region or entity in the database), reflecting the complexity inherent in FSA
geography.
A water file is included that is intended to be layered above the FSA boundary file when viewed in a
GIS software package.
File Descriptions
AreaFSA
FieldName
FSA
Pop961
Dwell961
Description
Forward Sortation Area
1996 Population
1996 Dwellings
Type
Character
Integer2
Integer2
Size
3
Description
Waterbody Name
Type
Character
Size
40
AreaWAT
FieldName
Name
1
2
The Population and Dwelling counts are based on the 1996 Census recast to DMTI Spatial’s March 2000 FSA boundaries.
In MapInfo, the field type will be Integer, and for ESRI packages, the field type will be Decimal (11,0)
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Postal Province Codes for Canada
The following table describes the provincial designation for the first letter in a Forward Sortation Area:
First Letter
A
B
C
E
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
V
X
Y
Province or Territory
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec (east)
Quebec (metropolitan Montreal)
Quebec (west)
Ontario (east)
Ontario (central)
Ontario (metropolitan Toronto)
Ontario (southwest)
Ontario (northern)
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Yukon Territory
NOTE:
The new territory of Nunavut has not been incorporated into DMTI Spatial data, as the Canadian
Government has not yet produced precise geographic boundaries.
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Appendix A: Shorelined Vs. Unshorelined Boundaries
DMTI Spatial’s standard boundaries are all referred to as “Unshorelined”. We make our boundaries in
such a way that our users can overlay different scales of water coverages depending on the scale of
their analysis. CanMap® is packaged with 2 water coverages: CANwat (which is a coarse water body
layer) and AREAhy (which is a fine water body layer available in Urban Areas). By including
“Unshorelined” boundaries in the CanMap® product, users have the option of overlaying either the
coarse, or fine water depending on the scale applicable for their analysis.
Unshorelined Boundaries
The following examples show the “Unshorelined” FED boundaries (from our Census product line) with
the Coarse and Fine Water layers. The diagrams to the left show the boundaries layered on top of the
water (with the official International boundary between USA and Canada). The diagrams to the right
show the water layered on top of the boundaries.
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Subset of Course Water Layer
The DMTI Spatial “Shorelined” boundaries are made based on a subset of the Coarse water layer. All of
the Major waterbodies are “punched out” from the boundaries, therefore creating a “Shorelined”
effect. The following diagrams show the difference between the content of the entire Coarse water
layer and the Subset used for the purpose of “Shorelining”.
Note: To receive “Shorelined” boundaries please contact your DMTI Spatial Account Manager.
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Use of Shorelined Boundaries
The following diagrams show why “Shorelined” boundaries are not recommended for use with both the
Coarse and Fine water layers.
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