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Data Layer GraphicTitle: "Canada FSA Postal Centroids" (2006)
 
Description: Canada FSA Postal Centroids represents the Forward Sortation Areas (FSA) of Canada as centroids, which are identified by the first three characters of the postal code. The sequence of the three-character FSA is always alphabetical character/number/alphabetical character. The centroids are calculated from the DMTI Spatial FSA boundary dataset, which is created from the DMTI Spatial six-character postal code point dataset and CanMap?. The FSA boundaries encompass the six-character postal code points starting with the FSA designation, and conform to the streets and other physical features within CanMap. Canada FSA Postal Centroids provides the Forward Sortation Areas (FSA) of Canada as centroids.
 
Keywords and Themes: 3 Digit ZIP Codes, Forward Sortation Areas (FSA), Postal Codes,
 
Filename Prefix: postal.sdc
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Mapped Drive Folder: /esri2006/data_maps/canada/data/
Total size of data files: 0.03 MB
 
Data Type: ESRI SDC data set
Feature Type: Multipoint
Coordinate System: GCS_North_American_1983
Datum: NAD83Map Units: Decimal degrees

Spatial Extent: Canada
Source Scale: 1:50,000
Scale Note: Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:50,000.

Created by: DMTI Spatial Inc. Canadian Data Bundle
Released by: ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Content Date: varies
Published Date: 20061001

Collection Name: ESRI® Data & Maps 2006
Physical Location: Reference GIS Data Cabinet
Call Number: G70.212 .E77 2025
Acquired Date: 20061122
Distribution Restrictions: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/esridm/2006/help/rdstrght.htm

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Record ID: 2619_edm06

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