Mapping Applications Common Questions
Mapping Applications Common Questions Welcome to the Mapping Applications Common Questions Section 1 - Access Section 2 - General Section 3 - Search Section 4 - Popups/Information Section 5 - Feedback/Support Section 1 - Access Section 2 - General Section 3 - Search Section 4 - Popups/Information Section 5 - Feedback/Support 1.1 - Mapping Applications - Browser Requirements For the best performance with the Mapping Applications, use the latest version of Internet Explorer. Other browsers supported include; Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer 11 (Compatibility View is not supported) Safari Note: Microsoft Edge is not supported 1.2 - What device(s) are supported for the Mapping Applications? The following devices are supported; Desktop Laptop Smartphones Tablets/iPads Note: It is important to note that the mapping applications display best on desktops, laptops, and tablets/iPads however the screen size should adapt to mobile devices. 2.1 - What is a mapping application? A mapping application is an interactive web-map that displays geographic information to help make decisions or answer questions about the Halifax Regional Municipality. This interactive web-map has been developed using Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform and is powered by Halifax’s Open Data. 2.2 - What is ArcGIS Online? ArcGIS Online is a collaborative web GIS that allows you to use, create, and share maps, scenes, apps, layers, analytics, and data. ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based platform that allows us to take full advantage of the scalability and hosting features of cloud technology, while still allowing us to serve up our own authoritative data. 2.3 - What is a Widget? A widget is essentially a tool that enables you to carry out a task. For example, the measurement widget enables you to measure a line, an area, or provide a coordinate location. To learn more on how to use a widget or what widget(s) are available, view the ExploreHRM User Guide 2.4 - What is a basemap? A basemap is a collection of spatial data that provides context to a map; it is both the foundation and building block for creating maps. User(s) overlay information on top of a basemap to provide a visual and to communicate where the overlay is located. A basemap is generally made up of referenced information such as roads, hydrography, landforms, landmarks, and political boundaries. 2.5 - What are the "Halifax" basemaps? HRM mapping applications are built on a default basemap, Halifax Greyscale Basemap, or Halifax Color Basemap. The Halifax Basemap & Halifax Greyscale Basemap reference authoritative municipal data and labels. This means all the streets, civic addresses, boundaries, and other data available in the basemap come from authoritative Halifax corporate data sources. The “Halifax” basemaps are updated daily, whereas the municipality has no control over the other third-party basemap. The “Halifax” basemaps include streets, street labels, highway labels, railroads, ferry routes, water features (lakes, rivers, bays ocean, etc.), lake names, HRM boundary, community names, airports, building footprints, and parks. 2.6 - Why are there different basemaps? In the mapping applications, any basemap that does not reference “Halifax” in the title are a third-party basemap. Third-party basemaps are not routinely kept up to date and user(s) should acknowledge the content provided in third-party basemaps may be dated or inaccurate information. The purpose of these third-party basemaps is to provide user(s) with a variety of different contextual views, To learn more about interacting with the basemap(s) widget, view the ExploreHRM User Guide 3.1 - How do I find the location I am looking for in the mapping applications? To search for a specific location, type into the search box in the top left of the interactive web-map for a place name, address, parcel identifier (PID), or assessment account number (AAN). Additional ways to search can be found by using the drop-down arrow on the search widget. 4.1 - I am trying to find information on XX, but the pop-up only shows the information on YY. When clicking on a feature to get information, you will see a popup window that contains information on the first layer the application finds. To scroll through the popup window results, click on the small arrow in the top right of the popup. To learn more about popup information, view the ExploreHRM User Guide 5.1 - Is the data displayed in the mapping application accurate and up to date? All datasets are pulled from Halifax’s Open Data Portal, which in turn are refreshed on a weekly basis. All open data is sourced from the authoritative municipal systems and represents the best source of truth to our knowledge. If you become aware of erroneous or incomplete data please let us know. 5.2 - I can't find the functionality/data that I need? Halifax is committed to continuing to develop our mapping applications and we are happy to receive any suggestions or critiques in relation to mapping applications Please provide your feedback by clicking the Mapping Feedback Form 5.3 - Who do I contact regarding data error(s)? For data errors or issues you may fill out the Mapping Feedback Form 5.4 - Who do I contact regarding application issue(s)? If you are receiving an error message or experiencing issues while attempting to use the mapping applications you may fill out the Mapping Feedback Form 5.5 - I don't see my question here. Who do I contact? If you have questions or require additional information you may fill out the Mapping Feedback Form Please help us improve the quality and usability of these documents by letting us know what you think.
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Title for the Dataset.
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Mapping Applications Common Questions |
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Description
A description of the dataset.
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Mapping Applications Common Questions Welcome to the Mapping Applications Common Questions Section 1 - Access Section 2 - General Section 3 - Search Section 4 - Popups/Information Section 5 - Feedback/Support Section 1 - Access Section 2 - General Section 3 - Search Section 4 - Popups/Information Section 5 - Feedback/Support 1.1 - Mapping Applications - Browser Requirements For the best performance with the Mapping Applications, use the latest version of Internet Explorer. Other browsers supported include; Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer 11 (Compatibility View is not supported) Safari Note: Microsoft Edge is not supported 1.2 - What device(s) are supported for the Mapping Applications? The following devices are supported; Desktop Laptop Smartphones Tablets/iPads Note: It is important to note that the mapping applications display best on desktops, laptops, and tablets/iPads however the screen size should adapt to mobile devices. 2.1 - What is a mapping application? A mapping application is an interactive web-map that displays geographic information to help make decisions or answer questions about the Halifax Regional Municipality. This interactive web-map has been developed using Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform and is powered by Halifax’s Open Data. 2.2 - What is ArcGIS Online? ArcGIS Online is a collaborative web GIS that allows you to use, create, and share maps, scenes, apps, layers, analytics, and data. ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based platform that allows us to take full advantage of the scalability and hosting features of cloud technology, while still allowing us to serve up our own authoritative data. 2.3 - What is a Widget? A widget is essentially a tool that enables you to carry out a task. For example, the measurement widget enables you to measure a line, an area, or provide a coordinate location. To learn more on how to use a widget or what widget(s) are available, view the ExploreHRM User Guide 2.4 - What is a basemap? A basemap is a collection of spatial data that provides context to a map; it is both the foundation and building block for creating maps. User(s) overlay information on top of a basemap to provide a visual and to communicate where the overlay is located. A basemap is generally made up of referenced information such as roads, hydrography, landforms, landmarks, and political boundaries. 2.5 - What are the "Halifax" basemaps? HRM mapping applications are built on a default basemap, Halifax Greyscale Basemap, or Halifax Color Basemap. The Halifax Basemap & Halifax Greyscale Basemap reference authoritative municipal data and labels. This means all the streets, civic addresses, boundaries, and other data available in the basemap come from authoritative Halifax corporate data sources. The “Halifax” basemaps are updated daily, whereas the municipality has no control over the other third-party basemap. The “Halifax” basemaps include streets, street labels, highway labels, railroads, ferry routes, water features (lakes, rivers, bays ocean, etc.), lake names, HRM boundary, community names, airports, building footprints, and parks. 2.6 - Why are there different basemaps? In the mapping applications, any basemap that does not reference “Halifax” in the title are a third-party basemap. Third-party basemaps are not routinely kept up to date and user(s) should acknowledge the content provided in third-party basemaps may be dated or inaccurate information. The purpose of these third-party basemaps is to provide user(s) with a variety of different contextual views, To learn more about interacting with the basemap(s) widget, view the ExploreHRM User Guide 3.1 - How do I find the location I am looking for in the mapping applications? To search for a specific location, type into the search box in the top left of the interactive web-map for a place name, address, parcel identifier (PID), or assessment account number (AAN). Additional ways to search can be found by using the drop-down arrow on the search widget. 4.1 - I am trying to find information on XX, but the pop-up only shows the information on YY. When clicking on a feature to get information, you will see a popup window that contains information on the first layer the application finds. To scroll through the popup window results, click on the small arrow in the top right of the popup. To learn more about popup information, view the ExploreHRM User Guide 5.1 - Is the data displayed in the mapping application accurate and up to date? All datasets are pulled from Halifax’s Open Data Portal, which in turn are refreshed on a weekly basis. All open data is sourced from the authoritative municipal systems and represents the best source of truth to our knowledge. If you become aware of erroneous or incomplete data please let us know. 5.2 - I can't find the functionality/data that I need? Halifax is committed to continuing to develop our mapping applications and we are happy to receive any suggestions or critiques in relation to mapping applications Please provide your feedback by clicking the Mapping Feedback Form 5.3 - Who do I contact regarding data error(s)? For data errors or issues you may fill out the Mapping Feedback Form 5.4 - Who do I contact regarding application issue(s)? If you are receiving an error message or experiencing issues while attempting to use the mapping applications you may fill out the Mapping Feedback Form 5.5 - I don't see my question here. Who do I contact? If you have questions or require additional information you may fill out the Mapping Feedback Form Please help us improve the quality and usability of these documents by letting us know what you think. |
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Keywords/tags categorizing the dataset.
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File format of the dataset.
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Dataset Size
Dataset size in megabytes.
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169.34 |
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Metadata Identifier
Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
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Published Date
Published date of the dataset.
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2023-02-17 |
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Time Period Data Span (start date)
Start date of the data in the dataset.
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Time Period Data Span (end date)
End date of time data in the dataset.
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A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.
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Access category
Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).
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public |
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License
License used to access the dataset.
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License not specified |
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Limits on use
Limits on use of data.
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Location
Location of the dataset.
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https://data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/HRM::mapping-applications-common-questions |
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Data Service
Data service for accessing a dataset.
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
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opendata_HRM |
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Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
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Halifax Regional Municipality |
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Contact Point Email
The email to contact regarding access?
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[email protected] |
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Publisher
Publisher of the dataset.
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Halifax Regional Municipality |
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Publisher Email
Email of the publisher.
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Author
Author of the dataset.
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opendata_HRM |
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Author Email
Email of the author.
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Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
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2023-03-13 |
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Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
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e8ec4145fd264fa6b922b9b8424f5cba |
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Language
Language(s) of the dataset
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English |
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Link to dataset description
A URL to an external document describing the dataset.
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https://data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/HRM::mapping-applications-common-questions |
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Persistent Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent identifier.
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Globally Unique Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier.
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Contains data about individuals
Does the data hold data about individuals?
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Contains data about identifiable individuals
Does the data hold identifiable data about individual?
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Contains Indigenous Data
Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
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Platform type of the source portal.
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Version of the datatset
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Source
Source of the dataset.
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Version notes
Version notes about the dataset.
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Is version of another dataset
Link to dataset that it is a version of.
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Other versions
Link to datasets that are versions of it.
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Provenance Text
Provenance Text of the data.
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Halifax Regional Municipality |
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Provenance URL
Provenance URL of the data.
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Temporal resolution
Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
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GeoSpatial resolution in meters
Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
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GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.
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Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
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Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
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The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
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Number of data rows
If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
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Number of data columns
If tabular dataset, total number of unique columns.
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Number of data cells
If tabular dataset, total number of cells with data.
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Number of data relations
If RDF dataset, total number of triples.
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Number of entities
If RDF dataset, total number of entities.
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Number of data properties
If RDF dataset, total number of unique properties used by the triples.
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Data quality
Describes the quality of the data in the dataset.
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Metric for data quality
A metric used to measure the quality of the data, such as missing values or invalid formats.
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