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The 1M Town 1:1,733,371 to 1:433,343 layer represents the polygon area of towns within the Province of Alberta.
The graphic symbolization is determined by a feature class created by Alberta Environment and Parks, Provincial Geospatial Center, Geoadministrative Unit and is visible between the scales of 1:1,733,371 to 1:433,343.
The layer is based on the Alberta Environment and Parks Base Features Town polygon feature class which is comprised of all the polygons that represent Towns in Alberta.
The Town dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent Towns in Alberta. Town is a municipality type defined under the authority of the Municipal Government Act. The formation of a Town can occur if a majority of buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1850 square metres and there is a population of 1000 or more.
Data Use Limitations
The data used within this layer is licensed to be distributed by AltaLIS Ltd. and is available at no cost under the Open Data License.
Government of Alberta departments and authorized agencies may conditionally use this data for internal business purposes which includes conditional sharing of the data with other third parties (i.e. contractors, stakeholders) if necessary for reasonable use of the data relating to the provision of services to the Crown as represented by each Ministry.
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