ROADSEG is the Saskatchewan road network data used by NRCAN as part of the National Road Network (NRN). It merges features from HIGHWAY_OFFICIAL, RURAL_ROAD_OFFICIAL, and OTHER_ROAD_OFFICIAL layers. Each line segment has a unique National Identifier (NID) to manage updates between producers and users.
Use Cases
- Update and manage a national road database based on the unique National Identifier (NID) system.
- Support emergency response routing for applications like SASK911.
- Integrate road data into transportation and insurance applications like CAR and SGI-iHaul.
- Perform spatial analysis on Saskatchewan's combined highway, rural, and other road infrastructure.
Strengths
- Integrates three official road data layers (HIGHWAY_OFFICIAL, RURAL_ROAD_OFFICIAL, OTHER_ROAD_OFFICIAL) into a single network.
- Includes a unique National Identifier (NID) for each segment to facilitate update management.
- Serves as the official source for the National Road Network (NRN) in Saskatchewan.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data freshness should be verified, as the last metadata update was 2026-05-20.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Saskatchewan
- Collection Method
- Merged from HIGHWAY_OFFICIAL, RURAL_ROAD_OFFICIAL, and OTHER_ROAD_OFFICIAL data layers.
- Freshness
- Last metadata update was 2026-05-20 12:00:55.087744.
- Geography
- Saskatchewan, Canada