Abstract: The Phase 2, or Detailed, Forest Inventory is the second provincial level forest inventory conducted in the province of Alberta. The Phase 1 (Broad Scale) Forest Inventory (initiated in 1949 and completed by 1956) preceded the Detailed Inventory. The Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory was undertaken to cover lands where commercial timber commitments existed that were not inventoried as part of the Phase 1 (Broad Scale) Forest Inventory. The Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory utilized aerial photography from 1956 to 1966 to capture attribution similar to the Phase 1 (Broad Scale) Forest Inventory but at a more detailed level. A minimum stand size of 16.2 ha (40 acres) was used and the information was largely mapped at a scale of 1:31 680. Detailed information collected through the Phase 2 Inventory included species composition, stand density, stand heights, site class and the maturity or year of stand establishment. Cover type volume tables (CTVT) were developed, each applicable to different regions of the inventory area. Volume estimates were available by: cover type, species, and diameter class. The eastern slopes portion of the province from Township 2 to Township 47 that had never been captured by the Phase 1 (Broad Scale) Forest Inventory was mapped at the scale of 1:15 840. These maps are not available as geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data.
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      4B69150C-BA25-4DFD-972E-EFF15C95D2B7
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      eng
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      utf8
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      dataset
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      Organisation name: 
          Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
      Position name: 
          Provincial Geospatial Centre
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                  14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
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                  9820 - 106 Street NW
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                  Edmonton
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                  Alberta
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                  T5K 2J6
              Country: 
                Country: 
                  CA
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                  AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca
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  Date stamp: 

      2019-11-27
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      1.2
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Identification info:

Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: West of 4th Meridian - Historical Forest Inventory - Phase 2 (Detailed) Maps Date: Date: Date: 2003-09-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta Position name: Forest Resource Analysis, Forest Management Branch, Forestry Division Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: 7804225229 Facsimile: 7804270084 Address: Address: Delivery point: 8th Floor, Great West Life Building Delivery point: 9920 - 108 Street NW City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta Postal code: T5K 2M4 Country: Country: CA Electronic mail address: AF.FMB-GIS@gov.ab.ca Hours of service: 08:15 to 16:30, Monday to Friday Role: Role code: originator Presentation form: Presentation form code: mapHardcopy Abstract: The Phase 2, or Detailed, Forest Inventory is the second provincial level forest inventory conducted in the province of Alberta. The Phase 1 (Broad Scale) Forest Inventory (initiated in 1949 and completed by 1956) preceded the Detailed Inventory. The Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory was undertaken to cover lands where commercial timber commitments existed that were not inventoried as part of the Phase 1 (Broad Scale) Forest Inventory. The Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory utilized aerial photography from 1956 to 1966 to capture attribution similar to the Phase 1 (Broad Scale) Forest Inventory but at a more detailed level. A minimum stand size of 16.2 ha (40 acres) was used and the information was largely mapped at a scale of 1:31 680. Detailed information collected through the Phase 2 Inventory included species composition, stand density, stand heights, site class and the maturity or year of stand establishment. Cover type volume tables (CTVT) were developed, each applicable to different regions of the inventory area. Volume estimates were available by: cover type, species, and diameter class. The eastern slopes portion of the province from Township 2 to Township 47 that had never been captured by the Phase 1 (Broad Scale) Forest Inventory was mapped at the scale of 1:15 840. These maps are not available as geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data. Purpose: This historical map series consists of the Phase 2 Detailed Forest Inventory printed monochrome maps by Alberta Township System (ATS) tiles within Alberta. Status: Progress code: completed Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta Position name: Forest Resource Analysis, Forest Management Branch, Forestry Division Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: 7804225229 Facsimile: 7804270084 Address: Address: Delivery point: 8th Floor, Great West Life Building Delivery point: 9920 - 108 Street NW City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta Postal code: T5K 2M4 Country: Country: CA Electronic mail address: AF.FMB-GIS@gov.ab.ca Hours of service: 08:15 to 16:30, Monday to Friday Contact instructions: This is the point of contact regarding the creation of, and characteristics of, the data set. Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the data set submitted through facsimile or electronic mail must include the salutation "Attention: Forest Analysis Section, Forest Management Branch, Forestry Division; Product: Historical Forest Inventory - Phase 2 (Detailed) Maps". For Distribution Information contact instructions, refer to the Distribution Information section of this metadata record. For Metadata Information contact instructions, refer to the Metadata Reference Information section of this metadata record. Role: Role code: pointOfContact Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: notPlanned Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Alberta, Canada Type: Keyword type code: place Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Forestry Keyword: Forest Inventory Keyword: Vegetation Keyword: ATS Keyword: Alberta Township System Keyword: Monochrome Keyword: 1:30 000 scale maps Keyword: 1:15 000 scale maps Keyword: Historical Keyword: Detailed Inventory Type: Keyword type code: theme Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Static Map Images Thesaurus name: uuidref: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66 Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta found at http://open.alberta.ca/licence Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: license Other constraints: Your use of this information will be governed by the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, in force as of the date you accessed the information , found at http://open.alberta.ca/licence Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use limitation: Distribution Liability: Under the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, the Information is licensed as is, and the Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, obligations, and liabilities, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information Provider is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information, and will not under any circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other loss, injury or damage caused by its use or otherwise arising in connection with this licence or the Information, even if specifically advised of the possibility of such loss, injury or damage. Resource constraints: Security constraints: Classification: Classification code: unclassified User note: Public/Unrestricted Classification system: GOA Data and Information Security Classification Handling description: https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/pdf/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification-Standard.pdf Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: Alberta Phase 3 Forest Inventory An Overview Date: Date: Date: 1985-01-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta Position name: Forest Resource Analysis, Forest Management Branch, Forestry Division Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Electronic mail address: AF.FMB-GIS@gov.ab.ca Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/Phase3ForestInventory/AB_Phase3ForestInventory_Overview.pdf Protocol: FTP Name: Alberta Phase 3 Forest Inventory An Overview Description: Alberta Phase 3 Forest Inventory An Overview (PDF) Function: Online function code: download Role: Role code: custodian Other citation details: RIB# 874; ENR Report No. I/86 ISBN: 0-86499-187-8 Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory Index Map Date: Date: Date: 2012-11-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Position name: Provincial Geospatial Centre Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Electronic mail address: AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/Phase2ForestInventory/AB_Phase2ForestInventory_IndexMap.pdf Protocol: FTP Name: Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory Index Map Description: Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory Index Map (PDF) Function: Online function code: download Role: Role code: custodian Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Spatial resolution: Resolution: Equivalent scale: Representative fraction: Denominator: 30000 Language: Language Code: eng Character set: Character set code: utf8 Topic category: Topic category code: biota Topic category: Topic category code: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Environment description: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500 Extent: Extent: Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time period: Begin date: 1956-01-01T00:00:00 End date: 1966-01-01T00:00:00 Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -114 East bound longitude: -110 South bound latitude: 49 North bound latitude: 60 Supplemental Information: The Phase 3 Forest Inventory background and methodology are described in the "Alberta Phase 3 Inventory An Overview", RIB# 874. This product can be viewed on a computer, printed or be plotted in part or in whole. All available maps are provided in Adobe PDF and Tif format sorted by the Alberta Township System (ATS) designated as being west of the 4th, 5th, or 6th Meridians within downloadable WinZip files. This series is not updated and contains a range of publication dates. To maintain the original map scale when printing the entire product, it must be plotted on a plotter that can use paper that is a minimum width of 106.68 cm (42"). Generally these maps are printed on 91.44 x 106.68 cm (36" x 42") paper size.
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DISTRIBUTION INFO:

Distribution: Distribution format: Format: Name: PDF Version: 1.7 Specification: Adobe PDF Format Distributor: Distributor: Distributor contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Position name: Provincial Geospatial Centre Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Electronic mail address: AEP.Maps-Alberta@gov.ab.ca Hours of service: 08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday Role: Role code: distributor Distribution Order Process: Standard order process: Fees: This product is fee free under the Open Government Licence - Alberta. Ordering instructions: PDF (ZIP) files available as a direct download via FTP. For TIFF versions of the same files, please contact the distributor. Turnaround: Direct download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Units of distribution: MB Transfer size: 134.4 Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/Phase2ForestInventory/P2MapsW4Pdf.zip Protocol: FTP Name: West of 4th Meridian - Historical Forest Inventory - Phase 2 (Detailed) Maps Description: West of 4th Meridian - Historical Forest Inventory - Phase 2 (Detailed) Maps (ZIP) Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info:

Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: dataset Lineage: Lineage: Statement: The Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory was intended to complete an inventory of areas not covered by the Broad Scale Forest Inventory, particularly those areas with stands of timber suitable for lumber production. The Detailed Forest Inventory and the Quota Reconnaissance Survey helped provide accurate information for establishing timber harvesting spheres of interest known as Timber Quota Areas and the more defined Commercial Timber Licenses, Commercial Timber Permits, and Local Timber Permits. The map sheets were easily reproduced in blue line form and were an asset to both government and private sector personnel in that they gave a current display of the natural resources available at that time. The inventory information and maps were updated for burned areas greater than 65 ha and included all fires from 1951 to 1971. In the mid-1960s, new timber quota areas were established and the areas of concern that were not covered by the Phase 2 (Detailed) Forest Inventory were supplemented by the Quota Reconnaissance Survey.
              
Detailed Forest Inventory (403 mapsheets, four townships / mapsheet at a scale of 31 680); Detailed Forest Inventory - Eastern Slopes (668 mapsheets, one township / mapsheet at a scale of 15 840); Quota Reconnaissance Survey (139 mapsheets, four townships / mapsheet at a scale of 31 680).
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Metadata maintenance:

Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: notPlanned
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