Abstract: This GIS dataset depicts a geostatistical model of the thickness of sediment overlying bedrock in Alberta. The sediment thickness surface was generated to assist the construction of a new geological framework for Alberta. The surface was derived by subtracting the bedrock topography of Alberta (Alberta Geological Survey Map 550) from the 60 m Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation model. These data comprise the raster surface of Alberta Geological Survey Map 551, Thickness of Quaternary and Neogene Sediment in Alberta, Canada.
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Alberta Geological Survey
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AGS Information Manager
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Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
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Date stamp:
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Thickness and Distribution of Quaternary and Neogene Sediment in Alberta, Canada (Gridded data, ASCII
format)
Date:
Date:
Date:
2011-01-13
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Organisation name:
Energy Resources Conservation Board
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Alberta Geological Survey
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originator
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Atkinson, N.
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Lyster, S.
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Edmonton
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Alberta, Canada
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Series:
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Digital Data
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DIG 2010-0036
Abstract:
This GIS dataset depicts a geostatistical model of the thickness of sediment overlying bedrock in Alberta. The
sediment thickness surface was generated to assist the construction of a new geological framework for
Alberta. The surface was derived by subtracting the bedrock topography of Alberta (Alberta Geological Survey
Map 550) from the 60 m Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation model. These data comprise the
raster surface of Alberta Geological Survey Map 551, Thickness of Quaternary and Neogene Sediment in
Alberta, Canada.
Purpose:
To update previously published maps depicting sediment thickness in Alberta using new data and geostatistical
methods.
Credit:
S. Lyster
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completed
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Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
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Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
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8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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drift thickness
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geology
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quaternary
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sediment thickness
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Access Constraints: Public Use Constraints: Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta
Geological Survey as the originator/source of this information is required as described in the Open
Government License - Alberta. Distribution Liability: The Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological
Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. Any references
to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our
releases, do not constitute endorsement by the AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
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Citation:
Title:
Bedrock Topography of Alberta, Canada
Date:
Date:
Date:
2010-01-13
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Energy Resources Conservation Board
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Atkinson, N.
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Lyster, S.
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Edmonton
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Alberta, Canada
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http://ags.aer.ca/
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Aggregation Info:
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Citation:
Title:
Thickness and Distribution of Quaternary and Neogene Sediment in Alberta, Canada
Date:
Date:
Date:
2010-01-13
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publication
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Energy Resources Conservation Board
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originator
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Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
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originator
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Atkinson, N.
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Lyster, S.
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Edmonton
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Alberta, Canada
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http://ags.aer.ca/
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South bound latitude:
49
North bound latitude:
60
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time instant:
Description:
ground condition
Time position:
2010-01-01
Supplemental Information:
In English
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Feature catalogue description:
Included with dataset:
false
Feature catalogue citation:
Citation:
Title:
Entity and Attribute Information
Date:
Other citation details:
Detailed Entity and Attribute information is provided with the dataset, formatted as Federal Geographic
Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
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Distribution:
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of service:
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Digital transfer options:
Online:
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Linkage:
URL:
https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/DIG/DIG_2010_0036.zip
Name:
Gridded Data
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Report:
Completeness commission:
Result:
unknown
Report:
Completeness omission:
Evaluation method description:
We used geostatistical techniques to complete the bedrock topography grid surface. Data were culled and
assessed to model the bedrock surface. We used the surface to create the sediment thickness grid surface.
Result:
unknown
Report:
Conceptual consistency:
Measure description:
The data indicate the thickness of sediments in metres that lie on the bedrock surface. The thickness data
are in ArcGIS grid format. Grid cells with no data are assigned the value -9999.
Result:
unknown
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
We used geostatistical techniques to complete the bedrock topography grid surface. Data were culled and
assessed to model the bedrock surface. We used the surface to create the sediment thickness grid surface.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
This dataset was derived by subtracting the computer-generated geostatistical model of the bedrock
topography of Alberta from the 60 m grid-spaced Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital
elevation model of the present-day land surface.
Data used to construct the bedrock topography model were derived from a number of sources. These
include stratigraphic picks made from oil and gas petrophysical logs, maintained by the Energy
Resources Conservation Board, lithological picks made from water-well litholog records, obtained
from Alberta Environment, and AGS digital dataset 2010-0037, Bedrock Topography of Alberta, Canada.
Date and time:
2010-01-01T00:00:00
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Title:
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model 3-arc second resolution data (GIS
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Italian Space Agency
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Citation:
Title:
Bedrock Topography of Alberta, Canada (Gridded data, ASCII format)
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bedrock topography surface
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2011-01-13
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Energy Resources Conservation Board
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Atkinson, N.
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Lyster, S.
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ground condition
Time position:
2010-01-01
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Metadata Access Constraints: none Metadata Use Constraints: none
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
unknown
Maintenance note:
This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
Metadatastandard version FGDC-STD-001-1998 using the January 2013 version of the FGDC CSDGM to ISO 19115-2
transform.
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of service:
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Role:
Role code:
custodian
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