Abstract: The Phase 3 Forest Inventory Program commenced in 1970 and the initial data collection was completed in 1984 as per a 1966 federal-provincial task force recommendation that a provincial forest inventory should be completed before private company timber harvest quotas came up for renewal in 1986. The inventory was initiated by the Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife Department and was intended to facilitate future forest management plans and the revision of annual allowable cuts. The extent of the Phase 3 Forest Inventory reflects the extent of Alberta's Green Area and fringe areas at that time minus three Forest Management Units in the north (A13, F10 and F20), the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (L9), the Federal Indian Reserves and the Wilderness Areas. Under the Phase 3 Forest Inventory Program, the cover types were interpreted from aerial photography (mainly 1:15 000 black and white) to generate a hardcopy map base. These maps are not available as geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data.
Metadata:
File identifier:
DFA530FD-1E9D-4649-A984-FE3560A2FB93
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Date stamp:
2019-11-28
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
▲ Return To Top
Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
West of 4th Meridian - Historical Forest Inventory - Phase 3 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 3 Forest Inventory Program commenced in 1970 and the initial data collection was completed in 1984
as per a 1966 federal-provincial task force recommendation that a provincial forest inventory should be
completed before private company timber harvest quotas came up for renewal in 1986. The inventory was
initiated by the Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife Department and was intended to facilitate future
forest management plans and the revision of annual allowable cuts. The extent of the Phase 3 Forest
Inventory reflects the extent of Alberta's Green Area and fringe areas at that time minus three Forest
Management Units in the north (A13, F10 and F20), the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (L9), the Federal Indian
Reserves and the Wilderness Areas. Under the Phase 3 Forest Inventory Program, the cover types were
interpreted from aerial photography (mainly 1:15 000 black and white) to generate a hardcopy map base. These
maps are not available as geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data.
Purpose:
This historical map series consists of the Phase 3 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; Dataset: Historical Forest Inventory - Phase 3 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:
1:15 000 scale maps
Keyword:
Historical
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/Phase3ForestInventory/AB_Phase3ForestInventory_IndexMap.pdf
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Phase 3 Forest Inventory Index Map
Description:
Phase 3 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:
15000
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:
1970-01-01T00:00:00
End date:
1984-01-01T00:00:00
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:
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. At this scale 1.0 cm on the map represents 0.15 km on the ground. Generally
these maps are printed on 91.44 x 106.68 cm (36" x 42") paper size. 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").
▲ Return To Top
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:
838
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/Phase3ForestInventory/P3MapsW4Pdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
West of 4th Meridian - Historical Forest Inventory - Phase 3 Maps
Description:
West of 4th Meridian - Historical Forest Inventory - Phase 3 Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
▲ Return To Top
Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
The Phase 3 Forest Inventory program provided the basis for management of Alberta's forests. Through the
use of the maps and the accompanying data, forest resource planners in the government and the private
sector were able to make sound resource management decisions. This information has also been used for
timber damage assessments, planning, navigation and recreation. Field data were collected to determine
stand volumes. Extensive ground checks, especially in difficult interpretation areas, were done to
clarify and enhance the photo interpretation process. Forest cover polygons were identified to a minimum
stand size of 2 hectares and included the following attributes: Species composition, Crown density,
Height, Date of stand origin, Site index class, Coniferous commercialism class. Where applicable, the
following information was also included: Stand condition, Type and severity of disturbance, Slope
category, Understorey descriptions. In the mid-1980s, a comprehensive update program was established to
account for inventory changes due to harvesting, insects and disease, wildfires, land use activities and
geo-administration boundaries.
Updates to the original Phase 3 Forest Inventory mapping continued until the mid-1990s. Updates were
conducted by Forest Management Units (FMUs), depending upon the annual aerial photography acquisition
program. The Phase 3 Forest Inventory program was replaced by the Alberta Vegetation Inventory program.
More recent forest cover and productivity data are available for most of the province through this
program. In early 2003, the approximately 4400 Phase 3 Inventory township mylar based originals were
converted into digital format.
▲ Return To Top
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
▲ Return To Top