Abstract: This GIS dataset depicts the surficial geology of the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE) (GIS data, polygon features). The data were created in geodatabase format and output for public distribution in shapefile format. These data comprise the polygon features of Alberta Geological Survey Map 555, Surficial Geology of the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE).
Metadata:
File identifier:
DIG_2011_0003.xml
Language:
eng; CAN
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
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:
pointOfContact
Date stamp:
2016-03-29
Metadata standard name:
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata (NAP-Metadata)
Metadata standard version:
ISO 19115-1.1
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Vector spatial representation:
Geometric objects:
Geometric objects:
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complex
Geometric object count:
1882
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Cell geometry:
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Reference system:
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Code:
EPSG:4269
Code Space:
http://www.epsg-registry.org/
Version:
8.4.1
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xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/65f8b220-95ed-11e0-aa80-0800200c9a66 title: North American Datum 1983
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xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/c3895520-95ed-11e0-aa80-0800200c9a66 title: Geodetic Reference System 1980
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Surficial Geology of the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE) (GIS data, polygon features)
Date:
Date:
Date:
2011-03-24
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Pawley, S.M.
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey, Energy Resources Conservation Board
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta, Canada
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Series:
Series:
Name:
Digital Data
Issue identification:
DIG 2011-0003
Abstract:
This GIS dataset depicts the surficial geology of the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE) (GIS data, polygon
features). The data were created in geodatabase format and output for public distribution in shapefile
format. These data comprise the polygon features of Alberta Geological Survey Map 555, Surficial Geology of
the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE).
Purpose:
To query and analyze the surficial geology of the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE) in GIS format.
Credit:
K. Mckay
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of 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.
Role:
Role code:
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Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
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Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
alluvium
Keyword:
colluvium
Keyword:
fluted moraine
Keyword:
gis data
Keyword:
glacial deposits
Keyword:
glacial lake mcmurray
Keyword:
quaternary geology
Keyword:
surficial geology
Keyword:
surficial mapping
Keyword:
till
Type:
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theme
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
None
Date:
unknown
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
84a
Keyword:
alberta
Keyword:
athabasca river
Keyword:
canada
Keyword:
fort mcmurray
Keyword:
thickwood hills
Type:
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place
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
None
Date:
unknown
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
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:
Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
Surficial Geology of the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE)
Date:
Date:
Date:
2011-03-24
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Pawley, S.M.
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta, Canada
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
http://ags.aer.ca/
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Series:
Series:
Name:
Map
Issue identification:
MAP 555
Other citation details:
Scale 1:100000. ISBN 978-0-7785-8651-7
Association Type:
Association type code:
crossReference
Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
Surficial Geology of the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE) (GIS data, line features)
Date:
Date:
Date:
2011-03-24
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Pawley, S.M.
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey, Energy Resources Conservation Board
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta, Canada
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
http://ags.aer.ca/
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Series:
Series:
Name:
Digital Data
Issue identification:
DIG 2011-0004
Other citation details:
Association Type:
Association type code:
crossReference
Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
Surficial Geology of the Thickwood Hills Area (NTS 84A/NE) (GIS data, point features)
Date:
Date:
Date:
2011-03-24
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Pawley, S.M.
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey, Energy Resources Conservation Board
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta, Canada
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
http://ags.aer.ca/
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Series:
Series:
Name:
Digital Data
Issue identification:
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Association type code:
crossReference
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Language:
eng; CAN
Topic category:
Topic category code:
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Extent:
Extent:
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Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-113
East bound longitude:
-111.999999
South bound latitude:
56.499999
North bound latitude:
57.000063
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time period:
Description:
ground condition
Begin date:
2010-01-01
End date:
2011-01-01
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.
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/DIG/DIG_2011_0003.zip
Name:
SHP
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Report:
Absolute external positional accuracy:
Name of measure:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Measure description:
Evaluation method description:
We estimate the accuracy of the surface feature interpretations to be better than +/- 100 m on the ground,
based on informed judgement of the effects of all combined map production errors. No formal accuracy
check verified the interpretation; however, field site data provided control on interpretation. Site
locations were measured with handheld GPS units, whose error is estimated at better than +/- 10 m on the
ground.
Result:
Quantitative result:
Value unit:
Base unit:
Identifier:
Units system: xlink: http://www.bipm.org/en/si/
Value:
Report:
Completeness commission:
Result:
unknown
Report:
Completeness omission:
Evaluation method description:
Data were compiled initially for the whole study area through LiDAR interpretation and verified by direct
field observations of about 50 field sites distributed across the map area.
Result:
unknown
Report:
Conceptual consistency:
Measure description:
The digital vector data are contiguous, topologically correct polygons as built and enforced using ArcGIS
software. Due to the availability of high quality LiDAR bare-earth digital elevation model data for NTS
84A/NE, it was possible to delineate polygons and lines that would otherwise be unobservable. Adjacent
map areas have not been mapped using LiDAR; therefore, new feature boundaries have been identified in
NTS 84A/NE that do not have a corresponding boundary in the adjacent study areas. Consequently, NTS
84A/NE is not fully edgematched with adjacent areas.
Result:
unknown
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Data were compiled initially for the whole study area through LiDAR interpretation and verified by direct
field observations of about 50 field sites distributed across the map area.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Our processes included
- creating a mosaic and relief shading the LiDAR for available coverage of NTS 84A/NE; relief-shaded
images were created from 8 azimuth directions to reduce directional bias and were reduced into a
single image using principal component analysis;
- creating a mosaic and histogram matching Landsat 7 scenes; bands 1-5 and 7 were used along with
principal component analysis to highlight vegetation and landform features;
- scanning and orthorectification of monochrome airphotos (1:60 000) using LiDAR as the digital
elevation model base; these were interpreted as digital stereoscopic imagery;
- using Spot-5 satellite imagery to augment landforms for identification;
- digitizing polygons and line features across the LiDAR image of NTS 84A/NE using ArcGIS;
- labelling spatial features;
- checking quality of digital file; and
- proofreading text.
Date and time:
2011-01-01T00:00:00
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Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
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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