Abstract: The Listing of Historic Resources is comprised of all the polygons that represent Historic Resources areas in Alberta. Historic Resources are land sections that possess known historic resources or have high potential for their presence, including archaeological, palaeontological, historical, natural and cultural resources. The purpose is for the protection of historic resources in Alberta. Instructions for use of this data product can be accessed at https://open.alberta.ca/publications/listing-of-historic-resources-instructions-for-use
Metadata:
File identifier:
B175F0CE-DD01-4C93-BEBF-02FC6ACB33B5
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Culture, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Historic Resource Management Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
HRA-Team@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2023-04-27
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
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Vector spatial representation:
Topology level:
Topology level code:
geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Geometric objects:
Geometric object type:
Geometric object type code:
composite
Geometric object count:
71775
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Authority:
Citation:
Title:
EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry
Date:
Date:
Date:
2016-12-15
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Cited responsible party:
missing
Code:
3400
Code Space:
EPSG
Version:
6.11(9.3.0.0)
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Listing of Historic Resources
Date:
Date:
Date:
2012-02-15
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2023-04-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Date:
Date:
Date:
2023-04-01
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Edition:
Spring 2023
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Culture, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Archaeological Survey, Historic Resources Management Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
HRA-Team@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
originator
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Abstract:
The Listing of Historic Resources is comprised of all the polygons that represent Historic Resources areas in
Alberta. Historic Resources are land sections that possess known historic resources or have high potential
for their presence, including archaeological, palaeontological, historical, natural and cultural resources.
The purpose is for the protection of historic resources in Alberta. Instructions for use of this data
product can be accessed at
https://open.alberta.ca/publications/listing-of-historic-resources-instructions-for-use
Purpose:
The Listing of Historic Resources dataset provides users with GIS ready polygonal representation of all
Historic Resources in the province of Alberta, and is suitable for indexing or analysis purposes. This is
the public version of the listing.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Culture, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Historic Resource Management Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
HRA-Team@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
biannually
Date of next update:
2023-10-01
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Alberta, Canada
Type:
Keyword type code:
place
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Historical Sites
Keyword:
Historic Areas
Keyword:
Historic Resources
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
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
forced as of the date you accessed the information, found at https://open.alberta.ca/licence
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
https://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:
Government of Alberta Information Security Classification
Handling description:
https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx
Spatial representation type:
Spatial representation type code:
vector
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
society
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Environment description:
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19044) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.0.2.36056
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-120
East bound longitude:
-110
South bound latitude:
49
North bound latitude:
60
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120.848602
East bound longitude:
-108.508668
South bound latitude:
48.90133
North bound latitude:
60.007143
Supplemental Information:
Road Allowances have been dissolved into the associated adjacent LSD to allow for gapless spatial
representation of features. Symbolization and Record Order The order of data in the GIS layer differs from
the order of the tabular datasets. The HRV values from HRV 5 to HRV 1 are drawn to ensure that the more
significant areas are shown above those of lower significance (ie: HRV1 > HRV5). Provincial Boundary All
features of the listing have been clipped to the Province of Alberta boundary. For features that fall across
this boundary, the spatial representation is only within Alberta, however, the ATS attributes still reflect
the full coverage of the feature. National Historic Sites of Canada As of September 2011, the National
Historic Sites of Canada have been incorporated into the listing as HRV 3 historic sites. CFB Suffield Area
As of September 2011, the area of CFB Suffield is included in the Listing of Historic Resources.
Instructions for use of this data product can be accessed at
http://www.culturetourism.alberta.ca/heritage-and-museums/programs-and-services/land-use-planning/.
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Shapefile
Version:
10.7.1
Specification:
SHP
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
Version:
3.0
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
PDF
Version:
1.7
Specification:
PDF
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Microsoft XLSX
Version:
2016
Specification:
XLSX
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Culture, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Historic Resources Management Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
HRA-Team@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
1
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://open.alberta.ca/publications/listing-of-historic-resources-instructions-for-use
Protocol:
HTTPS
Name:
Listing of Historical Resources - Instructions for Use
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
12
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/cmsw-arcgis-shapefile.zip
Protocol:
HTTPS
Name:
Listing of Historic Resources - Shapefile (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.alberta.ca/listing-historic-resources.aspx/
Protocol:
HTTPS
Name:
Listing of Historic Resources Information Page
Function:
Online function code:
information
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
4
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/listing-of-historic-resources
Protocol:
HTTPS
Name:
Listing of Historic Resources (XLSX)
Description:
Spreadsheet containing Listing of Historic Resources
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Report:
Thematic classification correctness:
Evaluation method type code:
Evaluation method type code:
directInternal
Evaluation method description:
The classification of LSD grids by HRV value and category is programmatically derived from the numerous
source datasets created and maintained by Culture and Tourism. Once the algorithm is run to generate the
thematic data, it is cross referenced against the source datasets to ensure that the classification is
correct. Further, subjec matter experts are required to give their approval of the representation of
their specific category before publication of this listing.
Date and time:
2017-10-06T00:00:00
Result:
Conformance result:
Specification:
Citation:
Title:
_
Date:
Date:
Date:
2017-09-22
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Cited responsible party:
missing
Explanation:
Publication of the listing implies that each category's subject matter expert has approved the
representation of said categories in the dataset.
Pass:
true
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
The Listing of Historic Resources is automatically generated with a custom application that spatially
selects LSDs from the Alberta Township System grid using a number of spatial feature classes maintained
by Alberta Culture. These feature classes include: archaeological sites, traditional use sites, Register
of Historic Places, high potential lands, Historic Resources Management Areas, Ammonite Shell
Agreements, and sensitivity for palaeontological resources. Attributes of these feature classes, most
importantly "Historic Resource Value", are associated with the LSD spatial data, resulting in
categorized and classified polygons that constitute the Listing of Historic Resources.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
The Listing of Historic Resources is automatically generated with a custom application that spatially
selects LSDs from the Alberta Township System grid (v4.1, derived LSD dataset with dissolved Road
Allowances) using a number of spatial feature classes maintained by Alberta Culture and Status of
Women. These feature classes include: archaeological sites, traditional use sites, Register of
Historic Places, high potential lands, Historic Resources Management Areas, Ammonite Shell
Agreements, and sensitivity for palaeontological resources. Attributes of these feature classes,
most importantly "Historic Resource Value", are linked with the LSD spatial data, resulting in the
polygons that constitute the Listing of Historic Resources. The polygons are generlized into
individual records based on the ATS section, but specific to the LSD in shape and attribute.
Date and time:
2012-02-15T00:00:00
Processor:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Paul Collins
Organisation name:
Alberta Culture and Status of Women
Position name:
Historic Resource Management Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
HRA-Team@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
processor
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Dataset restrictions including national parks and reserves update as of April 2020.
Date and time:
2012-08-15T00:00:00
Processor:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Paul Collins
Organisation name:
Alberta Culture and Status of Women
Position name:
Historic Resource Management Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
HRA-Team@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
processor
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Python scripts used to process the Listing replaced with FME Tools processes of equivalent function.
Addition of steps to determine reason for inclusion or exclusion of particular LSDs.
Rationale:
FME Tools spatial processing has proven to be more precise in determination of intersects. Processing
also makes full use of multi-core processing and high availability of RAM to allow processes to run
much faster. The processing environment also yields much more valuable diagnostic feedback. New
processes enable better tracking to determine cause of inclusion or exclusion of particular LSDs.
Date and time:
2020-04-08T00:00:00
Processor:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Paul Collins
Organisation name:
Alberta Culture and Status of Women
Position name:
Historic Resource Management Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
HRA-Team@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
processor
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Received update from Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women. A total of 70533 polygons in the
feature class
Date and time:
2021-10-12T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Changed the field name 'TWN' to 'TWP'
Rationale:
Changed to match the Spring 2023 release of the dataset
Date and time:
2023-04-20T00:00:00
Processor:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Center
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
processor
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
biannually
Date of next update:
2023-10-01
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