Abstract: The Historical Watershed Boundary Maps consists of the watersheds printed colour maps within Alberta that were delineated as part of the Phase 3 Forest Inventory program. The maps have been scanned in black and white as well as colour. This product can be viewed on a computer, printed or plotted in part or in whole. All available maps are provided in Adobe PDF and Tif format sorted by the National Topographic System (NTS) 1:50 000 and 1:250 000 blocks within downloadable WinZip files. This series is not updated and contains a range of publication dates and scales. Approximately 2/3 of the series is currently available; the rest of the Historical Watershed Boundary Maps are missing. These will be scanned and added to the collection if they become available. These maps are not available as geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data.
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File identifier:
86C3B9C0-D1BC-4904-8CE6-767D94829C41
Language:
Language Code:
eng
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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:
publisher
Date stamp:
2017-05-31
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
74 - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps
Date:
Date:
Date:
2017-05-31
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:
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:
originator
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapHardcopy
Abstract:
The Historical Watershed Boundary Maps consists of the watersheds printed colour maps within Alberta that were
delineated as part of the Phase 3 Forest Inventory program. The maps have been scanned in black and white as
well as colour. This product can be viewed on a computer, printed or plotted in part or in whole. All
available maps are provided in Adobe PDF and Tif format sorted by the National Topographic System (NTS) 1:50
000 and 1:250 000 blocks within downloadable WinZip files. This series is not updated and contains a range
of publication dates and scales. Approximately 2/3 of the series is currently available; the rest of the
Historical Watershed Boundary Maps are missing. These will be scanned and added to the collection if they
become available. These maps are not available as geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data.
Purpose:
The Historical Watershed Boundary Maps were originally created to assist in 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 using drainage basins as a base.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of contact:
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
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30, Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Alberta, Canada
Type:
Keyword type code:
place
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Basin Subdivision
Keyword:
Drainage Basin
Keyword:
Major River Basin
Keyword:
Sub-Watershed
Keyword:
Watershed
Keyword:
Minor Watershed
Keyword:
Ocean Drainage
Keyword:
Historical
Keyword:
Monocrhome
Keyword:
Colour
Keyword:
1:250 000 scale maps
Keyword:
1:50 000 scale maps
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Static Map Images
Thesaurus name: uuidref: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
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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:
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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:
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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:
Watershed Coding Sequence for Phase 3 Forest Inventory Area
Date:
missing
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
custodian
Other citation details:
RIB# 1109;
Association Type:
Association type code:
crossReference
Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
Alberta Historical Watershed Boundary Maps Index
Date:
Date:
Date:
2017-04-01
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:
Country:
Country:
CA
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/HistoricalWatershedBoundary/AB_HistoricalWatershedBoundaryMaps_Index.pdf
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Alberta Historical Watershed Boundary Maps Index
Description:
Index for historical watershed boundary maps (PDF)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Role:
Role code:
custodian
Association Type:
Association type code:
crossReference
Spatial resolution:
Resolution:
Equivalent scale:
Representative fraction:
Denominator:
250000
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
inlandWaters
Topic category:
Topic category code:
geoscientificInformation
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:
-112
East bound longitude:
-110
South bound latitude:
56
North bound latitude:
60
Supplemental Information:
For the maps captured at a scale of 1:50 000, 1.0 cm on the map represents 0.5 km on the ground. Each map
covers an area of 0.50 degrees longitude by 0.25 degrees latitude. Generally these maps are printed on 66.04
x 91.44cm (16" x 36") paper size. This product can be viewed on a computer, printed or plotted in part or in
whole. 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 91.44cm (36"). For the maps captured at a scale of 1:250 000,
1.0 cm on the map represents 2.5 km on the ground. Each map covers an area of 2.0 degrees longitude by 1.0
degree latitude. Generally these maps are printed on 60.96 x 66.04cm (24" x 26") paper size. These products
can be viewed on a computer, printed or be plotted in part or in whole. 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 82 cm (32 inches).
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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:
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.Maps-Alberta@gov.ab.ca
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:
150.3
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/HistoricalWatershedBoundary/NTS74/WBMaps74DPdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
74D - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps
Description:
74D - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
205.3
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/HistoricalWatershedBoundary/NTS74/WBMaps74EPdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
74E - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps
Description:
74E - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
241.3
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/HistoricalWatershedBoundary/NTS74/WBMaps74LPdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
74L - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps
Description:
74L - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
263.8
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/HistoricalWatershedBoundary/NTS74/WBMaps74MPdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
74M - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps
Description:
74M - Historical Watershed Boundary Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Report:
Conceptual consistency:
Measure description:
The Historical Watershed Boundary Maps currently cover most of the Green Area of the province as well as
the White Area in the north. Wood Buffalo National Park is not covered in this map series. Most of the
area is covered by blocks of NTS 1:50 000 scale mapping. There are some blocks of NTS 1:250 000 scale
maps, which may not be as finely delineated. The blocks of 1:50 000 scale maps have been delineated to
the 6th level for watersheds (Ocean Drainage / Major River Basin / Basin Subdivision / Watershed / Minor
Watershed / Sub-Watershed). Many of the blocks of 1:250 000 scale maps have been delineated only to the
4th level for watersheds (Ocean Drainage / Major River Basin / Basin Subdivision / Watershed).
Report:
Completeness omission:
Measure description:
Only about 2/3 of the delineated mapsheets are currently available. The rest are missing and will be added
if and when they become available.
Report:
Quantitative attribute accuracy:
Measure description:
The attribute accuracy is unknown.
Report:
Absolute external positional accuracy:
Measure description:
The positional accuracy is unknown.
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
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 final 1:15 000
Phase 3 Forest Cover Maps include watersheds transposed from 1:50 000 NTS contour maps. The scale
difference increased the watershed drainage detail and accuracy, thus a certain amount of
re-interpretation was necessary when the cartographic staff transferred the data with most of the
changes occurring at the finest (6th) level. This caused some changes in the coding sequence. Additional
details can be found in the document "Watershed Coding Sequence for Phase 3 Forest Inventory Area"
listed as a cross-reference.
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
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