Abstract: This map displays an assessment of soil erosion risk for the agricultural area of Alberta. Loss of protective residue cover through cultivation will increase the potential risk of soil erosion. The vulnerability of the soil to erosion combined with the intensity of cultivation determines the degree to which the soil may be at risk. The classes shown on the map were ranked from 0 (lowest risk) to 1 (highest risk). This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.
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Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, Government of Alberta
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Environmental Stewardship Branch, GIS Unit
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Edmonton
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Alberta
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CA
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Karen Raven, karen.raven@gov.ab.ca) – Soil Erosion Risk”
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https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex10340
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EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Soil Erosion Risk
Date:
Date:
Date:
2005-09-01
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Date type code:
publication
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Organisation name:
Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration; Food and Rural Development
Contact info:
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Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
7000 – 113 St
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
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T6H 5T6
Country:
Country:
CA
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Organisation name:
Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Environmental Stewardship Branch, GIS Unit
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
403-742-7901
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
7000 – 113 St
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6H 5T6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
duke@gov.ab.ca
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08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays
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David Spiess, david.spiess@gov.ab.ca or in his absence: David Hildebrand,
david.hildebrand@gov.ab.ca; or Karen Raven, karen.raven@gov.ab.ca) – Soil Erosion Risk”
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Abstract:
This map displays an assessment of soil erosion risk for the agricultural area of Alberta. Loss of protective
residue cover through cultivation will increase the potential risk of soil erosion. The vulnerability of the
soil to erosion combined with the intensity of cultivation determines the degree to which the soil may be at
risk. The classes shown on the map were ranked from 0 (lowest risk) to 1 (highest risk). This resource was
created in 2002 using ArcGIS.
Purpose:
It helps to identify areas where soil may be at risk to wind or water erosion. In areas of greater soil
erosion risk, promotion of beneficial management practices such as reduced tillage, direct seeding, field
shelterbelts, reduce or eliminate summerfallow, increase crop residue cover or avoid overgrazing can be
encouraged.
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Keyword:
Alberta
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place
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Keyword:
soil degradation
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sedimentation
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soil loss
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Date:
2016-01-21
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UNRESTRICTED under Government of Alberta Security Classification System
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Aggregation Info:
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Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
Wind Erosion Risk, Alberta
Date:
Date:
Date:
1989-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Edition:
Publication 5255/B. Contribution Number 87-08
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Coote, D.R. and Pettapiece, W.W.
Contact info:
missing
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Agriculture Canada
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Land Resource Research Centre, Research Branch
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missing
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Aggregation Info:
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Citation:
Title:
Water Erosion Risk, Alberta.
Date:
Date:
Date:
1993-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Edition:
Publication 5292/B. Contribution Number 92-05
Cited responsible party:
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Individual name:
Tajek, J. and Coote, D.R.
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missing
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Agriculture Canada
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Land Resource Research Centre, Research Branch,
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missing
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West bound longitude:
-120.50134
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-109.50517
South bound latitude:
47.601134
North bound latitude:
61.39605
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West bound longitude:
-120.902378
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-108.461627
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48.895441
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60.097731
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Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Environmental Stewardship Branch, GIS Unit
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
403-742-7901
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
7000 – 113 St
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6H 5T6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
duke@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays
Contact instructions:
Queries about the distribution of the data set may be addressed to Geographic Information Systems
Lead (currently David Spiess, david.spiess@gov.ab.ca or in his absence: David Hildebrand,
david.hildebrand@gov.ab.ca; or Karen Raven, karen.raven@gov.ab.ca
Role:
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Distribution Order Process:
Standard order process:
Ordering instructions:
A PDF of the map can be downloaded from Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development website
at https://open.alberta.ca/publications/agricultural-land-resource-atlas-of-alberta-2nd-edition
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FTP
Name:
Contains TIF and KMZ for Soil Erosion Risk dataset
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Statement:
This information was originally published within the Agricultural Land Resource Atlas of Alberta.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
The soil erosion risk assessment procedure integrates wind and water erosion risk with land management
practices, specifically cultivation.
Information about tillage practices was collected during the 2001 Census of Agriculture. The Census
questions provided an estimate of the area of no till, conservation tillage, conventional tillage
and summerfallow on farms in Alberta. Custom processing of the data by Statistics Canada yielded the
percent of the land within each Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC) polygon associated with the four
management systems.
SLC Version 1.9 was used for this map. SLC polygons were created using existing soil survey
information. Each polygon is described by a standard set of soil and land attributes that
characterizes the soil landscapes found in each SLC polygon. Soils, landscapes and climate are the
key natural resource factors that determine agricultural productivity, and the farms within a soil
landscape unit usually have similar production characteristics.
The cultivation rating is a measure of the cultivation intensity with management systems having a
greater frequency of cultivation weighted higher. The cultivation rating was calculated for each SLC
polygon by the following formula:
Cultivation rating = (% area in no till) x 1 + (% area in conservation tillage) x 2 + (% area in
conventional tillage) x 3 + (% area in summerfallow) x 4
The assessment of the soil erosion risk is based, in part, upon the potential erodibility of the soil
landscape by wind and water. For this assessment, the wind erosion risk (Coote and Pettapiece, 1989)
and water erosion risk (Tajek and Coote, 1993) ratings were used. Risk classes were assigned integer
values to describe the wind erosion risk and water erosion risk on bare, unprotected mineral soil
for each SLC. The risk classes were negligible (1), low (2), moderate (3), high (4) and severe (5).
The erosion risk value assigned to each SLC polygon was the average of the corresponding wind risk
value and water risk value.
The cultivation rating was multiplied by the soil erosion risk value and the result ranked from 0 to 1
to form the soil erosion risk factor for each SLC as displayed on the map.
Date and time:
2002-01-01T00:00:00
Source:
Source:
Description:
Information about tillage practices.
Source citation:
Citation:
Title:
2001 Census of Agriculture
Date:
Date:
Date:
2014-03-24
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Cited responsible party:
missing
Source:
Source:
Description:
A series of GIS coverages that show the major characteristics of soil and land for Canada.
Source citation:
Citation:
Title:
Soil Landscapes of Canada
Date:
Date:
Date:
1991-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
missing
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
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