Abstract: This map displays the percentage of organic matter in the surface layer of cultivated soils in the agricultural region of Alberta. Soil organic matter (SOM) is derived primarily from the decomposition of plant biomass. SOM improves both the physical and chemical properties of soil and has beneficial effects on agricultural soil quality. SOM is reported on the map as a percentage using the following classes: less than 2 (very low), 2 to 4 (low), 4 to 6 (medium), 6 to 8 (high) and greater than 8 (very high).This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.
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Organisation name:
Agriculture and Irrigation, 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:
310FARM@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays
Contact instructions:
Questions regarding the metadata for this data set submitted through electronic mail must include the
salutation “Attention: 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) – Organic Matter Content of
Cultivated Soils”
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publisher
Date stamp:
2020-03-10
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
Dataset URI:
https://open.alberta.ca/publications/agricultural-land-resource-atlas-of-alberta-2nd-edition
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geometryOnly
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104
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Citation:
Title:
EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry
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Date:
Date:
2016-07-13
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publication
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OGP Geomatics Committee
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missing
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custodian
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3400
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EPSG
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8.9.3
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Organic Matter Content of Cultivated Soils
Date:
Date:
Date:
2005-09-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Agriculture and Irrigation, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration; Food and Rural Development
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
7000 – 113 St
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6H 5T6
Country:
Country:
CA
Contact instructions:
Please contact Distributor or Point of Contact for data inquiries.
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Agriculture and Irrigation, 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:
310FARM@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays
Contact instructions:
Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the data set submitted through electronic
mail must include the salutation "Attention: 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) – Organic Matter Content of
Cultivated Soils”
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Abstract:
This map displays the percentage of organic matter in the surface layer of cultivated soils in the
agricultural region of Alberta. Soil organic matter (SOM) is derived primarily from the decomposition of
plant biomass. SOM improves both the physical and chemical properties of soil and has beneficial effects on
agricultural soil quality. SOM is reported on the map as a percentage using the following classes: less than
2 (very low), 2 to 4 (low), 4 to 6 (medium), 6 to 8 (high) and greater than 8 (very high).This resource was
created in 2002 using ArcGIS.
Purpose:
Soil organic matter is derived primarily from the decomposition of plant biomass. It improves both the
physical and chemical properties of soil and has beneficial effects on agricultural soil quality.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Alberta
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place
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
soil chemistry
Keyword:
plant litter
Keyword:
soil fertility
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theme
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Title:
Agrovoc
Date:
Date:
Date:
2016-01-21
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revision
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missing
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Downloadable Data
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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
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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:
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Classification:
Classification code:
unclassified
User note:
UNRESTRICTED under Government of Alberta Security Classification System
Classification system:
Government of Alberta Security Classification System
Handling description:
https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx
Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
Spatial Relationships Between Soil Fertility Parameters and Ecological Landforms
Date:
Date:
Date:
1999-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Keyes, D., Cannon, K. and Kryzanowski, L.
Contact info:
missing
Role:
Role code:
author
Series:
Series:
Name:
Proceedings of the 36th Annual Alberta Soil Science Workshop
Issue identification:
February 16-18, 1999. Calgary, Alberta.
Association Type:
Association type code:
crossReference
Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
A National Ecological Framework for Canada
Date:
Date:
Date:
1995-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Ecological Stratification Working Group
Organisation name:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Position name:
Research Branch, Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
City:
Ottawa
Administrative area:
Ontario
Role:
Role code:
originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Ecological Stratification Working Group.
Organisation name:
Environment Canada
Position name:
State of the Environment Directorate, Ecozone Analysis Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
City:
Hull
Administrative area:
Ontario
Role:
Role code:
originator
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Report and national map at 1:7 500 000 scale.
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3000000
Language:
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eng
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utf8
Topic category:
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farming
Topic category:
Topic category code:
geoscientificInformation
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Extent:
Extent:
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Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120.50134
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-109.50517
South bound latitude:
47.601134
North bound latitude:
61.39605
Temporal element:
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Extent:
Time period:
Begin date:
1993-01-01T00:00:00
End date:
1997-01-01T00:00:00
Extent:
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Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120.472834
East bound longitude:
-108.717239
South bound latitude:
48.900763
North bound latitude:
58.708141
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Distribution:
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Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
Version:
10.3.1
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Format:
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FGDB
Version:
ArcGIS 10.3.1
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Agriculture and Irrigation, 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:
310FARM@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:
Role code:
distributor
Distribution Order Process:
Standard order process:
Ordering instructions:
A PDF of the map can be downloaded from Agriculture and Irrigation website at
https://open.alberta.ca/publications/agricultural-land-resource-atlas-of-alberta-2nd-edition
There are also KML and SHP files available for download through the online transfer options listed.
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/agriculture/Agricultural_Land_Resource_Atlas/MapServer/
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HTTPS
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REST
Online:
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URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/services/agriculture/agricultural_land_resource_atlas/MapServer/WMSServer
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HTTPS
Name:
WMS
Online:
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URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/AG_FOR/LandResourceAtlas/Organic_Matter_Content_of_Cultivated_Soils.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Contains SHP and KMZ for Organic Matter Content of Cultivated Soils dataset
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Data used in this map comes from Norwest Labs and was presented in a study conducted by Norwest Labs and
Alberta Agriculture and Food (AF). The study looked at distribution of soil fertility parameters,
including SOM, on an ecodistrict basis. Ecodistricts are land areas that "are characterized by distinct
assemblages of landform, relief, surficial geological material, soil, water bodies, vegetation and land
uses" (Ecological Stratification Working Group, 1995).
The Norwest Labs database represented 77,962 records from 1993 to 1997. Producers submitted soil samples
taken at a depth of 0 to 30 cm. An average SOM value was calculated for each ecodistrict and then
assigned to classes ranging from very low to very high.
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
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