Abstract: The data represents the relative expense of farm chemicals (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) in the agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to which crop production agriculture may contribute to surface or groundwater contamination.Agriculture production that makes greater use of herbicides, insecticides and pesticides in generally considered more intensive. Presenting the relative farm chemical expenses by SLC polygons reveals where the most intensive agricultural production in the province occurs. Chemical use is part of an equation to determine a measure of surface water quality risk. If an area is known to have certain risk factors that would affect not only surface, but groundwater quality as well, a higher chemical expense index ranking in that same area may be of concern. Where risks of surface or groundwater contamination exist, environmental farm planning can help to minimize them.
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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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403-742-7901
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7000 – 113 St
City:
Edmonton
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Alberta
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T6H 5T6
Country:
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CA
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duke@gov.ab.ca
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08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday except for statutory holidays
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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) – Chemical Expense Index”
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Date stamp:
2020-03-10
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NAP - Metadata
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1.2
Dataset URI:
https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex10333
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EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry
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2016-07-13
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OGP Geomatics Committee
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Chemical Expense Index 2001
Date:
Date:
Date:
2005-09-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, 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.
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originator
Cited responsible party:
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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
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) – Chemical Expense Index”
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Abstract:
The data represents the relative expense of farm chemicals (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) in the
agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to which crop production agriculture may
contribute to surface or groundwater contamination.Agriculture production that makes greater use of
herbicides, insecticides and pesticides in generally considered more intensive. Presenting the relative farm
chemical expenses by SLC polygons reveals where the most intensive agricultural production in the province
occurs. Chemical use is part of an equation to determine a measure of surface water quality risk. If an area
is known to have certain risk factors that would affect not only surface, but groundwater quality as well, a
higher chemical expense index ranking in that same area may be of concern. Where risks of surface or
groundwater contamination exist, environmental farm planning can help to minimize them.
Purpose:
To estimate of the degree to which crop production agriculture may contribute to surface or groundwater
contamination.
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completed
Resource maintenance:
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asNeeded
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Keyword:
Alberta
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place
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Keywords:
Keyword:
water quality
Keyword:
groundwater pollution
Keyword:
soil contamination
Keyword:
pesticide
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theme
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
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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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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.
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unclassified
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UNRESTRICTED under Government of Alberta Security Classification System
Classification system:
Government of Alberta Security Classification System
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 Selection for the AESA Stream Water Quality Monitoring Program
Date:
Date:
Date:
1999-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Anne-Marie Anderson
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment
Position name:
Water Sciences Branch
Contact info:
missing
Role:
Role code:
author
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Sandra E. Cooke and Neil MacAlpine
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture
Position name:
Food and Rural Development
Contact info:
missing
Role:
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author
Cited responsible party:
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Organisation name:
Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture
Position name:
Resource Monitoring and Water Quality
Contact info:
missing
Role:
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Series:
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Name:
Technical Bulletin 2001-1E
Association Type:
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Citation:
Title:
Agricultural Intensity in Alberta, 1996 and Changes Since 1991
Date:
Date:
Date:
1998-01-01
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publication
Cited responsible party:
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Johnson, I. and Kirtz, J
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missing
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Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture
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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:
Role code:
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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
There are also KML and SHP files available for download through the online transfer options listed.
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
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URL:
https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/agriculture/Agricultural_Land_Resource_Atlas/MapServer/
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Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Contains SHP and KMZ for Chemical Expense Index 2001 dataset
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
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Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
This information was originally published within the Agricultural Land Resource Atlas of Alberta.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Custom processing of the Census data by Statistics Canada gives the chemical expense ($) for each Soil
Landscapes of Canada (SLC) polygon. That amount was divided by the SLC area (square km) to result in
a ratio of the amount spent on farm chemicals per unit area for each SLC.
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 values for each SLC were ranked with the lowest value assigned a new value of 0.0 and the SLC with
the maximum ratio assigned a new value of 1.0. All other values were assigned a new value between
0.0 and 1.0 based on their rank order..
Date and time:
2002-01-01T00:00:00
Source:
Source:
Description:
Census of Agriculture data related to the amount spent on chemicals (herbicides, insecticides and
fungicides totalled together) by producers.
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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