Abstract: This data collection contains various historical features within Alberta related to the Dominion Forestry Branch (DFB), and the early days of the Alberta Forest Service (AFS). The data collection consists of the following: Historical Forest Reserve Boundaries (1900 to 1930); Timber Berth boundaries (1910 to 1923); Early Ground and Aerial Fire Patrol Routes; Air Stations (1920s); Locations of DFB Forest Surveys (1910 to 1915); AFS Forest and District Boundaries (circa 1938). These datasets provide approximate locations of the features they represent and are intended for use in medium to small-scale mapping. No spatial accuracy tests were conducted on any of the data. Features derived from land locations tied in the Alberta Township System (ATS) are likely to be accurate providing there were no errors in transcribing the locations. However features digitized from old maps will have poor spatial accuracy ranging from several kilometres to a few hundred metres, depending on the map scale, map projection, and the accuracy of the features on the source map.
Metadata:
File identifier:
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Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
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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:
Geographic Science Team, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Policy & Climate Systems, Policy Division
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
403-340-7117
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Provincial Building (New), Third Floor
Delivery point:
4920 - 51 Street
City:
Red Deer
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T4N 6K8
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
don.page@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30, Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2022-05-09
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Code:
3400
Code Space:
EPSG
Version:
6.11(9.3.0.0)
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Historical Forestry-Related Features
Date:
Date:
Date:
2019-09-18
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2022-05-02
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Geographic Science Team, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Policy & Climate Systems, Policy Division
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
403-340-7117
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Provincial Building (New), Third Floor
Delivery point:
4920 - 51 Street
City:
Red Deer
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T4N 6K8
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
don.page@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30, Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
originator
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Abstract:
This data collection contains various historical features within Alberta related to the Dominion Forestry
Branch (DFB), and the early days of the Alberta Forest Service (AFS). The data collection consists of the
following: Historical Forest Reserve Boundaries (1900 to 1930); Timber Berth boundaries (1910 to 1923);
Early Ground and Aerial Fire Patrol Routes; Air Stations (1920s); Locations of DFB Forest Surveys (1910 to
1915); AFS Forest and District Boundaries (circa 1938). These datasets provide approximate locations of the
features they represent and are intended for use in medium to small-scale mapping. No spatial accuracy tests
were conducted on any of the data. Features derived from land locations tied in the Alberta Township System
(ATS) are likely to be accurate providing there were no errors in transcribing the locations. However
features digitized from old maps will have poor spatial accuracy ranging from several kilometres to a few
hundred metres, depending on the map scale, map projection, and the accuracy of the features on the source
map.
Purpose:
These data were collected to aid in research into Alberta’s mapping history, and to assist with the historical
research into the development of human footprint in Alberta by the Alberta Human Footprint Monitoring
Program (AHFMP). These datasets provide approximate locations of the features they represent, and are
intended for use in medium to small-scale mapping.
Credit:
Digitizing completed by the Geographic Science Team, Alberta Environment and Parks. Order-in-Councils provided
by Peter Murphy. Reference maps provided by the William C. Wonders Map Library, University of Alberta.
Status:
Progress code:
historicalArchive
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Geographic Science Team, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Policy & Climate Systems, Policy Division
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
403-340-7117
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Provincial Building (New), Third Floor
Delivery point:
4920 - 51 Street
City:
Red Deer
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T4N 6K8
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
don.page@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:
Forestry
Keyword:
Historical
Keyword:
Dominion Forestry Branch
Keyword:
Alberta Forest Service
Keyword:
Northern Alberta Forest District
Keyword:
Forest reserve
Keyword:
Timber berth
Keyword:
Fire patrol routes
Keyword:
Air stations
Keyword:
Forest surveys
Keyword:
Forest district
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
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 https://open.alberta.ca/licence
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
license
Other constraints:
To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta.
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 Data and Information Security Classification
Handling description:
https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx
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Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Topic category:
Topic category code:
environment
Environment description:
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-126.144585
East bound longitude:
-90.85851
South bound latitude:
47.5707
North bound latitude:
61.691907
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time period:
Begin date:
1900-01-01
End date:
1938-01-01
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
ESRI File Geodatabase
Version:
10.7.1
Specification:
FGDB
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
780-427-7374
Facsimile:
780-422-0712
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.Data@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
5
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/environment/HistoricalForestryFeatures.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Historical Forestry-Related Features (FGDB)
Description:
FGDB containing Historical Forestry-Related Features dataset
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
The source material used to digitize the features includes land descriptions from Order In Councils, old
maps, and descriptions in annual reports. Where applicable and practical, features were tied into the
Alberta Township System, and current hydrographic features, and place names. Many of the older maps were
difficult to georeference due to unknown map projections, and spatial inaccuracies of the features on
the map. Each dataset has metadata providing an overview of the source material used to create it.
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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