Abstract: This map series includes the Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory maps as well as Current Vegetation Cover (CVC) for Wildlife Resource Inventory and the Assessment and Current Cover Types (CCT) for Wildlife Habitat Inventory. This series of reports and hardcopy maps provides a broad vegetation inventory for the Green Area and White Area. The maps depict both forestry and agricultural based vegetation cover types including those native and introduced to the province, as well as height, and density. In some cases non-vegetated areas are included in the inventory. The Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory and Current Cover Types for Wildlife Habitat Inventory maps were created at a scale of 1:100 000. The Current Vegetation Cover for Wildlife Resource Inventory and Assessment maps were created at a scale of 1:250 000. The legend for the Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory maps is slightly more detailed than the legend for the Current Cover Types for Wildlife Habitat Inventory maps. This product can be viewed on a computer, printed or be plotted in part or in whole. All available maps are provided in Adobe PDF and Tif format within downloadable WinZip files. This series is not updated and contains a range of publication dates. These maps are not available as geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data.
Metadata:
File identifier:
44BED2F6-04EF-4107-922E-9372263B20C9
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
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:
2019-12-04
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
73 - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps
Date:
Date:
Date:
2012-07-23
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:
This map series includes the Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory maps as well as Current Vegetation Cover
(CVC) for Wildlife Resource Inventory and the Assessment and Current Cover Types (CCT) for Wildlife Habitat
Inventory. This series of reports and hardcopy maps provides a broad vegetation inventory for the Green Area
and White Area. The maps depict both forestry and agricultural based vegetation cover types including those
native and introduced to the province, as well as height, and density. In some cases non-vegetated areas are
included in the inventory. The Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory and Current Cover Types for Wildlife
Habitat Inventory maps were created at a scale of 1:100 000. The Current Vegetation Cover for Wildlife
Resource Inventory and Assessment maps were created at a scale of 1:250 000. The legend for the
Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory maps is slightly more detailed than the legend for the Current Cover
Types for Wildlife Habitat Inventory maps. This product can be viewed on a computer, printed or be plotted
in part or in whole. All available maps are provided in Adobe PDF and Tif format within downloadable WinZip
files. This series is not updated and contains a range of publication dates. These maps are not available as
geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data.
Purpose:
This historical map series consists of the Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) printed monochrome maps
named using the National Topographic System (NTS) map sheet identifier, and in some cases by the Wildlife
Management Unit number within Alberta.
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
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Alberta, Canada
Type:
Keyword type code:
place
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Reconnaissance
Keyword:
Vegetation
Keyword:
Vegetation Cover
Keyword:
Habitat Evaluation
Keyword:
Habitat Inventory
Keyword:
Monochrome
Keyword:
NTS
Keyword:
National Topographic System
Keyword:
Wildlife Management Unit
Keyword:
1:250 000 scale maps
Keyword:
1:100 000 scale maps
Keyword:
Green and White Area
Keyword:
Forestry
Keyword:
Agriculture
Keyword:
Wildlife Habitat
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Static Map Images
Thesaurus name: uuidref: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
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:
Use constraints:
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:
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:
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:
Alberta Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory Index Map
Date:
Date:
Date:
2012-01-01
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.Maps-Alberta@gov.ab.ca
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/ReconnaissanceVegetationInventory/AB_ReconnaissanceVegInventory_IndexMap.pdf
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Alberta Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory Index Map
Description:
Extent of the coverage of the RVI mapping product (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:
biota
Topic category:
Topic category code:
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Extent:
Extent:
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time period:
Begin date:
1986-01-01T00:00:00
End date:
1993-01-01T00:00:00
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-112
East bound longitude:
-110
South bound latitude:
54
North bound latitude:
56
Supplemental Information:
For the Current Vegetation Cover for Wildlife Resource Inventory and Assessment maps, at this scale (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. For the
Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory and Current Cover Types for Wildlife Habitat Inventory maps, at this
scale (1:100 000) 1.0 cm on the map represents 1.0 km on the ground. These products can be viewed on a
computer, printed or be plotted in part or in whole. To maintain the original map scales 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").
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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:
9820 - 106 Street NW
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
AEP.Maps-Alberta@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30, Monday to Friday
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:
26.4
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/ReconnaissanceVegetationInventory/NTS73/RVMaps73DPdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
73D - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps
Description:
73D - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
36.0
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/ReconnaissanceVegetationInventory/NTS73/RVMaps73EPdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
73E - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps
Description:
73E - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
37.0
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/ReconnaissanceVegetationInventory/NTS73/RVMaps73LPdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
73L - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps
Description:
73L - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
14.9
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/HistoricalMaps/ReconnaissanceVegetationInventory/NTS73/RVMaps73MPdf.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
73M - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps
Description:
73M - Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) Maps (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
The Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory and associated hardcopy maps were originally created for wildlife
habitat evaluation. The hardcopy maps were subsequently scanned into digital format to preserve the
repository from future degradation and to improve product delivery. The Reconnaissance Vegetation
Inventory and its two associated map series were created from Landsat hardcopy images (usually Thematic
Mapper bands 3, 5 and 7) from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Subsequent to their creation, the
Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory (RVI) and associated hardcopy maps have been scanned into 400 dpi
.tif and .pdf images. There are reports associated with some of these images as indicated in the status
map. Additional sources of information such as air photos, reports and field checks were used to train
the interpreter and verify the cover type.
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
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