Abstract: AGRASID 4.1 is the latest release of digital soil landscape and land system data for the agricultural region of Alberta. AGRASID is a product of the Canada – Alberta Environmental Sustainable Agriculture (CAESA) soil inventory project (SIP), was initially released on CD ROM in 1998. The project involved the recompilation of lines and information contained within existing hard copy soil survey reports dating back to 1925 supplemented by additional field sampling to improve polygon resolution in areas where existing soil survey information was produced at a smaller scale than that of the CAESA-SIP project. For additional details on the attribute domains and entity relationships associated with AGRASID soil landscapes and land systems, please download the Supplementary Metadata (see the Distribution Section).
Metadata:
File identifier:
F3C1F423-8E81-4AA2-A156-813666746FD7
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Natural Resource Innovation, Natural Resource Management
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
780-427-3739
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
302, 7000 - 113 Street
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6H 5T6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
agi.soilviewer@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2024-05-28
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
Dataset URI:
https://www.alberta.ca/agricultural-regions-of-alberta-soil-inventory-database.aspx
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Vector spatial representation:
Topology level:
Topology level code:
geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Geometric objects:
Geometric object type:
Geometric object type code:
composite
Geometric object count:
28366
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Code:
3400
Code Space:
EPSG
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Agricultural Regions of Alberta Soil Information Database Version 4.1
Alternate title:
AGRASID 4.1
Date:
Date:
Date:
2024-05-28
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Date:
Date:
Date:
2024-05-21
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Natural Resource Innovation, Natural Resource Management
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
780-427-3739
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
302, 7000 - 113 Street
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6H 5T6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
agi.soilviewer@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
originator
Abstract:
AGRASID 4.1 is the latest release of digital soil landscape and land system data for the agricultural region
of Alberta. AGRASID is a product of the Canada – Alberta Environmental Sustainable Agriculture (CAESA) soil
inventory project (SIP), was initially released on CD ROM in 1998. The project involved the recompilation of
lines and information contained within existing hard copy soil survey reports dating back to 1925
supplemented by additional field sampling to improve polygon resolution in areas where existing soil survey
information was produced at a smaller scale than that of the CAESA-SIP project. For additional details on
the attribute domains and entity relationships associated with AGRASID soil landscapes and land systems,
please download the Supplementary Metadata (see the Distribution Section).
Purpose:
To develop a standard spatial soil landscape database for the agricultural region of Alberta. This resource
does not cover all areas of Alberta.
Credit:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Soil Correlator: Anthony Brierley (retired); Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Content Specialist: Michael Bock.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Natural Resource Innovation, Natural Resource Management
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
780-427-3739
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
302, 7000 - 113 Street
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6H 5T6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
agi.soilviewer@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:
notPlanned
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Alberta, Canada
Type:
Keyword type code:
place
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Soil
Keyword:
Soil Landscapes
Keyword:
National Ecological Stratification
Keyword:
Dirt
Keyword:
Soil properties
Keyword:
Rangeland
Keyword:
Agroecology
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
geoscientificInformation, 008
Date:
Date:
Date:
2016-08-05
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Downloadable Data
Thesaurus name: uuidref: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
Resource constraints:
Constraints:
Use limitation:
The data remains the property of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Alberta Agriculture and
Irrigation (AAF). The data is supplied as is, every attempted has been made to ensure an accurate and
error free product. The soil landscape data was developed at a scale of 1:100,000 and nests into more
regional land systems data expressed at a scale of 1:250 000. AAFC and AAF are not responsible for
damages resulting from inappropriate use of this data set. Any derivative products must reference the
original source of the data. These constraints apply to all current and future uses of this data
contemplated by the requesting organization.
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use limitation:
The user agrees that the information and each part thereof, any formatting or presentation thereof, any
storage media on which it is provided, and any communication of any kind, incident or in relation
thereto, is provided to the user by the Minister and the Crown without warranty or representation as to
any matter including but not limited to whether the information and storage media is correct, accurate
or free from error, defect, danger, or hazard, and whether it is otherwise useful or suitable for any
use the user may make of it. The Crown in right of Alberta, the Minister and her employees and agents,
shall not be liable for any claims, costs, losses, or damages, including any special, indirect ,
incidental or consequential loss or damage, which the user may incur or experience as a result of the
use or possession of the information or associated storage media.
Resource constraints:
Security constraints:
Classification:
Classification code:
unclassified
User note:
Public/Unclassified
Classification system:
Government of Alberta Information Security Classification
Handling description:
https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx
Aggregation Info:
AggregateInformation:
Aggregate Data Set Name:
Citation:
Title:
Agricultural Regions of Alberta Soil Information Database
Date:
Date:
Date:
2016-08-05
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Association Type:
Association type code:
crossReference
Spatial representation type:
Spatial representation type code:
vector
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
environment
Topic category:
Topic category code:
geoscientificInformation
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-120
East bound longitude:
-110
South bound latitude:
49
North bound latitude:
60
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Feature catalogue description:
Compliance code:
false
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Included with dataset:
true
Feature types:
missing
Feature catalogue citation:
Citation:
Title:
Agricultural Regions of Alberta Soil Information Database Version 4.1
Date:
Date:
Date:
2015-08-05
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
missing
Other citation details:
Detailed Entity and Attribute information is provided with the dataset from the distribution contact,
formatted as Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
or as ArcGIS Desktop 10.3.1.
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
File Geodatabase
Version:
3.0
Specification:
FGDB
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Shapefile
Version:
3.0
Specification:
SHP
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Natural Resource Innovation, Natural Resource Management
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
780-427-3739
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
302, 7000 - 113 Street
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6H 5T6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
agi.soilviewer@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
40
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/AG_FOR/AGRASID41_LandSystem_FGDB.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
AGRASID 4.1 Land System (FGDB)
Description:
FGDB for AGRASID 4.1 Land System dataset (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
10
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/AG_FOR/AGRASID41_LandSystem_SHP.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
AGRASID 4.1 Land System (SHP)
Description:
SHP for AGRASID 4.1 Land System dataset (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
40
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/AG_FOR/AGRASID41_SoilLandscape_FGDB.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
AGRASID 4.1 Soil Landscape (FGDB)
Description:
FGDB for AGRASID 4.1 Soil Landscape dataset (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
30
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/AG_FOR/AGRASID41_SoilLandscape_SHP.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
AGRASID 4.1 Soil Landscape (SHP)
Description:
SHP for AGRASID 4.1 Soil Landscape dataset (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
2.5
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/AG_FOR/AGRASID41_SupplementaryMetadata.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
AGRASID 4.1 Supplementary Metadata (PDF/XML)
Description:
Supplementary metadata for AGRASID 4.1 (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
The process standardized scale, mapping concepts and a variety of classification systems to generate soil
landscape polygons with a view to creating a seamless layer of spatial information that describes soil
types and physical landscape characteristics in a consistent format. Soil landscapes sharing common
characteristics at a more regional scale were further classified and then dissolved into land system
polygons. For a detailed description of the methodology, please refer to the CAESA-SIP procedures
available through the Alberta soil information page https://www.alberta.ca/about-soil-in-alberta.aspx or
at the Agricultural Regions of Alberta Soil Inventory Database page
https://www.alberta.ca/agricultural-regions-of-alberta-soil-inventory-database.aspx
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
The LSRS spring grain ratings have been updated by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC) using
1991-2020 climate normals derived from the ClimateAB321 model.
Date and time:
2023-11-23T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
The existing default 2020 Land Suitability Rating System (LSRS) rating for Spring seeded small grains
has been reverted back to the original 1995 LSRS rating because the 1995 values have undergone
validation, and the 2020 values have not.
Date and time:
2024-03-15T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
The Land Suitability Rating System (LSRS) ratings published in December 2012 have been made available
as a dominant LSRS rating at a quarter section resolution. The purpose for this change is to provide
background in the assessment, approval or denial of proposed renewable energy projects.
Date and time:
2024-05-21T00:00:00
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Constraints:
Use limitation:
This metadata applies at the collection level (i.e. database) and supersedes any object-level (i.e. feature
class or table) metadata.
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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