Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Andriashek, L.D.
Originator: Waters, E.J.
Publication Date:
Title: Natural Suitability of Geological Setting for Waste Management (GIS data, polygon features)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2005-533
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2005_533.zip
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset is a shapefile depicting the suitability of geological setting in Alberta for waste management siting. It is derived from spatial analysis of other geological input, including: bedrock topography and morphology; occurrence of major buried drift aquifers, assumed on the basis of buried channel talwegs locations; surficial geology; bedrock geology; and, drift thickness. Areas of the province are ranked Suitable, Unsuitable or Uncertain where possible; other areas are masked by lakes or have insufficient data to rank them.
Purpose:
For use by Alberta government agencies for decision making. Originally developed for optimizing cattle burial locations.
Supplemental Information: In English
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 2003
Ending Date: 2005
Currentness Reference: process date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -120.900226
East Bounding Coordinate: -108.450849
North Bounding Coordinate: 60.09456
South Bounding Coordinate: 48.896154
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: AGS
Theme Keyword: aquifer sensitivity
Theme Keyword: geologic factors
Theme Keyword: geologic mapping
Theme Keyword: gis data
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus:
Place Keyword: alberta
Access Constraints: Public
Use Constraints: Credit to originator/source required. Commercial reproduction not allowed.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Communications Advisor
Contact Position: Communications Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-3767
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: eub.ags-infosales@gov.ab.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Data Set Credit: E.J.Waters
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Se
Data Quality Information:
Logical Consistency Report: WARNING - not available
Completeness Report: WARNING - not available
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count: 14062
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
Planar Distance Units: METER
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.002048
Ordinate Resolution: 0.002048
Map Projection:
Map Projection Name: Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator:
Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.999200
Longitude of Central Meridian: -115.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0.000000
False Easting: 500000.000000
False Northing: 0.000000
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North_American_Datum_1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System of 1980
Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: geo_suitability_tm.dbf
Entity Type Definition: Land suitability for waste management
Entity Type Definition Source: AGS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: GEO_SUIT
Attribute Definition: Suitability of area for initial site evaluation
Attribute Definition Source: AGS
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: No data
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: No data
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: AGS
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Lake
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lake
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: AGS
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Suitable: low permeability
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Suitable: low permeability
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: AGS
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Uncertain: varied permeability
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Uncertain: varied permeability
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: AGS
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Unsuitable: high permeability
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Unsuitable: high permeability
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: AGS
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Information Sales Coordinator
Contact Position: Information Sales Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-3767
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: eub.ags-infosales@gov.ab.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Distribution Liability:
The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board/Alberta Geological Survey (EUB/AGS) and its employees and contractors make no warranty, guarantee or representation, express or implied, or assume any legal liability regarding the correctness, accuracy, completeness or reliability of this publication. The data are supplied on the understanding that they are for the sole use of the user and will not be redistributed in any form, in whole or in part, to third parties. Any references to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our releases, do not constitute endorsement by the EUB/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20051216
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Communications Advisor
Contact Position: Communications Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-3767
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: eub.ags-infosales@gov.ab.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none