- 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