Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, N.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Publication Date: 20110113
Title:
Thickness and Distribution of Quaternary and Neogene Sediment in Alberta, Canada (Gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2010-0036
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2010_0036.zip
Description:
Abstract:

This GIS dataset depicts a geostatistical model of the thickness of sediment overlying bedrock in Alberta.

The sediment thickness surface was generated to assist the construction of a new geological framework for Alberta. The surface was derived by subtracting the bedrock topography of Alberta (Alberta Geological Survey Map 550) from the 60 m Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation model.

These data comprise the raster surface of Alberta Geological Survey Map 551, Thickness of Quaternary and Neogene Sediment in Alberta, Canada.

Purpose:
To update previously published maps depicting sediment thickness in Alberta using new data and geostatistical methods.
Supplemental Information: In English
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2010
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Irregular
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -120
East Bounding Coordinate: -110
North Bounding Coordinate: 60
South Bounding Coordinate: 49
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: geology
Theme Keyword: gis data
Theme Keyword: neogene
Theme Keyword: quaternary
Theme Keyword: sediment thickness
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: 72e
Place Keyword: 72l
Place Keyword: 72m
Place Keyword: 73d
Place Keyword: 73e
Place Keyword: 73l
Place Keyword: 73m
Place Keyword: 74d
Place Keyword: 74e
Place Keyword: 74l
Place Keyword: 74m
Place Keyword: 82g
Place Keyword: 82h
Place Keyword: 82i
Place Keyword: 82j
Place Keyword: 82n
Place Keyword: 82o
Place Keyword: 82p
Place Keyword: 83a
Place Keyword: 83b
Place Keyword: 83c
Place Keyword: 83d
Place Keyword: 83e
Place Keyword: 83f
Place Keyword: 83g
Place Keyword: 83h
Place Keyword: 83i
Place Keyword: 83j
Place Keyword: 83k
Place Keyword: 83l
Place Keyword: 83m
Place Keyword: 83n
Place Keyword: 83o
Place Keyword: 83p
Place Keyword: 84a
Place Keyword: 84b
Place Keyword: 84c
Place Keyword: 84d
Place Keyword: 84e
Place Keyword: 84f
Place Keyword: 84g
Place Keyword: 84h
Place Keyword: 84i
Place Keyword: 84j
Place Keyword: 84k
Place Keyword: 84l
Place Keyword: 84m
Place Keyword: 84n
Place Keyword: 84o
Place Keyword: 84p
Place Keyword: alberta
Place Keyword: canada
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: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@ercb.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: S. Lyster
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, N.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Publication Date: 20110113
Title: Bedrock Topography of Alberta, Canada
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Map
Issue Identification: MAP 550
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: Scale 1:1500000.
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, N.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Publication Date: 20110113
Title: Thickness and Distribution of Quaternary and Neogene Sediment in Alberta, Canada
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Map
Issue Identification: MAP 551
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Data Quality Information:
Logical Consistency Report:
The data indicate the thickness of sediments in metres that lie on the bedrock surface. The thickness data are in ArcGIS grid format. Grid cells with no data are assigned the value -9999.
Completeness Report:
We used geostatistical techniques to complete the bedrock topography grid surface. Data were culled and assessed to model the bedrock surface. We used the surface to create the sediment thickness grid surface.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Originator: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Originator: Italian Space Agency
Publication Date:
Title:
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model 3-arc second resolution data (GIS data, grid format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: disc
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2000
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: SRTM DEM
Source Contribution: ground surface topography
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, N.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Publication Date: 20110113
Title: Bedrock Topography of Alberta, Canada (Gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2010-0037
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2010
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: bedrock topography surface
Source Contribution: bedrock topography surface
Process Step:
Process Description:

This dataset was derived by subtracting the computer-generated geostatistical model of the bedrock topography of Alberta from the 60 m grid-spaced Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model of the present-day land surface.

Data used to construct the bedrock topography model were derived from a number of sources. These include stratigraphic picks made from oil and gas petrophysical logs, maintained by the Energy Resources Conservation Board, lithological picks made from water-well litholog records, obtained from Alberta Environment, and AGS digital dataset 2010-0037, Bedrock Topography of Alberta, Canada.

Process Date: 2010
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:
Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
Row Count: 3424
Column Count: 2213
Vertical Count: 1
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
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
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: row and column
Planar Distance Units: meters
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 100.000000
Ordinate Resolution: 100.000000
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@ercb.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 Energy Resources Conservation Board/Alberta Geological Survey (ERCB/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 ERCB/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20110720
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@ercb.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