- Identification Information:
- Citation:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0019
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2015_0019.zip
- Description:
- Abstract:
This grid dataset is part of the three-dimensional (3-D) hydrostratigraphic model of the Sylvan Lake sub-basin in the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor, central Alberta. It represents the structure top of the Paskapoo Formation, which is the bedrock surface in the Sylvan Lake sub-basin.
The Paskapoo Formation is a highly heterogeneous system. To satisfy the needs of a groundwater flow model, internal characterization of rock properties was necessary to partition the formation into three distinct geological domains. The Upper Composite Slice is the uppermost of these three domains.
Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) Open File Report 2014-10 includes a full description of the process used to produce this structure grid.
- Purpose:
To form part of the Sylvan Lake sub-basin 3-D hydrostratigraphic model, used as a framework for assigning geological information from the subsurface into groundwater flow models.
- Supplemental Information: Language: In English;
- Time Period of Content:
- Time Period Information:
- Range of Dates/Times:
- Beginning Date: 2012
- Ending Date: 2013
- Currentness Reference: ground condition
- Status:
- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
- Spatial Domain:
- Bounding Coordinates:
- West Bounding Coordinate: -116
- East Bounding Coordinate: -112
- North Bounding Coordinate: 53
- South Bounding Coordinate: 51
- Keywords:
- Theme:
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
- Theme Keyword: 3d models
- Theme Keyword: aquifers
- Theme Keyword: boreholes
- Theme Keyword: geology
- Theme Keyword: gis data
- Theme Keyword: hydrogeology
- Theme Keyword: hydrostratigraphy
- Theme Keyword: paskapoo formation
- Place:
- Place Keyword Thesaurus: none
- Place Keyword: 82o
- Place Keyword: 82p
- Place Keyword: 83a
- Place Keyword: 83b
- Place Keyword: alberta
- Place Keyword: canada
- Place Keyword: red deer
- Place Keyword: sylvan lake
- Access Constraints: Public
- Use Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey as the originator/source of this information is required as described in the Open Government License - Alberta.
- Point of Contact:
- Contact Information:
- Contact Organization Primary:
- Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
- Contact Person: AGS Information Manager
- Contact Position: AGS Information Manager
- Contact Address:
- Address Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
- 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@aer.ca
- Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of Hydrostratigraphic Unit C2 Within the Neogene-Quaternary Succession, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0005
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: MacCormack, K.E.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Scollard Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0006
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 201501
- Title:
Three-Dimensional Hydrostratigraphic Modelling of the Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin in the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor, Central Alberta
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Open File Report
- Issue Identification: OFR 2014-10
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Other Citation Details: ISBN: 978-1-4601-0137-7
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Net-to-Gross Sandstone Distribution for the Paskapoo Formation - Lower Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0007
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Net-to-Gross Sandstone Distribution for the Paskapoo Formation - Middle Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0008
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Net-to-Gross Sandstone Distribution for the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0009
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Distribution of greater than or equal to 0.60 Net-to-Gross Sandstone Values Within the Paskapoo Formation - Lower Composite Slice, Central Alberta (GIS data, polygon features)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0010
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Distribution of greater than or equal to 0.60 Net-to-Gross Sandstone Values Within the Paskapoo Formation - Middle Composite Slice, Central Alberta (GIS data, polygon features)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0011
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Distribution of greater than or equal to 0.60 Net-to-Gross Sandstone Values Within the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice, Central Alberta (GIS data, polygon features)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0012
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: MacCormack, K.E.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Battle Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0013
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: MacCormack, K.E.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Wapiti Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0014
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: MacCormack, K.E.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Lea Park Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0015
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of Hydrostratigraphic Unit S2 Within the Neogene-Quaternary Succession, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0016
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of Hydrostratigraphic Unit C1 Within the Neogene-Quaternary Succession, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0017
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of Hydrostratigraphic Unit S1 Within the Neogene-Quaternary Succession, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0018
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Paskapoo Formation - Middle Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0020
- Publication Information:
- Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
- Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
- Cross Reference:
- Citation Information:
- Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
- Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
- Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
- Originator: Glombick, P.M.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Title:
Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Paskapoo Formation - Lower Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
- Series Information:
- Series Name: Digital Data
- Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0021
- 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: NODATA_value for the ASCII grid outside of the study area domain is coded as '-9999'.
- Completeness Report:
The top of the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice is derived from the digital representation of Map 550 (DIG 2010-0037), the bedrock topography map of the province. This grid is complete in the Sylvan Lake sub-basin and used available data as of 2010.
- Positional Accuracy:
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
The bedrock topography was generated from well log data. The accuracy of well locations is better than +/- 10 m.
- Vertical Positional Accuracy:
- Vertical Positional Accuracy Report:
The original grid of the bedrock topography was generated using kriging. The vertical accuracy is dependent upon the location, well-log data density and geological horizon. The grid aims to capture 5 to 15 m scale offsets.
For integration into the Sylvan Lake sub-basin 3-D hydrostratigraphic model the bedrock topography grid was clipped to the Sylvan Lake sub-basin model domain and re-interpolated in RockWorks15. The elevation difference between the original and re-interpolated bedrock topography grid is negligible.
- Lineage:
- 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: online
- Source Time Period of Content:
- Time Period Information:
- Single Date/Time:
- Calendar Date: 2010
- Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
- Source Citation Abbreviation: DIG 2010-0037
- Source Contribution:
The grid defines the top of bedrock, which is the top of the Paskapoo Formation in the Sylvan Lake sub-basin.
- Process Step:
- Process Description:
The methodology used to create this grid dataset is fully documented in AGS Open File Report 2014-10.
Deterministic Grid Alteration Information:
In the Sylvan Lake sub-basin the bedrock topography grid represents the top of the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice.
The bedrock topography grid (500 m cell-size) from DIG 2010-0037 was resampled to a 400 m cell-size grid (i.e., the specified cell-size for the multi-layer hydrostratigraphic model) and clipped to the Sylvan Lake sub-basin model domain. Geographic coordinates (x,y) as well as elevation data (z) were sampled at each evenly-space grid node in ArcMap and exported into RockWorks15 for integration into the full hydrostratigraphic model.
Algorithm used to interpolate data points: The top of the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice was re-interpolated in RockWorks15 at a 400 m cell-size node spacing using 'closest point' whereby a grid node is set equal to the value of the nearest data point.
Modelling constraints applied: Limited manual manipulation of grids was performed. The Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice was constrained to the land surface using the 25 m Provincial Digital Elevation Model.
- Process Date: 2013
- Spatial Data Organization Information:
- Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
- Raster Object Information:
- Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
- Row Count: 341
- Column Count: 270
- 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
- Coordinate Representation:
- Abscissa Resolution: 0
- Ordinate Resolution: 0
- Planar Distance Units: metres
- 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
- Vertical Coordinate System Definition:
- Altitude System Definition:
- Altitude Datum Name: Canadian Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1928
- Altitude Resolution: unknown
- Altitude Distance Units: metres
- Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity and Attribute Information:
- Overview Description:
- Entity and Attribute Overview:
Grid cell values represent the structure top of the Paskapoo Formation in the Sylvan Lake sub-basin, expressed as elevations in metres above mean sea level, Canadian Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1928. Values are floating point data type. Null data are coded '-9999'.
- Distribution Information:
- Distributor:
- Contact Information:
- Contact Organization Primary:
- Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
- Contact Person: AGS Information Manager
- Contact Position: AGS Information Manager
- Contact Address:
- Address Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
- 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@aer.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 Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. 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 AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
- Metadata Reference Information:
- Metadata Date: 20150413
- Metadata Contact:
- Contact Information:
- Contact Organization Primary:
- Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
- Contact Person: AGS Information Manager
- Contact Position: AGS Information Manager
- Contact Address:
- Address Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
- 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@aer.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