Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Utting, D.J.
Originator: Pawley, S.M.
Publication Date: 2016
Title: Surficial Geology of the Slims Creek Area (NTS 84F/SW) (GIS data, line features)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2016-0017
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://ags.aer.ca/document/DIG/DIG_2016_0017.zip
Description:
Abstract:

This GIS dataset depicts the surficial geology of the Slims Creek area (NTS 84F/SW) (GIS data, line features). The data were created in geodatabase format and output for public distribution in shapefile format.

These data comprise the line features of Alberta Geological Survey Map 581, Surficial Geology of the Slims Creek Area (NTS 84F/SW).

Purpose: For query and analysis of the surficial geology of the Slims Creek area (NTS 84F/SW) in GIS format.
Supplemental Information: In English.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 2012
Ending Date: 2016
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -117.999004
East Bounding Coordinate: -117
North Bounding Coordinate: 57.500062
South Bounding Coordinate: 57.000011
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: alluvium
Theme Keyword: colluvium
Theme Keyword: gis data
Theme Keyword: glacial deposits
Theme Keyword: glaciolacustrine
Theme Keyword: organic
Theme Keyword: quaternary geology
Theme Keyword: surficial geology
Theme Keyword: surficial mapping
Theme Keyword: till
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: 84f
Place Keyword: alberta
Place Keyword: botha river
Place Keyword: canada
Place Keyword: hotchkiss
Place Keyword: hotchkiss river
Place Keyword: meikle river
Place Keyword: notikewin river
Place Keyword: peace river
Place Keyword: slims creek
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) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
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.
Data Set Credit: K. Mckay
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Utting, D.J.
Originator: Pawley, S.M.
Publication Date: 2016
Title: Surficial Geology of the Slims Creek Area (NTS 84F/SW)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Map
Issue Identification: MAP 581
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: Scale 1:100 000, ISBN: 978-1-4601-0157-5
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.aer.ca
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Utting, D.J.
Originator: Pawley, S.M.
Publication Date: 2016
Title: Surficial Geology of the Slims Creek Area (NTS 84F/SW) (GIS data, polygon features)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2016-0016
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.aer.ca
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Utting, D.J.
Originator: Pawley, S.M.
Publication Date: 2016
Title: Surficial Geology of the Slims Creek Area (NTS 84F/SW) (GIS data, permafrost polygon features)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2016-0018
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.aer.ca
Data Quality Information:
Logical Consistency Report:
The digital vector data are topologically correct lines as built and enforced using ArcGIS software. Due to the availability of high-quality, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) bare-earth digital elevation model data (unpublished) for NTS 84F/SW, it was possible to delineate polygons and lines that would otherwise be unobservable. Adjacent map areas have not been mapped using LiDAR; therefore, new feature boundaries have been identified in NTS 84F/SW that do not have a corresponding boundary in the adjacent study areas. Consequently, NTS 84F/SW is not fully edge-matched with adjacent areas. Line features intersect only where intended. The digital vector data contain detailed features not shown on the map due to scale.
Completeness Report:
The data represent surficial geology interpretations based on LiDAR bare-earth data, orthorectified aerial photographs, and previously published mapping in the area.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
We estimate the accuracy of the surface-feature interpretations to be better than +/- 100 m on the ground, based on informed judgement of the effects of all combined map-production errors. No formal accuracy check verified the interpretation.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:

Our processes included:

1. making a LiDAR imagery mosaic for NTS 84F/SW supplemented by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model (DEM) where LiDAR data were unavailable;

2. relief shading the LiDAR and SRTM DEMs;

3. clipping Landsat-8 scenes LT50450202007193PAC01 and LT50460202007152PAC01 (courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey) to the map area boundary;

4. performing image classification on the Landsat data, collecting training objects, and classifying peatlands using Landsat spectral properties and LiDAR topographic indices;

5. delineating non-peatland polygons from object-based analysis of a slope image derived from the LiDAR imagery

6. augmenting the classified landforms with digitization of polygons and line features across the LiDAR image of NTS 84F/SW using ArcGIS;

7. labelling spatial features;

8. checking the quality of the digital file; and

9. proofreading the text.

Process Date: 2016
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: String
Point and Vector Object Count: 1076
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 8.9831528411952133e-009
Longitude Resolution: 8.9831528411952133e-009
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid Name: GRS 1980
Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222101
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: surf_ln_ll.dbf
Entity Type Definition: Line feature attributes
Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
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: TYPE
Attribute Definition: Description code (internal use)
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DESCRIPTIO
Attribute Definition: Feature description
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
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) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
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: 20160419
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) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
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