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Linear Landform Features of the Athabasca Oil Sands (in Situ) Area (GIS data, line features)

The dataset was developed as part of the Western Economic Partnership Agreement (WEPA) project covering all of NTS 73M, southern three-quarters of 74D and southeast part of 84A. It contains all the linear landform features such as eskers, flutings and melt-water channels, etc. Part of the dataset was complied by air photo interpretations and followed by random ground-truthing (NTS73M) by AGS geologists. Dataset was then merged with other existing surficial geology maps (NTS 74D and 84A). Analysis of surficial geological materials, aspects of local relief, and morphological characteristics of surface landforms form an integral component in the evaluation of recharge fluxes to regional groundwater flow systems. To assist in the evaluation of groundwater recharge, terrain analysis maps were constructed in GIS format at a scale of 1:50 000 and 1:250 000 for most of the study area, including all of map NTS 73M (Winefred), the southern three-quarters of map NTS 74D (Waterways), and the southeast part of NTS 84A (Algar). Surficial geology maps of the portion of the study area that lies within map area NTS 83P (Pelican) were published by the surficial geology group in the Minerals Section of the Alberta Geological Survey. The terrain analysis maps in NTS 73M and NTS 84A were constructed almost entirely from the interpretation of 1:60 000 scale aerial photographs, supplemented with only a minor amount of ground verification. Terrain analysis maps in the area defined by NTS 74D were constructed from both aerial photograph analysis as well as from published surficial geology information (Bayrock, L. and Reimchen, T., 1973). Classification of the terrain was based on interpretations of landform types, tonal reflections of surface materials, differences in vegetative cover, and differences in drainage patterns and characteristics, all of which can be identified on aerial photographs. It is for this reason that the maps are referred to as aerial photograph terrain analysis maps, rather than surficial geology maps, which generally have a greater amount of ground verification. The reader is therefore cautioned that a higher degree of uncertainty exists regarding the information depicted on the terrain analysis map, compared to that on a surficial geology map.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2002-01-01
Date ( RI_366 )
2002-01-01
RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Alberta Energy Regulator - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
continual; continue RI_532
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • 73M
  • 74D
  • 83P
  • 84A
  • BITUMOUNT
  • CHANNELS
  • DUNES
  • ESKERS
  • FORT-MCMURRAY
  • GEOSCIENTIFICINFORMATION
  • GIS-DATA
  • GLACIAL-FLUTING
  • MELTWATER
  • MORAINE-RIDGE
  • SLUMP
  • SURFICIAL-MATERIAL
  • WATERWAYS
  • WINEFRED-LAKE
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Government information
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Alberta (https://open.alberta.ca/licence)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
textTable; texteTable RI_637
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Begin date
2002-01-01
End date
2002-01-01
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RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Alberta Energy Regulator - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
OnLine resource
Linear Landform Features of the Athabasca Oil Sands (in Situ) Area (GIS data, line features) - (HTML) ( HTTPS )

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Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata) ( HTTPS )

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Linear Landform Features of the Athabasca Oil Sands (in Situ) Area (GIS data, line features) - (XML) ( HTTPS )

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SHP (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata) ( HTTPS )

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File identifier
01c4ec2f-20d5-41db-999d-aafc836a8a3b XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2024-10-08
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
HNAP ISO:19115 - 2003
RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Alberta Energy Regulator - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
 
 

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